But as I began to reload my rifle, there came a great scurrying and scattering in the thickets, and I heard the Andastes running off, leaving their dead master to me and to my people, who were now arriving.
I do not know who took his scalp; but it was taken by some Indian or Ranger who came crowding around to look down upon this painted dead man in his scarlet cloak.
"Amochol is dead," I said to Boyd.
He looked at me with lack-lustre eyes, nodding.

We marched on along the trail by which we had arrived.
For five miles we proceeded in silence, my Indians flanking the file of riflemen.

Then Boyd gave the signal to halt, and sent forward the Sagamore, the Grey-Feather, and Tahoontowhee to inform the General that we would await the army in this place.
The Indians, so coolly taken from my command, had gone ere I came up from the rear to find what Boyd had done.
"Are you mad ?" I exclaimed, losing my temper, "Do you propose to halt here at the very mouth of the hornet's nest ?" He did not rebuke me for such gross lack of discipline and respect--in fact, he seemed scarcely to heed at all what I said, but seated himself at the foot of a pine tree and lit his pipe.

As I stood biting my lip and looking around at the woods encircling us, he beckoned two of his men, gave them some orders in a low voice, crossed one leg over the other, and continued to smoke the carved and painted Oneida pipe he carried in his shot-pouch.
I saw the two riflemen shoulder their long weapons and go forward in obedience to his orders; and when again I approached him he said: "They will make plain to Sullivan what your Indians may garble in repeating--that I mean to await the army in this place and save my party these useless miles of travelling.

Do you object ?" "Our men are not tired," I said, astonished, "and our advanced guard can not be very far away.