he said would be masacred. When the persons who were inquired for were informed, they refused to go determined to share the common fate of the citizens, one of those persons did not belong to the church of “Latter day Saints” his name is a merchant in the place. The white flag returned to the camp. To the force of was the small ban army of <​force of militia under​> opposed. who also marched in line of battle to the eastern line of the . The whole force of did not exceed three hundred men. That of perhaps three times that number. I was no way connected with the militia being over age, neither was Joseph Smith Sen. The I went in to the line formed by though unarmed, and stood among the rest to await the result, and had a full view of both armies <​forces​> and stood there. The armies were within rifle shot of each other, about the setting of the sun ordered his army to return to the camp at the creeke. They wheeled and marched off. After they had retired, It was consulted what was best to do,— by what authority the army was there no one could tell as far as I knew— It was agreed to build through the night a sort of fortification, and if we must fight, sell our lives as dear as we could accordingly all hands went to work railes, house loggs, and wagons were all put in requisition, and the east line of the as well secured as could be done by the men and means, and the short time allowed, expecting an attack in the morning. the morning at length came and that <​day​> passed away and still nothing done; but plundering the cornfields, shooting cattle and hogs, stealing horses and robbing houses, and carrying off potatoes turnips <​and​> all such things as the could army of could get, for such in the event they proved to be, <​for​> <​The main​> a body <​being​> commanded, by a Deacon in the presbeterian Church. The next day came and then it was ascertained that they were there by order of the . A demand [p. [14]]