Show copyright secured HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH OcTo OCTOBER BEEt 1838 tuesday news came to far west this morning that the brethren had found the cannon which the mob brought from independence buried in the earth and had secured it by order of general parks the word of the lord has been given several months since for I 1 the saints to gather into the cities but they I 1 have been slow to obey until the judgments were upon them and now they are gathering by flight and haste leaving all their effects and tire are glad to get off at that the city of par far west is literally crowded J and the brethren are gathering from a all 11 quarters fourteen citizens of if ray wrote the governor an inflammatory epistle one of which was mr postmaster and thomas 0 burch of richmond wrote a smilar communication also the citizens of ray in public meeting appealed to the governor of the state to give the people of upper missouri protection from this fearful body boda of thieves and ro robbers abers when the saints were all i minding their own business only y a 2 they were driven from it by th those ose who were crying thieves and robbers I 1 the mall MaiT game camo ip in this evening but not a I 1 single letter to any body from which it is evi dent deni there is no depolite dep osite sacred to those murderers who are infesting the country and trying to destroy the saints wednesday austin A king and adam black renewed their inflammatory communications to the governor as did other citizens of richmond viz C R morehead 1 I 1 win thornton and jacob gudgel who ma mani I 1 tested no scruples at any falsehood or exaggeration to raise the governors anger I 1 against us thomas B marsh formerly dent of the twelve having apostatized repaired to richmond and made affidavit before henry jacobs justice of the peace to all the vilest calumnies calum nies aspersions lies and slanders towards myself and the church that his wicked heart could invent he had been lifted up in pride by his exaltations and the revelations of heaven c concerning 0 n him until he was ready J to be everth overthrown ra by the e first adverse wind that should cross bis h track and now he has fallen I 1 lied and sworn to it and is ready to take the lives of his best friends let all men take warn warning ing by him and learn that he be who exal teth I 1 him himself self god will wil abase orson hyde was also at richmond and testified to most of marahs marshs statements the following letter being a fair specimen of the truth and honesty of a multitude off of others which I 1 shall notice I 1 give it itin in full I 1 carrollton mo october 1838 sir we were informed last night by an express from ray county that captain bogart and all his company amounting to between fifty and sixty menbere men were massacred by the mormons cormons at buncombe twelve miles north of richmond mond except three this statement you may rely on as being true and last night the they y expected richmond to be laid in ashes this morning we could distinctly hear cannon and we know the I 1 mormons cormons had one in their possession richmond is about twenty five miles west of this place on a straight bt line we know not the hour or minute we will be laid in ashes our country is ruined for gods goda sake give us ua assistance si as aa quick as possible yours ac WOODS JOSEPH these robbers must have had very acute ears to hear cannon a six thirty seven miles so much for the lies of a priest of this world now for tho the truth of the case this day about noon DOOD captain bogart Bogar fc with I 1 some thirty or forty men called on brother thoret parsons where he was living at the head of the east branch of log C creek r eek and wai bained ned him to be gone before next day at ten in the morning declaring also that he would gie far west thunder a and nd lightning before next day at noon if he had good luck in in meet 1 ing neil gillum who would camp about six miles west of far west that night and that he should camp on crooked creek and departed towards crooked creek i brother parsons a messenger messenger with this news to far west and followed after after bogart to watch his movements brothers joseph joeph holbrook and judith who went out this morning to watch the movements of the enemy saw eight arnier robbers call at the house of brother pinkham where they took three prisoners nathan pinkham brothers william seely and addison green and four horses arms ac and departed threat threatening ning inz i 0 father pinkham if he did not leave the st state ate immediately they would have his damned ol 01 old d scalp 5 and having learned of boo bogaerts Bo garts arts movements returned to par west near midnight and reported their proceedings and that of the mob on hearing the report judge higbee the first judge of the county ordered lieutenant colo colonel nel hinkle the highest officer in command in far west to send out a company to disperse the mob and retake their prisoners who it was reported they intended to murder that night the trumpet sounded and the brethren were assembled on the public square about midnight when the facts were stated and about I 1 seventy five volunteered to obey the judges order under command of david W patten who immediately commenced their march on horseback hoping to surprise and scatter the camp I 1 retake the prisoners and prevent the attack threatened upon par far west without the loss of blood thursday fifteen of the company were detached from the main body while sixty continued their march till they arrived near the ford of crooked river or creek where they dismounted tied their horses and leaving four or five men to guard them proceeded towards the ford not knowing the location of the encampment camp ment etwas it was just at the dewing cawing 9 of light in the east when they were marching mai ching quietly albang the road nud near the top ol 01 the hill which descends to the river when the report i of a gun was heard and young 0 banion balmon reeled out of the ranks and tell fell mori mortally ally wounded thus the work of death commenced when captain patten ordered a charge and rushed down the hill bill on a fast trot and when within abbat a bo at fifty yards of the camp formed a line the mob formed a line under the bank of the river below their tents it was yet so I 1 dark that little could be seen by looking at the west while the mob looking towards th the e dawning light could sw see patten and his hia men when they fired a broadside and three or four of the brethren fell captan captain patten ordered the fire returned which was instantly obe obeyed ayed to great disadvantage in the darkness which ch yel ye t continued themire The fire was repeated by themos the mob and returned by captain pattens company and ga gave e the he wa L caward ward ilund mod and Li liberty berLy when when vc en captain patten ordered a charge which was wais instantly obeyed the parties immediately came in contact with their swords and the mob was soon put pitt to flight or crossing sin the river at ithe the ford and such places a as tl they 1 could get a chance in the pursuit on one 0 of the mob fled from behind a tree wheeled and shot captain i I 1 patten who instantly fell mortally wounded I 1 having received a large ball in his bowels I 1 the ground was soon cleared and the brethren I 1 en gathered up a wagon or two and making of beds therein of tents ac took their wounded and retreated towards far west three brethren were wounded inthe in the bowels one in the I 1 neck one in the shoulder one through the hi hips ps one through both thighs one in the arms all 1 lb by musket masket shot one had his arm arin broke b by Y a sword brother gideon carter was shot in the head and left dead aed on the ground so de faced the brethren did not know him boo al art reported that he hid had lost one man the th three ree prisoners were released and returned with the 1 brethren to far west captain patten was carried some of the way in a litter but it caused so much distress he begged to be left and was carried into brother winchesters Win chesters I 1 three miles from the phe city where he died that night 0 banion banio n died soon after and brother I 1 carters body was also brought from crooked river when it was waa discovered who he was I 1 went with my brother harp and amasa lyman ly man te meet the brethren on their return near log creek 1 I saw captain patten in a most bistre distressing sr in condition his wound was incurable Brother David W patten was a very worthy man beloved by all good men who knew him lie e was one ot of the twelve apostles and d died as i he lived h a man i ah of goda gad and strong in in the feitli of glorious resurrection in a I 1 I 1 I 1 world where mobs will have no do power or place i one of his hia last expressions to his hia wife was I 1 I 1 whatever you do else 0 do not deny the faith how different his fate frond from that of 1 the apostate thomas B marsh who this day vented all the lying spleen and malice of his hia I 1 1 heart towards the work of god in a letter to brother and sister abbot to which was waa annexed an addenda by orson hyde the rho I 1 following letter will show the state of public I 1 feeling in in the country lexington n 6 p in october 1838 to amos rees and wiley G C williams gentlemen this letter is ia sent on after you on express by mr bryant of ray hay county since you left this morning morning 0 mr 0 R morehead canic came here on express tor for men to assist in repelling a threatened threat ned attack upon richmond to night tie he brought a news that the mormon armed force it had ad attacked captain bogart this morning 0 at daylight day light and had cut off his whole company of fifty men since M mr r More morehead bead left richmond one of the ehe company bogaerts Bo garts his come in and reported that there were were cen of his comrades killed and the tha remainder were taken prisoners after many of them had bad been severely wounded lie ho stated further that richmond Eich mond would be sacked and burned by the mormon I ormon to night nothing can exceed the consternation coaster nation which this news gave ride to the women and children are flying from richmond in every direction A number of them have repaired to lexington Le amongst arbou st whom is mrs rees we will have sent from this since one this even evening 11 about one lit hundred indred well arme armed daud and daring me men perhaps the most effective our country can boast of they will certainly give them the mormons cormons Mor mons a warm reception at richmond to night you will see the necessity necess ity of hurrye hurrying ng on to the city of jefferson and also of imparting correct information to the as aa you go along my impression is that you had better send one of your number to howard cooper and boone counties in order that volunteers may be getting ready and flocking to the scene of trouble as fast as possible they must make haste baste and put a stop to the devastation I 1 which is menaced by these infuriated fanatics and they must go prepared and with the full determination to exterminate or expel them from the state eh masse nothing but this can give tranquility to the public mind and reestablish the supremacy of othe the laws th there ere must be no further delaying delasin atwith with this question any where the mormons cormons must leave the state or we will one and all and to this complexion it t must come at last we have great puan re reliance your ability discretion and fitness for the task you have undertaken and we have only time tima to say god speed you yours truly E SI al RYLAND T tle te le brethren had not thought of going to richmond it was a lie out of whole croth cloth friday head quarters of th the e j militia city of jefferson Jel Ferson oct 1 8 S uen john joha B dark clark ast 1st division mo mi sir application has been mude made to the commander in chief by the citizens of davies county in this state st ate for protection and to be restored to their homes and property with intelligence telli gence that the mormons cormons Mor mons with an armed force have expelled the inhabitants of that county from their homes have pillaged P and bin burnt nt their dwellings driven off their stock and were de destroying destroys ng their crops that tha t they the mormons cormons Mor mons have burnt to ashes the towns of gallatin ballatin Jal latin and mill port in said county the former bell being z the coonc county y seat of said county and including g the clerks clerk 8 office and all the public records of the county and that there is not now a civil officer within said county the commander in chief therefore orders that there be raised from the ast 1st asti aih ath 5 tha ath and divisions of the militia of this state four hundred men e each a ell to be mount mounted e d and armed as infantry or RiA riflemen emen each man to furnish himself with wilh at least fifty rounds of ammunition and at least fifteen days provisions the troops from the ath 5 th ath and will rendezvous at fayette in howard county on saturday the 3rd ard day of next month november at which point they thay will receive further farther instructions as to their line of march you will therefore cause to be raised the quota of men required of your division four hundred men without delay either by volunteers or drafts and rendezvous lit at fayette in howard county on saturday the 3rd ard day of next month november and there join the troops from the ath ath and D divisions the the ath division will join you you at krichm richmond ond in ray county you will cause cause the troops raised in 0 o ar division I 1 to be bel formed ormed into companies i according cc to law and placed under offie p as already in ia doul mission if volunteer companies aber raised they shall elect their own offie officers drs the preference should always be gilea given v n to volunteer companies already organized ga d find and commissioned you will also detail the nece necessary abary field and staff officers for the convenience of tran transporting spotting I 1 the camp equipage provis provisions ion S and hu hospital spital stores lor for the troops under houi command you yon are authorized to employ two or three baggage wagons wagons 6 by byrder order of the commander in chief r i B M LISLE ada gen to all persons that are or may be interested I 1 horace kingsbury 1 of painesville gainesville Paines ville township shi p G geaugh geauga auga county and state of ohio feeling I 1 t the h ini importance P 0 artance of recommending to remembrance mem brane brance every v ery worthy citizen who has by their conduct commended themselves es to personal acquaintance by their course of strict integrity teg rity an d desire for truth and common justice feel it my duty to state that oliver grangeras grangers Gr angers t management in the arrangement of theu the unfinished n ini shed business of people that have moved to the far westa west in redeeming their pledges ledges and thereby sustaining their integrity gas has been truly praiseworthy and has entitled him to my hig highest liest esteem and ever grateful recollection I 1 I 1 HORACE KINGSBURY painesville gainesville Paines ville october 1838 11 I 1 |