, 1876-09-09
THE FLORIDA WAR.
More interesting "reminiscences
by "capt. Sam"
The Cherokee "Ta!k" to tho 6eminoles
IA Dcath.Scenc.
Description OF 0scco1a, Mtcanory, Coaha.
10, anl Wild.Cat.

Charleston for the st. Johu'h River, having Oh
hoasl a number of arrny-olIscer., and foar
Cherokee Chicfa upslcr projection Of Col sllcr-
burnr. The last were dcputation from Wash.
iugtun to tho semnolrs, bcariug With thein
4 "TALK"
from John Ross, tl,r llcad-Chltf Of the Chcto-
kcc Natont the most Important part Of which
subtoin:
e,nta8fes: ndd.esa yt'u in the name Of the Chcth.
feeling, q hrotI'ef' hold oHt = yoa .hs t!sna q
s % HI. Il sas n u ars rsss so {" a a
path which leads from ny connctl.hres to those Of
yours !, n long onc, and there bus been ~ no utcf.
anecetntt once 4n,okch the ppe. together.
Therefore. oak you 10 listen tn my talk.
The talk went IN to show that, though the IN
dian trthca Ind MI good cause OF complaint
ngninst the Government Of tue United Stntcs,
still ths Clcrokees Ind strong faith illat, In the
end, Justice would he metcd ont to them and all
the otller complaining tribes. ltnrGed the Semi
nole Chiefs to iay aside their warllkc attltudc,--
promising thcm, In tic name OF the Great Fathcr
ut Washington. that II they did 50, treaty
would br negotiated with them, and that ycIl
should lie thrown nycr every occurrence Of the
war, !" SO that they may he covered up, md
never remembered or rerengcd," etc It was
tircs.cd 10 "aiicanopy, Coacoehce or Wild
Cat. Osccola, Powell"
But, willie the Cherokee delegation. With this
pacific document, vera on their way to mret
Osrcoa, ahnt great warrior lad been basely
lurr.l lntp the TOLLS OF the white man, and was
then prIsoucr-of-war In tue FORTRESS At st. Au~
gustnc.
TIE ro1NsETT,
while lying nt Garey's Ferry, waa welcome
hoic fs,r the arny-oiccra; and, MS The shor NJ
eGnu.no:lattnns were quite restricted, our dnnct
bell was tocsIn that brought them locking 10
nur Widespread tabtc; und, when The musical
tnnsquitoes,-the nightinyales Of Black Creek
tunc,l TN their rcsper-61uE, General, Colonel.
and Lieutenant rt,slcIl to 1nr cahins to find
comfortable Judgment. IN December. 1877, tho
P1intctt was ordered to st. augustine, nnl
had many opportunities of visiting the eaptyc
Indians.
A DgAr11-aCEsE.
Ono Hay entesctl the urea OF The fort, and,
DpcHil- 0He Of the rnt'.Fs, srcllo was preseut-
eli 10 my g:*r which s!all never forget.
| Stretched lran mat before me uy II brotb.
r!urs III t!l,. l,st acotlie. o' DEATH while Knccl-
In: ut his side WAS hla sister, her beautiful eyes
ratscl to Heaven with nj expression Of utter
| uEony and grief.
| 4 PICTURE.
| While tton1 hr illc sklc ug tue expiring
brave, popdcrl.sg over tho iarsl, usaycs Of war,
uu,l thu eri;rl fate that seemed I" pursue the
| American at,'tcLncs VIII, acrtI ana nnrrlent..
! iny stcp7. the door nhinl was T1,dely pushed
| open, nnd Il figure ktnpsi before me which CIR
cllacd my clo.,: attention. An 1ndL,n Chief,
in lis war-tlrtfs, h!ark plume iinltns Er'svl-
lnlly uhuro ons Ut t!se most bcautsul AMI sttil.
Ink tountcl,aIe.'s Ind ever brhcld. tsr.sv him
| srif up hefUrr tlr dying wurTtor. and, folding
| his arms a:roes his breast with in!escrlbnble
s,s1ue and 1gnty. he Eaztd upward with an CT
precision Of mingled grief a1Ml !'atreJ.
This was OMcola, tue - Hcud ard Heart" Of
| l1lr Setntnnes.
THUS be s,oad for fomc minutes, and, ns the
faint breathing VI the dying hrnve cascl at Inst,
lie turnr.i 10 One 6t the tfDycrnncnt Inspectors,
autl tull him 10 report tn Col FantlinE tho fnrt
iuG his tribe day by day, ainl to ask for them
| greater liberty anl tnoru nutritious food
| oSCEOLA.
THIS cclchrntcl Chief was not really SEMI
| nac, hut Crrck: and Ills CAatislan foatitras
and complexion Eave rise 10 sosnc romantic
stories that he W;ls Eoyech!l,l, the issue OF u
Creek Ch!cftans amour with one OF tic old n,itl
wealthy Spanish 1atltcs Of St. Augustine, His
refined manner u,na bearing Enrt t4I the report
ncinblancc Of truth, At sny rate. lir certainly
wns one Of III" must co,nplctc specimens Of per
feet manly form md beauty that l ercr Raw.
About S fret II inches In stature, he was as
straight as IN arrow, With fate Vi remarkable
beauty. Ills hauds were sinull md exoulsttcly-
formed; hts limbs Of fal,ltlcss u,olA; hts move
u,e1ts gruee pcssontaed; mud hts unstudled NTH
Shortly Utter &. Ills urisot,.syene, @ We took IN
board the steamer all tic rnp,lvc Indians, with
tts,n tn Fart Moultrie. Of, Smlifrau's jslnni. in
i.harlcston finrImr: md t,nrinr ttat trin hai
nt,nin,,t nnnortt,n}ttrs Of sti,tiyintr the rhnrn
aers nf .,T tawnx ss,Irst. III IN me -. .lssric
them IL ,iriaiI. s"''''' >>''''
s"s'" ;" 'e' r.,p .pvyxo,r rv,rvs
First in rank. tmnri, yrrr ,1I',i:ecrvci,]v 70,
VIVA Nrano,,v raijed tho .sWar. .Chei.n tiIoup.l, ri,
Inn lila rr,iir heionrrtl In Osr,ula>
H.,lirl, !, wns sinrt. fat. ialiy.Iool,,nr ta,u1
f.c,iur1 tr,Inw: nn,i a. oir ;nbin.tair.' .''ti To-
xlirI' t,s f.t"ts w.rr mail. wc,cs,r In snt m
lbs % Hill s hand Of tlc % leni % of tic tablc III liz liz
~ H. ,y,e i. ~ ,,,,irrstsn tbnt h.. was an;,t,
~ :. inni.t,,rc i1,sinrss i nj tlr time of hs c,i
iur .cItjnr tho n"rro s,yrs an;i i Tia y horsrs H.
mi str'rn run, ill., FInrh]n nlaufnttons. Thn
sIr III -a.eoi wnmid sn ntcF,n,rIv frnm th
riasses. alc. porter. c,a1rsracnr. and then loudly
ssaii fo :. H, his intcr,,rrtcr End lin n.,.t
iii ~ s ,sl rvr sor 4a1 f,, ~ ."ss
~ whtr:r ''t' y '''e'o N'N' '"'' 'o' e"S'
Sc.t ~ him ant m. renowned Osceo3o. nar-
,,i.;|r ,,,rin,,'" ~ III. n,nrts n1rintr ertIrnlv