New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-20
Ln,e Army New. from Florida.
Ffor tie New Of.-sns ? eeJ 1rs-
PrpyY STORY. ia Jan z

Late Army News from Florida
Ffor is New Ofssns PesJuns-
BuRxr STORE, ia Jan. n, 1881.
SIR; The course Of policy pursued by General
Iwigys Commanding here appears now abOutPr
dncig9 tho most favorable results. As wrote you
!, nav last the General was busIy engaged Ia IS
tabl,shlng ns base line Of operations, placing there
on troops r., Intervals Of Z aud IL mics from Tam
ia 10 Indian River which line runs on a tangent 70
the Northern bouldary Inc Of the Indian territory
He has slsO established post at the mouth Of
Charlotte Hubr. While this was going On there
vas no sppare1; Intercourse with the Indians -
They had refused tO omigrste, failed " NEE: the
council 10 discuss the subject and had concealed
their families Ia the swAmps, and supposed the
General wOud locate himself al Tampa and Do
nothing but appJiut days tor talks Bot while
the troops were encrcling, the General. Capt Ca
sew aud the Arkansas Delegation were peneuotine
and the result ls, few DAYS since Billy B0wleQs
the chief arrived here with four other priucpa
men Of the tribe and IL is believed Ion the purpose
Of arranging terms for emigration
Billy saws hs comes with the authority OF Sam
Jones 70 make VI reject any propositions that he
lBnlyl may deem proper, and such shall DO binding
on the whole. The talk was 10 have been held
TODAY but Capt Casey beng indsposed It WA
postponed until 20 morrow. Although nothing has
leaked out az to what precise talk Billy will hole
yet Indian talk has risen, and things wear
more favorable appearances than az any former
period.
But they amt gone yet. II 10 my opinion 3 lly
finds that ito General ia going t. plump ior
keeps and that be has come 10 make the best
berg6in he can The General AMI HIM vii disc
gree upon many important points and especial,
he viii %, bo humbugged about the bones
Biiys ioreiethers having been buried on this sol,
and the inal rosul; viii show Billy 10 be IN Ar
kansas.
The only thing 20 prevent such q result is the
traIomel placed upon the General by orders FROM
Washington Permit Inn 90 pursue the dictates
Of his own judgment and there Is no fear OF the
suit His plans and the present position OF his
forces now enables him 70 assume high tone O
command Bot tear he is somewhat limited @
persuasion aud diplomacy, aud am cont lent he
would cure this sick tribe We're ho permitted 70
add the other essential Ingredient 10 the dose
The General hns already created split in the
nation. Sam JCness war chief is here so. and
says ipIlyately) enc cares not what tone OF talk
Billy has for the council but for himself he j.
determined 20 emgrate" aud has applied % Nh.
General for horses 70 hiring IN his women aud chl
dren, under the protection Of our troops ON this liza"
CJtsce 6xI-co CA0pko the chief OF the Tallahassee
tr'bel says the same thing. These two families
contala abOu. twenty five souls, and they think a
ter they get safe in, others may follow. All thcs,
things have 10 be worked secretly, especially from
Billy and Sam Jones as there is law In the ma
ti0n that any man shall suffer death no shall talk
emigrutng. and Cot sees brother has sworn 20 ex
ecute 1t ON han shOoid he intimate anything of tie
kind
As toe express leaves Immediately, send tins
e. inform you OF the present position of affairs
and hope by tomorrow may be able TO say 70
yoo, " Gen Twiggs will shortly increase the tide
ct emigration West lOSA
BURst STORE, IA Jan. q, 1859.
sih-The council met this day pursuant 10 al
lournmeet Of yesterday. Present; Gen. TwigCs.
ON the part Of the United States and Billy Bow
legs and four sub chiefs. on behalf Of the Indian
nation
Gen. Twicgs was the first speaker, aud 70 the
Indians lac laid down tho law snd the gospel IL
such language that the man who runs could not
mistake. lie told them he was tired of tins ciids
play, appointing days for talk running about the
country, and yer no definite results Thu, they hal
had three months for the consideration Of the ques
ton Of en- grafton That their law prohibiting the
people from talking about emigration was a fools
law they might jest well make a law not To talk
about dy ing in order that they might live for ever
The treaty which the President offered them is the
best ever offered 10 any tribe, and such one as i
not accepted nowl they would never get again
$500 90 each warrior, 500 To each woman and 500
30 each child to be transported and led for twelve
months afterwards at the Government expense
and he now put tho question distinctly 10 them
Would they accept OF these propositions and ~
hike mer, or be run down, caught, tied and sent OF
hike wovesl And whstever talk came from them,
whether for peace or war let every speak out
ior himself and speak the truth
To this Billy replied that his navel string lhsd
been cut in tins country the blood had spuled
upon the soil, aud all the trees and plants had i'm.
bibed par, Of him that he thus became attached
70 il. and hoped % have ended his days here, bu,
things OF late havo changed. and he now desired b
short private conference with the Arkansas dele
cation
The council adjourned until evening. previous L.
which ume Billy cane TO the General and declared
hs intention TO emigra,c and would Tomorrow
start OF and collect his people. Sam Joness night
hand man expressed the same. SO unless some
unforeseen accident ntervenes l feel confident this
Psrplexng question is now at rest forever. Ii vii
take them some time to collect up their plonder.
me Seneral 10 in hopes 70 start them all within
Ssr nicnihs, but " duriag this year ne emisrstes
mem AL. be viii do well the Indian is slow in ms
movements, except when ON the war trail Of the
"hi'es' sna tnen he moves himself smsrtiy But
no msn can set them of socner hy a single day
thsn Gen. Iw'sss. to whom much honor aud credi,
Que hr thns Snicshly terminating this cancerous
question which has afflicted Florda f,r 40 mspy
years ho0Is UeN, Iona