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 Kanhawa, 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 ammunition & provisions & had cleared the woods to a great distance from the place.