He also ordered that & go east to collect means to carry on the foundry and that go to for iron and coal for the same purpose.

He also before crossing the river, after taking leave of his family took in the Street and said You may go with me or stay replied that he would either go or stay just as you say or I will defend the to the last, to which General Smith replied Dismiss the Legion so that our enemies cannot see our strength, but have them in readiness at a minutes notice and then go and give yourself up and stand your trial and prove to the world that we are not all a pack of scroundrels it may be the means of doing some good and they shall not have power to hurt you He then told to send his and ’s horses over the to them by 8 or 9 o’clock this morning he then went over the in after leaving orders for his & family to cross over in the Maid of Iowa after them but they refused to go, which very much frustrated the plans of Gen Smith.

In the after nooon, Sunday the 23rd , and went over the to prevail with Joseph & to come back and deliver himself up, accusing him of cowerdice for wishing to leave the people, adding that their property would be destroyed and they left without house or home; that when the wolves came to devour the the sheep the shepherd ran away and left the sheep to be destroyed by the wolves, this was said notwithstanding they knew that the word of the Lord was for him to go away; Joseph told them that if his life was of no value to them it was none to himself; so he accordingly came back about half past five o’clock P.M.

He then sent a letter to the by , that same evening stating on what conditions he would give himself up, returned from with the message about 4 o’clock A.M. demanding Gen Smith by 10 oclock, Mondey 24th..; Accordingly General Smith started for about 7 o’clock A.M., and went within 4 miles of and there met coming with orders from the for the State arms from the Legion als[o] a demand for Gen Smith to endorce the order which he did then by permission of