wˈɜːd hɐdbɪn ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðæt kˈuːpɚ, ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ stˈænd wˈeɪɾiz tˈuː tʃˈɛɹoʊkˌiː ˈɪndiən ɹˈɛdʒɪmənts, wʌz æt mˈeɪzvɪl, ænd skˈaʊts ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd hɪz tˈoʊɾəl fˈoːɹs təbi ɐbˌaʊt sˈɛvən,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ mˈɛn.
Word had been received that Cooper, accompanied by Stand Watie's two Cherokee Indian Regiments, was at Maysville, and scouts reported his total force to be about 7,000 men.