However, their deeds by no means corresponded with their threats.

Next day they assailed the American block-house or stockaded fort, but found they could make no impression and drew off.

They burned a few outlying cabins and slaughtered many head of cattle, belonging both to the Americans and the French; and then, seeing the French under arms, held further parley with them, and retreated, to the relief of all the inhabitants.
A Successful Skirmish.
At the same time the Kentuckians, under Hardin and Patton, stumbled by accident on a party of Indians, some of whom were friendly Piankeshaws and some hostile Miamis.

They attacked them without making any discrimination between friend and foe, killed six, wounded seven, and drove off the remainder.

But they themselves lost one man killed and four wounded, including Hardin, and fell back to Louisville without doing anything more.