Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-08

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FLORIDA.
Extract from letter dated Fort Drane, (F1ssi.
|da,) March q. 1887.
A treaty ofpeace has this day been coecludsd
with the Seminole indiana, which Includes ALEC the
Mechanics and all lndisns 10 Florida. BY shis
treaty they are 70 emiesate By tho 10Th q nexs
month, or - soon aitss - possible.
Jumper, Ho-la.too-che aud Absahsm have co0o
liza, authorised bv AlicAnopy. the head chief Of The
Seminoes, to treat with Gen. Jesup Co Psaee, ed
that he would confirm their acts.
Micanupy vas sick, end being cospu1eUt, 6oue6
il difficult 10 travel Alligator, Abraham aud Hell
atoocbs went On . missiOn 70 bring 10 Wicaaopy
and Jumper. short time since. lolatoche 10 heie
apparent to the rue Of tho Seminole people, sad
the controller Of tho councils of M,caaopy, and ie
was expected that they would succeed ~ the Ob.
ject Of their mission, IL sppears the question Of
prace war depends upon the head Of tho nation
Micanopv.
The Micasukies also expected TO cone IN
and join in the peace that all hears the appear.
ance Of tranquility in this troubled region. But it
the latter p-"ple do not come, they % weak,
(being only $50 in numbcr) tina, things can soon he
brought to . close with them, and they must sub.
init o, die.
There is now in our camp little captive Semi.
mole boy, Of about nine yosrs Of age, who taken
in one Of the skIsmshes at the Wshoo Swamp, BY
the Creek Indians serving with Us. He has been
adopted BY an Indian family who arc without chill.
ldren, and 10, believe, more petsed than if ne
an only son Of his present father. lie frcquensy
passes my tent, following in the came trail With
his present faihes dressed in tho miniature sarb
|of warrior, and moves with ~ good grace a.
the best man among them, aud have no duube.
fares we'll any Of the tribe, Tor children % t.
zen, generally become the favostcs Of ali.
In late march Of IL days into the interior of
the country, crossed range Of high hills, which
had not been supposed to exist; and ~ the sun
rose while ascended their SUBMITS, we lad
one Of the most lovely prospects that eye ever
beheld, tho mist rising from tho lake A.pop ks, Q
beautiful sheet Of water about Is OF 30 miles il
circumference. presenting its placid wsters stud.
led with little islands or hammocks Of everRseens
and some parts Of the ehore reced,ng Into Rlades
and bounded by the lofty cypress.
This was the home Of the hostile Chief Cooper.
and here he died BY the rifles Of scouts. HE
widow end children were brought into camp, At the
same time with his scalp, and strong and savage
grief was marked on the features ofhis family
The face Of this Country presents very uniform
appearance 50 fAs have been: aud am certain
that have passed over ground, where the feet of
the white man had never trOd.
Although q level region covered with q small
growth Of pine is common in Florida yet you lind
rich bottoms near the watercourses, and innumesa.
BILE ponds OF lakes Of water.
The soil is generally Of white sand, covered With
O0I0U4s
toes. but little underwood. TIE low grounds arc
near the waiercourses, and from what are called
hzmmocks, waich il is almost impossible to enter
often leave the camp for the forests and the
banks Of tho wild and fearful Wtblscoochie, where
many soul has departed for eternity and the woua-
ded have lain down to die.
The scene is wild and lonely. The live oak Gov.
cred with long ano flowing moss offords shelter.
ampervious to the rays of tho sun; the mossy cvp.
ress sends forth its melancholy branches - an en-
bem Of the works Of death and woe, that have long
been familiar 1t the FIRE. k,nded near ito trunk.
10 torture tho victims Of war; the mistlesoo the
sacred emblem Of the Druids attaches itself to the
decaying branches of every tree, and many para
site fastens upon the parent siem. The stream
winds ita way to the mighty ocean, With many ~
island rising in its bosom, covered with tho puroee
green, giving food and shelter the inhabs,snts ef
ers Of the wild plum, the beautiful nsgnolis, The
evergreen bay tree, and several descriptions The
maple budding forth in . southern spring. with in
b. snches covered BY the yellow jsssamine in bloom
and beauty, while the violet, the ssar tower end
the running myrtle, carpet the earth with vsned
hue.
The Indian here 10 r.ov,ded with a .uuber a
roots and Vegetables in aodndAnce. without the
trouble Of cultvatioa-the Wild posatoe, the kous.
tH root, which makes palatable brsad. fish i TIE
Poods and streams. oysters and the he q she
shores Of The sea, game 10 the forest - hesds of
cattle, to complete 4 supply Of bic more ssosssasy
wants.
Surely il 10 not 70 b wondered II, 6shs Seuin.
ole, with ali these natural endowmenas, shosh ret
D desire 70 remain N Florida.
y MEpacarED COFFEE 1oR CanDexx.-Senoa CT
fee-A singular preparation Tor children 10 recon-.
mesded in the Bulletin General de 1herspeuiique,
D - one admirably adapted for the exhibitions of
o. senna without inducing nausea disgust. Al H..
fusion SIENNA 10 TO be made il water and allowed
stand all night, the liquid 10 Ia be filtered IN the
Il mosning, and employed instesd Of wsees % aahioR