“Mr. Oglethorpe asked Umpichi what the matter was.  He said ’Tomo Chichi has seen enemies, and has sent us to tell it, and to help you.’  Being asked why the Mico did not come back himself, he said, ’He is an old warrior, and will not come away from his enemies, who hunt upon our lands, till he has seen them so near as to count them.  He saw their fire, and therefore sent to take care of you, who are his friends.  He will make a warrior of Toonahowi, and, before daylight, will be revenged for his men whom they killed whilst he was gone to England.  But we shall have no honor, for we shall not be there.’  The rest of the Indians seemed to catch the raging fits, at not being present.  Mr. Oglethorpe asked if he thought there were many.  He said ’Yes! he thought the enemies were a great many, for they had a great fire upon a high ground, and the Indians never make large fires, but when they are so strong as to despise all resistance.’

“Mr. Oglethorpe immediately ordered all his people on board, and they rowed very briskly to where Tomo Chichi was; being about four miles distant.

“They found him, with his Indians, with hardly any fire, only a few sparks behind a bush, to prevent discovery; who told them that they had been to see the fire, and had discovered seven or eight white men, but the Indians, they believed, had encamped further in the woods, for they had not seen them; but Tomo Chichi was going out again to look for the Indians, whom, as soon as he discovered, he intended to give the signal to attack both the parties at once; one half creeping near, and taking each their aim at those whom they saw most awake; and, as soon as they had fired, to run in with their hatchets, and at the same time those who had not fired to run in with their loaded arms; that if they knew once where the Indians were, they would be sure of killing all the white men, since they, being round the fire, were easily seen, and the same fire hindered them from seeing others.

“Mr. Oglethorpe tried to dissuade them from that attempt, but with great difficulty could obtain of them to delay a little time; they thinking it argued cowardice.  At last they got up and resolved to go in spite of all his endeavors; on which he told them, ’You certainly go to kill them in the night, because you are afraid of seeing them by day.  Now, I do not fear them.  Stay till day, and I will go with you, and see who they are.’

“Tomo Chichi sighed, and sat down, and said, ’We do not fear them by day; but if we do not kill them by night, they will kill you to-morrow.’  So they stayed.

“By daybreak Mr. Oglethorpe and the Mico went down with their men, and came to the fire, which they thought had been made by enemies, which was less than a mile from where the Mico had passed the night.  They saw a boat there, with a white flag flying, and the men proved to be Major Richard, and his attendants, returned from Augustine.

“The Indians then seemed ashamed of their rage, which inspired them to kill men before they knew who they were.”