Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-06-15

,NftI 1 removal of these Indians so eminentlv
 lto fulfill the duties, our old friend Elias
 l. needed just such man of nerve
 rol these Indians, aud we are glad that
 bsep so successful:
 End of the Seminole War. ] Tampa Peninsuar of the 8th has the King:
 L, ,4guarters Department of Florida. )
 FoRT BROOKE, May 8, 1858.
 GENERAL oRDERs-No. 4.
 sog proclaimed the Florida war closed
 ,r6g ordered the entire volunteer force 1 bs command to be mustered out of the of the United States, the Colonel con-
 inc takes this occasion to say to the forces 1 ,i9r. volunteers and boatmen: you have.
 nuidug zeal and energy penetrated, in
 direction, the swamps and everglades of
 uury, driving the enemy from their 1 5olds and hiding places; you have engae-
 m in several skirmishes and actions. kill. l me than forty of their warriors, as ac. I s4rsl by the chief, Billy Bowlegs: you I..roved their magazines of stores and ms: you have captured more than forty Fr men. women and children, you have |el hem hopeless of remaining any longer |.afely in the .country, thereby preparipo or and greatly facilitating their peaceful |,.ion, by the delegation under Col. Elias superintendent of Indian affairs. For |e.e services, the colonel commanding gives sincere thanks, and would further state ]. lr gatifcation, that the joy of the captive ] and children upon being restored to their Es on board the steamer Gray Cloud, was ly affecting and overpowering to many Ir them, even Billy Bowlegs himself. Ii Bgolderof Colonel Loomis,
 THEO TALBOT. isat lst Artillery, A. 4. Adjutant Gen. |e Peninsular also published the following bIe and interesting intelligence, from Mai. . Page, late adjutant general:
 Ia Grandq, May 9th, 1858.-On the 3Oth Hhe U. $. setamer Gray Cloud arrived at Myers, prepared to emigrate the Semi which, through the untirlng exertions on )art of the peaceful commissions now in la, had been collected at that place. We
 the Ranger still absent down the coast, ying portion of he delegation with some ly's men in pursuit of the boat party.-- Jarrett was still absent with HalIeck Tus zee. on mission to olI Sam Jones' peo- On the morning of the lst the Ranger ar without finding any traces of the boat although a thorough search was made by ; men in boats where they supposed they 0 be found. This boat party has not been ' any of Billy's men for five months. the night oi the 21, Col. Garrett returned 1g with him three of Sam Jones' men heir families, nine in all
 l Jones in person had removed of. posi- refusing to have any further intercourse. yS he would lot emigrate for two wagon of money. Some of his men and women ed those of his party. leaving their camps, dculed them for selling themselves for T On the arrival of Col. Garrett al Fort ; Col. Rector gave notice that on the ng of the 4th, the Indians intending to ate should be ready to embark in time tn the same day. At an early hour on the ng of the 4th inst, all the hostiles then at Myers, together with the delegation. en- \, the payment commenced, and at II { we were under way steaming down the 'with l22 hostile Indians, men, woIneu hdren, on board
 [ number of hostile Indians emigratinc tauly k 125, and in addition to the cap l65 al! told, will he taken from Florida e Indians left in the country are now in parties: First, the boatmen, nnrn bering lrriors and one boy capable of bearing
 This party Billy leaves with reluctance, ,serts, positively, that if they could have ound they would have emisrated willing le hopes that hey will moi be killed. and hev will notice white flag. He says. T, Sam Jones Is a fool and he does not what beoomeS of him. Second, Sam
 party numbering 17 men with families, ing Sam Jon9s; of these, are , old men warriors. Sam Jones' party originally 4red 21 warriors, of them are on boarl
 he faliahasSees; the strength of ths par Q, accurately known, but from all the in. ion received, numbers 8 warriors with fm.lies Billy says he has not seen these ls for five wears. the l65 Indians emigrating, there are 39 and boys capable of bearing arms, and pl by Billy to be l5 years and over; be- two negroes capabe of bearing arms. and ty more ellLereut than the hostile h.
 The remainder (l2O are women aud er (hgs and gIf,s)
 Jol Rector is successful in getting th;S er out of the coualrr. (and if they get tfey w.ll have to swim ashore, the num- ladians remaining iu Florida may b. eI up as follows, and thia data k obtained be most authenti" sources practicable: Jones' party, l7--ef this number , are 'n; boat party, with no chief 13-of this 'r o'e boy capable of hearit arms; Tal- as reported from various sourca-, fly not over 8-makiug 3S warriors, with antilles, left iu Florida.
 ltted to m antion that the father of one boat party is on board, and that several of this patty are his relations-nephews sces. He confirms Biliv's statem mt Shat d, this party would certainly come in.- hibits great anxiety for their safety