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Rh of all the lands and cities on the Atlantic seaboard.

In the southwest, matters had also gone disastrously for the Nephites, and the forces of the republic in that region were greatly hampered for lack of provisions, and the non-arrival of expedled reinforcements. Affairs were greatly complicated at this time by a royalist rising in the city of Zarahemla, under a leader named Pachus. Pahoran, the chief judge, was driven out of the capital, and communication opened with the Lamanites. At the request of Pahoran, Moroni, with a portion of his forces, went to the aid of the government at the earliest possible moment, leaving the armies in the northeast under the command of Lehi and Teancum. As he advanced he rallied the people on his line of march to the defense of the liberties of the republic, and was so successful that, after having joined Pahoran, he succeeded in overthrowing the "king-men," killing their leader, Pachus, and completely crushing the rebellion. This being accomplished, he sent 6,000 men, with the necessary provisions, to reinforce Helaman in the southwest (B. C. 61).

The campaign during this year, along the Atlantic coast, was a decisive one. At last the Lamanites were driven out of Omner, Morianton, Gid, Lehi, Nephihah, Moroni, and every other Nephite city on that sea-board, and the lands of the Nephites were free from the foot of the foe. A long-continued peace followed, for both nations were exhausted.

In (B. C. 56) the valiant Moroni, one of the greatest and most virtuous of God's sons, passed away from this state of mortality to the glories of eternity, at the early age of forty-three years. Some time before his death he had given the chief command of the armies of the Nephites to his son, Moronihah, who, from the history of