New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-21
R,IIv BowIess apd the President.


We find in The Phitade phia Sun an
account Of another interview of the President with the
Seminole warrior, Bowlegs
On Friday Billy Bowlegs, and the lndl-
ans accompanying him, had an Interview With fre'l,
dent Fillmore, In the presence OF tae SecIe,sLes VI
and Gen Blake The latter explained 10 the fresdens
the object of their VISIT and Col Lea related tne
uss OF the interview the day prevt nus sitsr wh'n 6y
In reply TO question from the esifen said he was
warrior that be came to pay mere visit OF com
pltmept see for justice and that whatever MS
Great Faher decided 10 give he would besasded WIN
He said he had no III feelings against the whies ana
then Proceeded 40 follows TO refer TO what he considers
was Treaty made with Gen Worth Ia 1872:
Gen Worth told him that he had authority from tne
President 10 make a treaty. Ine General snd ne nsu
orders To make friendly treaty thar he nsd come
among the Semlnoles 10 put stsp 10 boods1ed ;
and that there should be fghlug All the Sem
inoes Continued Gen WORTH that were left 10 Florida
mus gath er together, draw line, and live within H.
When the line run the Semnoes might live south
OF H. and could remain In the country. This repeated
General WOrtb) came to tell you on the authority OF
the President, can do nothiog without his su'nofMy
and am telling you the truth. After this Gen. worm
said: Wa have made treaty. there 10 to os no more
6sbtlrg between us war 10 all over; you have now
nothing to do but to 90 and raise your children G:n
Worth again stated that he said all this By the authority
of the PRECEDENT He had he ssld made treaty of
peace with the Sempoles and II IL we're ever denied,
the Seminoles might call him Gen. WORTH liar
forever" -
To a question here put by the President, asking II
this was done In writing or In mere verbal convsrss'
lion, Billy replied that Gen Worta had paper before
BIN.
To ,no,her question from the President, lnquirng
BIy himself had ever signed any paper to this effect
Blly replied thst hs bad not he was 30 glad az the
peace that he did not thick Of such tnug. Gen Worm
advised him how he and bis people should conduct
then selves he told him to go and raise their chiaren
and keep hold of country and If they saved the
lives any OF the whites who might be shipwrecked on
the coat or stray into their country they should be
paid for them In conseq OF this, Billy said that
be and his people hsd conducted themselves accord
irgy and by way Of Instance gave Our cssss Ia which
white persons bad been rescued from impending death
by starvation and exposure.
One II these the case of young man who had
driIed 10 q rock on piece OF wreck and had bean
seven days without food or fresh water; another WAS
that of who had s,rsysd four d,ys travel into the
Indian country third was an nisns peuou, whose
track betrsy ed him and fourth WIS drummerbOy,
who, having lost himself while cunning aud becoming
duced TO be compelled TO feed press leaves
bad laid him down 10 die but discovered by By's
brother Simon, who by judiclous management In the
very gradual administration of nutrnent restored the
boy To lfe and health 1t such things az ths that
Gen. Worth told him TO do and said he would mention
Iuch you (neaniog the President for the time
Ing everything that went wrong. Such HE billy
BovegsD anxiety T. remain In the country, that he
would deliver up for punishment any Of bis people
who should commit wrong. tie would always obey the
whites orders, and give up Indicators lie loved bis
home very much ye, II Ii were only little place
with pine stump upon H. be should wsh stay there
He would do thing at all 70 stay In ane he
would Willingly sen to his Great Father, for he hal
heard of bin for long time, aat had wished 10 see
him
The President replied that he happy to see Billy
Bowegs, and the rest Of bis red children fro Florida
He hin sef bad lived for many year. close By the Sene
ca NsuoD and was, therefore acquainted with Indian
habits, We knew BDiy Bowess to be- great man
among bis people and clad TO he had dons go
many 5000 things 20 the whites He then proceeded 10
explain TO them the Of treaties and the necessity
Of obs. rviDR them. The agreement 9th Gen. Worth,
he ssid, Was not treaty but 10 stop fshtiug
and In conclusion said the treaty Of 1892 Tor ibe re-.
movs west OF the Mississippi. must be carried OUT
The Indians having ex ,ressed their desire 10 ssv no
more at the time, after shaking hands, ~ithdre ~ two
or three OF them appearing, ny their countenanses to
take the remarks Of the President rather hard