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miles from the field of battle, heard that the action 

 began in the morning. They marched hard, and 

 got to the camp about midnight. The cries of the 

 wounded, without any persons of skill or any thing 

 to nourish people in their unhappy situation, was 

 striking. The Indians had crossed the river on 

 rafts, 6 or 8 miles above the Forks, in the night, and 

 it is believed, intended to attack the camp, had they 

 not been prevented by our men marching to meet 

 them at the distance of half a mile. It is said the 

 enemy behaved with bravery and great caution, that 

 they frequently damned our men for white sons of 

 bitches. Why did they not whistle now? (alluding 

 to the fifes) & that they would learn them to shoot. 

 The Governor was then at Hockhocking, about 

 12 or 15 miles below the mouth of the Little Kan- 

 hawa, from whence he intended to march his party 

 to a place called Chillicoffee, about 20 miles farther 

 than the towns where it was said the Shawneese had 

 assembled with their families and allies, to make a 

 stand, as they had good houses and plenty of am- 

 munition & provisions & had cleared the woods to 

 a great distance from the place. His party who 

 were to march from the camp was about 1200, and 

 to join Colo. Lewis' party about 28 miles from Chil- 

 licoffee. But whether the action above mentioned 

 would disconcert this plan or not, I think appears a 

 little uncertain, as there is a probability that his 

 excellency on hearing the news might, with his 

 party, fall down the river and join Colo. Lewis' 

 party and march together against the enemy. 



