The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-26

sbrewdsst Indian they have bad to deal With Hc iss
singular sdmaxture OF the child OF tho waite aud ths
phase In his character Is his nice appreciation az ths
productions Of refnvd art In painting bis diodmina-
ton would DO credit to msn5 face po'sss.ed q
could in force Bis crtoism The paintings At
the City Hall When shown the portrait Of Mr. Valentine
recently placed there he exclaimed, !" BY g., that
is beautiful Like living man ~ AS exemplifcston
Of his talents soldier and statesuan tho best
proof that be given is brief epitome OF the Florida
difficulty which. Of course has been fom tnrs TO time
most fully stated In our columns The leading points,
however II is thought, Will at tis unct,re prove
cepiabc particularly enabled the more readily
toshow Rilly's relation 70 them.
In 1852 treaty agreed upon between the United
States government aud ths Florida O. Seminole Indis1s
whereby the latter agreed TO concede their lands la that
state and smgrate lands in ArkanG west OF the Mis-
ssrp. the lands then in their possession being psrtiou-
larry rich ana calculated in spreemne1 degree for tho
cultivation Of sugar. With this treaty they fully
complied andthoueh the governmen gave them notice 70
yeral times remnant Of the tribe still reuin Florida
though The bulk OF the scmnoes, have, pussuast TO
treaty, sm'gIated west to Aarkansas
Billy Bowless has in right OF bis inheritance become
the chief Of the recusan band and has lrovnd Of
most difficult enemies tho ned states ever had to out
general, either in battle or diplomacy.
The number of the Seminole tribe left In Foraa II not
according to the estimation OF Col Casey, who
among them long time. upwards of five hundred.
men women and children, including one bundrcd and
ten warriors This Is probsby under the mark for Gem
ernl Kake, ON comparing notes With merchants, (who
Judge very correctly from The supplies reuired) esi-
mates the fighting men, warriors at two bucdred-
Eowlegs himself gives estimate but keeps IL to him
ss about ten.r
In 1885 the Indians having been warned several times
a known the Florida war in which fifty millions
Of dollars and thirty thousand lives were sacrificed
brtlc out. At ths period OF course, the question
trareirod from the civil to tho military department Of
The government.
In 1882, General Worth made an arrangement for .
temporary cessation of hostos couditon OF thcir
remaining within certain limits and in this manner
things Progressed until 1913 when the State Of florida
repeated application previously made to the federal
government for an enforcement OF the treaty OF 1852
which the Scmnoles contend oveT-ridden by tho
temporary agreement by General Worth In Isi2. just
at this time In the following year. tho indians com-
mtted aggression in burning store aud killing
that in charge Of II on Pease Creek General
Twiggs was Immediately sent there and ne demanded an
expnnation and atonemcnt. Bowlcgs said it done
without his sanction and such being the case he would
deliver up al the men who were concerned in the out
rage ana be did according TO his word deliver mp thros
ana the hand OF fourth to show that he had bcea
sacrificed
ing these three prisoners to Arkansas where large por
tion of the tribe as before stated had preceded them
Bovlogs then told General Twiggs that he himself
and followers would emigrate west in forty days, he
being then at Charloc's narbor; at the expiration OF
that time he wanted forty days more, which were aso
g,auted and several troops removed At tho expiration
Of TINT time Billy repuoiatcd his bargain altogether
Colonel Duval then came with u delegation Of tho
Stminocs, who had cigrnted cut west to Arkansas in
order per sade the others to and join them but
this negotiation failed.
On July l. 1860 Colonel Lee becomes the chief
men in the Indian department. and Immediately
his attention to this suect and at his soil
citation this negotiation Is to BE- carried On ~ the
forward In the exercise Of this dscre ion no
appoints Col Blake the agent Of the bureau to out
negotiate with the Sennoes In reply to General
Blakes nIs message he having gone out in the fall Of
lS5l Billy sent word, with becoming dignity. that
General Blake wanted TO him he come to him.
Matters subsequently modined and Billy sent his
Iii, ucnant, Tusthatha Emaha who reported favorcby,
BoWlcgs taking tie precaution to march with four
platoops OF in advance and mile and halt apart
at length preached the United States agent He
found in spirit OF concIiiaon but this
dificulty very great In bringing him TO anything
like friendly terms. At length General Blake suc-
ccedod IN prevailing upon him md his fellow chiefs
20 90 TO Washington, where By negotiation. they
have succeeded in encctirg what all the lie ana
treasure previously expended have proved Insufficient
to accomplish and have extracted from tue great chief
pledge that he aud his people will Withdraw from the
frontier lands IL pursuance Of the original treaty Nor
ce his well known hor0- leave doubt on their mind
thot Billy vii perform bis contract 70 ho f long
they true 20 him VI he Is molesej again bc ha
men if they bring them against hin These people
hibit extraordinary expertDoss in the Of he rifle,
and live by hunting almost entirely selling the skins for
the neecssaries they require. In firing they take
sight, but arc unerripg in their aim.
They have knowledge Of the Christian religion bus,
Billy told reporter sworshp the Grcat Spirit AZ
their fathers did Billy himself bas two wive9 and four
ged two and he replied very arshly eve have TIVE
housps, which eau cd N uch laughter
While at Baruun's, several Indies shook hands with
him and little boy seemed quite pleased Mt the honor
v bile another, somewhat older very frightened, and
began crying when BILLY goodhumored laugh restored
him TO himself again.
on taking aIectionato leave the chiefan presented
our reporter With calumet very primitive descrip
tion "a pipe.