Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-06-01
General William Cruikshnaks.

This redoubtable warrior vulgarlv ylecpt Billy Bowlegs, with his band, under the charge of Major Rector, arrived here on the Quapaw on Monday night, the 24th ult., and left the next day for Fort Smith. Quite a sensation was created and numbers were astonished to find that the celebrated cheftan was medium sized man, with pair of straight legs, and no wise ferocious looking for a savage
 The \. 0. Crescent thus notices Billy and rather takes the starch out of him.
 OFF AT LAsT.--Billy Bowlegs and his crowd gOt.oh last evening, alter having been generous ly permitted oy the government agent in charge to take a spree here for nearly weeks duration; permission which Billy seems to have taken to it's full extent. Though his quarters were at the barracks for two three days past he has been ramagng about town deriving entertan- | ment from and atiording a coarse sort of amuse- ment to the packs of dlers who followed him.
 Yesterday he contributed spasm of life and some extra dimes to the sleepy waxwork show on St. Charles street; by visiting that establish ment upon published announcement; the crowd of course, paying for admssion in order to see the famous red skin. There being some ladies present, Billy behaved more dccorously than on previous visits up town-but still displayed those traits which showed that if he were let loose in this city, free from the anxious watch inys of his more sober brother-warriors and the care of the government agent, he would become a lirst-class vagrant in d weeks time
 He is in the first place ugly as sin. In the next place he is jolly hard drinker, and fond of getting goriously drunk. And finally he is great bragger, and speaks just enough English to be disgustlngl Y proiane and ill hammered. A white man of such qualities would be set down as a beast; but n Seminole chief the crowds appear to think it beautiful. charming, delicious, dem foiue,' We would sooner see Sam Jones, the sturdy old veteran of one hun dred and seven, who sNore he wouldn't leave hla native everglades for two wagon loads of money, than forty whisky-hruking and swear Ing Billy Bowlegs. There's pure Indian in old Sam, but m Billy there's 100 much of the wor- ser sort of civilization, to please Us.
 SIX o'clock yesterday evening the steamer Quapaw started for the Jackson street laudng to take on board a quantity of baggage from ;he Gray Cloud preparatory to proceeding to the Barracks below the city for Billy Bowless and his people. It had been arranged that, after getting the redskins on the boat, no landing should be made until within short distance of Little Rock, as the agent did no' wish to give any oi them chance to get ashore anywhere within SunShot of whisky shop. When the boat approached the crazy old pier in front of the Barracks, which the high water had reduced to mere skeleton of twisted blanks and tim. berS, the hrSt person who appeared within the circle of the torch-hght was the renowned and puissant warrior of the everglades, Billy Bow legs, whose costume on the occasion was as mil and oir tb.,I I .l Geor5la NJ or famous. In his hand he held his tru>ty rife, and he was m magnifcently clad ill all old cotton shirt, which descended trihe lower than the waist while from his neck de- pended gorgeous brass brooch of curious pat. tern. He had evidently not yet recovered from his late trumphal tour through the city, bu; was sufficiently steady to walk aboard the boat. and take look at things in general
 We understand that within the past few days thfonSs ot carriages, filled with ladies and gen temen, have visited the camping ground of the Semlnoles, but whether General Bowlegs re- ceved company Tn the costume in which he presented hlmseit last night, we are not iu. formed. We trust he did not
 Along the grassy levee for some distance were the warrlors and women and children of the emlgratlng tribe, the former either stakino about among the crowd of curious white peo- pie or stretched upon the ground in the moon light, apparently stupefed with bad whisky There appeared to be pretty fair proportio1 ot papooseS among them, and each of Blly's two wives had one in her arms The work of getting the Indians and their nondescript' bac- gage or "plunder," on board, delayed the boat to late hour. It is said the Quapaw receives the sum of $3, 300 for the iob of conveving these Indians to Fort Smith, and we trust she may have a fine time of it.
 For the comfort of those who may feel dis appointed Tn not having seen Bowlegs, he will state that visit to the work house will afford view ot whole gangs of men just as good Cor as oad) as the lndian--as ugly, as reckless, as hard drinkers and as wicked swearers, made to order here at home, as any that ever came ou: of the everglades!