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Florida during the Indian war--Cumbersome movements of the troops--Cause of the war--Treaty of Payne's Landing--Birthplace of Osceola--Lives with his mother in Okefinokee Swamp--Afterward in the Big Swamp--Osceola expresses opposition to the "treaty"--Jumper unwilling to go West--Charlie Emaltha--Plea for remaining--Indian poetry--Appearance of Osceola--Hostility toward the survey force--Does not favor immigrating--Decision of Micanopy--Osceola in irons at Fort King--Sullen, then penitent--First hostile demonstration from the Indians--Murder of Private Dalton--Killing of Charlie Emaltha--Osceola seeks revenge in the assassination of General Thompson--Dade Massacre--Micanopy fires the first gun--More than one hundred whites killed--Depredations of daily occurrence--Battle of Withlacoochee--Captain Ellis, of Gainesville--Capture of Osceola by General Jessup--Imprisoned first in Fort Marion, afterward sent to Fort Moultrie--His death--Chechotar, his wife--Poetry by a friend--Sisters of Osceola now living in the West.