▁of ▁the ▁Miller ▁County ▁milit ia , ▁asked ▁the ▁governor ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁call ▁out ▁his ▁company ▁to ▁move ▁against ▁the ▁Indians . ▁The ▁governor , ▁instead , ▁sent ▁Ad j ut ant ▁General ▁R ector ▁to ▁investigate ▁and ▁if ▁necessary ▁" to ▁remove ▁immediately ▁[ the ▁Indians ], ▁and ▁should ▁they ▁dis ob ey ▁or ▁resist ▁your ▁authority ▁you ▁will ▁call ▁out ▁such ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁the ▁milit ia ▁as ▁you ▁may ▁consider ▁ade qu ate ▁to ▁comp el ▁ob ed ience ". ▁ ▁When ▁R ector ▁reached ▁P ec an ▁Point ▁he ▁found ▁the ▁sett lers ▁greatly ▁ag itated . ▁The ▁Indians ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁ste aling ▁and ▁killing ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁threaten ing ▁war . ▁R ector ▁immediately ▁ordered ▁the ▁Indians ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁area , ▁but ▁the ▁Shaw ne es ▁refused . ▁Call ing ▁out ▁si xty - three ▁milit iam en ▁under ▁Major ▁Pi erson , ▁R ector ▁march ed ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁Shaw ne e ▁village . ▁Just ▁when ▁a ▁battle ▁seemed ▁im min ent , ▁the ▁major ▁Shaw ne e ▁chief ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁move . ▁The ▁entire ▁P ec an ▁Point ▁for ay , ▁about ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁duration , ▁cost ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁milit ia ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 5 0 3 . ▁Governor ▁Iz ard , ▁in ▁requ is ition ing ▁re imb urs ement ▁from ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War , ▁detailed ▁costs ▁as ▁follows : ▁Ad j ut ant ▁general ' s ▁sal ary ▁( for ▁a ▁full ▁month )