Chapter 10

_The March to Ochile._

The March Commenced.--The Swamps of Florida.--Passage of the Morass.--Heroism of Sylvestre.--Message to Acuera.--His Heroic Reply.--Fierce Hostility of the Indians.--Enter the Town of Ocali.--Strange Incident.--Death of the Bloodhound.--Historical Discrepancies.--Romantic Entrance to Ochile. 163