tioned out amongst those engaged, and thes[e] affairs were conducted under the superintendency of the first presidency. Apart of the goods were brought to , on their arrival under the care of , and others shouted thre[e] hozannahs to the victors— On the day went to , went to Mill Port, as I understood. I saw a great— many cattle, beds, furniture &c brought int[o] our camps by the Mormons. After we returned to , the troops were constantly kept in motion; and there was a council held at the house of to determine who should be chiefs. It was determined that should be commande[r] in chief at , Capt of the flying horse of . should be commander in chief of the troops. Capt of the flying horse or cavalry, and that the prophet Jos Smith Jr should be commander in chief of One whole Kingdom. the council was composed of Jos Smith Jr , & — the object of the council was in futherance of the scheme proposed in council in refered to above— after this coucil disputed as to the chief command of the troops & had a smart altercation about it with but Smith proposed that they agree to disagree and go on for the good of the kingdom— The troops were kept together until the militia came out lately; there was from 500 to 800 men as I should suppose under arms— It was about the time that the militia <​came​> out, lately to under that our prophet assembled the troops together at into a hollow square, and addressed them and stated to them that the kingdom of God should be set up & should never fall, and for every one that we lacked in number, of those who came against us the Lord would send angles [angels], who would fight for [p. [6]]