Show MISSION ON THE BRITISH ISLES sep 23 1854 colonel geo A smith 0 agreeably to order no 1 L I 1 hasten to report a few circumstances which may interest you whilo while reading your letter of lath april to elder F D richardis it brought fresh to my ingua I 1 many circumstances which transpired about a year ago in ili our arduous but campaign in intha the southern part of the territory suppressing indian host engineering ng surveying surveys ng and loc locating forts and barricades for the protection of tile sail 0 to in the more thinly populated settlements what a contrast A year ago I 1 im ai a i under military orders in ili company with yourself now under ecclesiastic d 1 at that ti ne my br boriin lin was racked because of my inability to command such an interesting body of men and execute orders satisfactorily to myself and to mv my superiors and for the protection oi of those under command now I 1 know my iny inability to perform per forin my numerous u duties commanding upwards of 8 terling volu volunteers utters and still oil enlisting listing for the great conflict the indian hunter when he cx expressed himself by saying 0 0 give tile back home when I 1 was upon my iny saddle saddie by tile the side of those tried ones whether suppressing xiu 9 the 1 1 1 e incursions of tho the savage white or P rod r scaling 1 1 i ug mountains bringing offenders anders to batice justice or on oil parade br or whatever the duties might have av e been I 1 find that I 1 was ut at hoine however with generals colonels captains lieutenants sergeants not forgetting Major sand all recruiting officers sent out to eulist enlist volunteers we hope to select chosen battal lions of sterling soldiers and march them safely to zions standard there to defend virtue truth and genuine liberty I 1 our drill is somewhat different now yet under the same king and commander but I 1 fini fin i the tactics very different and much moro difficult still they can call be learnt loar tit which is a consolation consold tion but with requires closer study than the other discipline I 1 find by obeying the orders of I 1 those in command and living close to the lord 1 realize the truth of his gracious promise through I 1 his servants that I 1 have strength according to m my day a h h sometimes I 1 almost fear that my duties will fever my brain and I 1 do feet feel like bertrand in ili the play of robert Mac macaire alre 1 NY my nerves all shaken for fear that I 1 shall not execute the orders taso clr se who are over boand for the salvation of those who are under me ine I 1 have to thank the lord that our worthy ch chaplain lain in ill arms armais is now our dic dictator dicta tir and is dictated dictate ag by that same spirit that lie he pray bruyr I 1 lor for when we were in ili action and furthermore I 1 have Commiss ss and non commissions chos motto is iq do the will of god and his banner ds a splay play 1 historian goo geo A smith sinith I 1 take the liberty to enclose a verbatim report of a trial of a useful I 1 wall who has been busy for the last ast eigil eight t or nine years in disturbing tho the meetings of tile the saints by attempting to make lawful awful disclosures of amor mormonism but the work taking a fresh start and he being a faithful servant of the devil was not n 0 t fied in his bis supposed lawful awful disclosures 1 but commenced mobbing or otherwise 1 leading ou on a hellish ellish Ir band going fr from in place to 1 place breaking up meetings throwing stones but when it cartle came to this we aup stopped aped him we had idin him a rested arrested i arid and t tried the police court tile the trial was pleasing and i interesting ate resting ile he was ili indicted I 1 to tile the quarter sessions of which 1 send bend you tile the proceedings credit ce gs it has afar resulted ia much good and I 1 think there will be much more good done for before we I 1 left the court room boorn there were several applications for tile the book of Mar mormon nion Doati ine ie and and other works of tile the church officers of the court were among the number of I 1 applicants I 1 I 1 now I 1 will come to a dose pr dying the god of heaven to bless you lind inspire you to wield the pen itt in writing the history lii story orthis of this church in keeping the records of israel ind and if necessity requires in ili drawing the sabre and thrusting it into ildi iiii unicy y that it nitty may heed bleed to death I 1 yours ac W WM d H kimball ALL 35 cewin atho st I 1 bondon hau I 1 P S please remember mo ina kindly to presidents brigham young not forgett forgetting ilig madiar father a and jedidia Jed odiah h M grant to gen gail wells IV ells and nd all inquiring fri mud and should you have tile opportunity remember pie me to the battaglion Bat tallion of life G guards dards and all ah the def defenders eiders of the virtu virtues es of deseret Ds eret gen G D grant mij fergusen Fergus oil aud and numerous 0 others 0 of f the bhays say remember mein me in your communications to the home of tile the brave and free elders thomas B aud and Willi atu woodward join with me ILI in love to you ou and all inquiring friends siy say to adjutant J L smith I 1 should much like to see him in ili thiis tl ais I 1 country W H K to G A S is 15 wilton at liverpool sep 20 1854 to goo geo A smith dour brother this morning prest F D richards took the cars for hull hall on his way to himburg hamburg and copenhagen agreeable Agre sahle to his wishes and my own feelings I 1 send you a few items which perhaps may be of interest at tills this time on the ath dinst br geo 0 riser arrived here from bambu hamburg g lie he and br neilson from denmark had been imprisoned 23 days they were ware sentenced to 14 days more but through tile the exertions of mr Brom bromberg ferg the A merican coll consul they were released release tf on oil the condition that tiry they would leave the city immediately at the same time the authorities arrested several balmore more of tho the brethren for allowing meetings to be ba held within their houses they have lave I 1 alf aid the strictest injunctions I 1 0 us on oil of all tie the I 1 saints to to have lio no more meetings and not even talk on oil th the subject of the their religion although the authora authorities es havo have made a particular example of us still the gel general lIral laws of germany are stil gmt ag just all 6 11 sects 0 3 acts except lutherans Luth erans and roman catholics IV which are sustained sustain sd by the government of the several states I 1 the revolutionary spirit odthe of the p aiple is s uch such that no meetings except such as are recognized by law are allowed if composed of more than six or seven persons or ous I 1 the july july in mail a i I 1 arrived here on the hie i and the august on the I 1 ath the I 1 litter itter brot instruct inis as from president bi biggham young ou on the subject of emigration the tho coming season in anticipation of receiving rede iving these instructions president 6 richards had del deed ayed taking gany any important steps iu this is matter inetter since their arrival measures abtin attin 12 are being ia adopted opted and put in operation worthy of the importance and magnitude of the subject no doubt the hand of oppression will rest heavy upon the saints in ili hamburg for a time as they are ara generally poor and dependent upon their tl I 1 ir enemies for labor and the means of subsistence this with other reasons makes it particulars desirable to erni emigrate grato them its as soon as possible we indulge the hope that the lord will soon open the way for their removal en masse to a soil oil more congenial to alie principles of truth the it por tant subject of properly prop eily organizing I 1 the business of emigrating the saints from denmark and the surrounding countries and asta establishing bli shing it upon a permanent basis is ia the great object of the present journey of president richards richard a in ili connection with this subject he be intends to conned conned A more closely the business of the missions inthe in the north of europe with the office in liverpool I 1 I 1 can truly a siy axy that th espirit the al and id power of the I 1 holy apostleship rests upon br richards ji in hn an crai eminent nent degree there is streng strength thin in his coan a seta els and wisdom in his plans which shows that tho the lord is with him the great machinery 1 ita operation on the conti continent neat for the gospel I 1 p a and gathering israel is daily increasing in I 1 I 1 magnitude by the blessing of the lord through his directions br riser appears to have been valiant and persevering in the testimony of jesus before judges and people until he was forcibly ex expelled polled from germany br edward stevenson from gibraltar has remained in england since the general conference in ili london he is endeavoring to 40 recruit his health which had become much impaired I 1 rejoice to say it has improved tile the work of the lord is generally in ili a healthy and vigorous condition in ili the british isles arid and ou on the continent every day brings add additional proof of the increasing power of tru tit among the people the tha trial or of one A haburn HP burn in ili curbing tur binga a meeting of the saints in which tile case was decided against agnost him is going the rounds or of the io papers it t affords an ail excellent opportunity for or carru corrupt t editors to spit out ti their I 1 air venom and spleen at ints tile the truth this thid hepburn 1 is an a apostate and has made it liis his bubines to go about opposing the elders all these j things alford afford a better opportunity tilt for the pool people io to 6 see are the ole light and contrast conti ast it wv tjui tile the d darkness akness Alre present sont appearances indicate that it may be a long time before europe is again blessed with t the h 0 1 bullish sunshine 11 le 0 of f peace tile the emperor napoleon Ni 0 leou is evidently making great preparations for future coil ces tile the consolidation of large bodies of troops as arild anatomy rIlly of reserve e iv with I 1 tb pirai parades 16 u und ii a reviews on a grand grant scale tokea to kepp tip military in enthusiasm thusia sm in of th alie nation inc mean ail something more than w what hat appears on oil the murfa surface 0 o tine time oil only 1 win wih do determine whether in ili ambition and tu talent he is i the worthy sup successor cessor of Napo napoleon leou I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 rejoice that hat the signs signi 1 0 of alie th a times indicate more each re tu day the redemption dem demp eption tion of zion draws near I 1 begin to tc realize a little the coin comprehensiveness arelie of that expression of our savior tile field is the lie world tile the health of the brethren from the valley i is is ge general ly good and without any exception f tj think I 1 inar i so to enable them to attend nd to their dui I 1 ties president richards will probably bo be about i two weeks I 1 I 1 I 1 plesse remember me 1 in I 1 brotherly reihe kindness to presidents young kimball kariba 11 and aryit ah naso 0 ia to I 1 bros broi J L smith sinith A carrin Cai ringlon 9 toil ali thos 4 bullock Bullo pk tk gen gail wells ac ac and please accept farour for spur self tile best wishes of one who owes much to your counsels and instructions I 1 J A LITTLE P S sept 22 ad news has anivea today to day that the allied troops landed on oil ohp lalli hist without opposition a abis place I 1 is I 1 about forty miles from se sevastopol ra for which 1 fell I 1 it t is is reported they immediately took up thel their I line of march A part aarto of tile the flint also returned e tovar to varna varila for a of 0 0 men I 1 J JAL A L I 1 nottingham wimm england 1 oct 7 1 I 1 president brigham young I 1 I 1 dear brother idron it a few lines in li haste ste as jhb mall is just about starting to inform you of tile the death efelder of elder william W major winch which tod tools k place at london oil on mond ty ly the 2nd and of of october 5 tp e r eller elder fijor enjoyed very poor health p on ii hais journey to england and has been afflicted ai at i times time more or less since liis his arrival ur rival his s commenced on oil the 13 A august agust when he was seized with chill and vomiting mill and became speechless by degrees lib got tt a little lime ietter better and soini so continued 1 to be alternate alti bately better and worse to the lust lus t I 1 understand the broth brethren re n in ili london have had the body euc encased ased and vaulted with it a view of transportation tation if necessary nece essaiy isar Y I 1 my health I 1 is 11 go good at with regards to al all 1 I 1 lam ain as ever yours truly tily DANIEL san SPENCER CK R |