The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-18
FLORIDA WAR CLOSED!
VOLUNTEERS DISCHARGED
Gen. Billy BOw1egs and the Principal Chiefs
Departed for the West!
Sam Jones holds ont, and ,cont eigrate for t,yo waqon
Loads Of Money!

Loads Of Money!
By the Florida mail which reached here by the
boat last evening, we received the Tampa PENN
sutar OF the 8th inst, giving assurances that the
war had been efectuay closed, though few In
dans are still left in the country. The number is
estimated at 3S warriors and their families. The
Colonel Commanding has issued orders for the
dlsbandment of the volunteer force. The Indians
who have come in, amounting to 165 in all, have
embarked on the steamer Gray Cloud, and will be
carried Immediately out of the country. Thirty
eight warriors and their families are said to remain
behind, full enough, we think, for another long
Florida war, should they feel disposed to wage it.
We copy the following from communication by
Major +: N Page, late Adjutant General, which
we find in the Peninsular
On the night of the I'd. COL Garret. returned,
bringing with him three of Sam Jones' men with
their families, nine in all.
Sam Jones in person had removed off, positively
refusing to have any further intercourse and saws
he ,ooud not engrae for t,co ,cagon loads of oney
Some of his men and women, followed, those of his
party, leaving their camps, and ridculed them for
selling themselves for money! On the arrival of
Col. Garret at Fort Myers, Col Rector gave notice
that on the morning of the 4th the Indians intend
ing to emigrate, should be ready to embark in time
to leave the same At an early hour on the morn
ing of the fourth inst, all the hosties then at Fort
Myers, together with the delegation, embarked;
the payment commenced and at IL O'Clock we were
under way steaming down the river, with l22 hos
tile Indians, men, women and children on board.
The number of hostile Indians emigrating volun-
tarily, is l25, and in addition to the captives l65
all told, will be taken from Florida.
The Indians left in the country are now in three
parties; lst, the boatmen, numbering II warriors
and one boy capable of bearing arms. This party
Billy leaves with reluctance and asserts positively
that if they could have been found they would have
emigrated willingly. He hopes that thev will not
be killed, and says they will notice white flag
He says, further, Sam Jones is fool and he does
not care what becomes of him. Cd, Sam Jones
party, numbering II men with their families, in
Guiding Sam Jones; of these; are old men and II
warriors. Sam Jones' party originally numbered
Il WARRIORS of them are on board. 3d. the Tai
ahassees. The strength of this party is not accu-
rately known, but, from all the information re-
celyed, numbers eight warriors with their families
Billy says ne has not seen these Indians for five
years.
of the l65 Indians emigrating, there are 3S men
and boys capable of bearing arms, and claimed by
Billy to be Is years and over besides these two ne
groes capable OF bearing arms, and probably, more
belligerent than the hostile Indians. The remain
der-l27-are women and children (boys and
girls.)
81 omitted to mention that The father OF
tue Boat party is board, and that several others
OF this party are his relations-nephews and neces
lie confirms Billy's statement that if found, this
party would certainly come in. He exhibits great
anxiety for their safety.
The Grey Cloud arrived at Egmont 6, p. NJ, on
the 6th with all safe on board.-Ed. ,Sauanaah Re
publican.