GREAT DIFFICULTIES INTERRUPT THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

John Ross, the Cherokee Chief, demands the release of Wild Cat and other Chiefs—Answer of Secretary of War—Mr. Everett’s resolution in Congress—Secretary’s Report—General Jessup’s answer—Agitation¹ in Congress—Hon. John Quincy Adams—Hon. William Slade—Difficulty with Creek² Warriors³—The Exiles who had been captured by the Creeks⁵—Arrangements for emigrating both Indians and Exiles—Indians at Charleston, and Negroes at Tampa Bay, transported to Fort Pike—Families again united—Sympathy excited—General Gaines becomes engaged in their behalf—His noble conduct—Embarrassment⁶ of Commissioner⁷ of Indian Affairs, and of the Secretary of War—Singular arrangement—Discrepancies unexplained—A Slave-dealer⁸ professes⁹ to purchase ninety of the Exiles, in order to relieve the Government—Appoints his brother-in-law an Agent to receive them—Department furnishes the necessary vouchers—Sudden change of policy—Sixty Exiles claimed by a Slave-dealer named Love—General Gaines appears on behalf of Exiles—His able defense—Court renders judgment¹⁰ discharging Rule—Thirty-six Exiles released by Love—Lieutenant¹¹ Reynolds with the Indians, and all but these thirty-six Exiles, take passage for Fort Gibson.

While General Jessup was engaged in carrying out the designs of the Administration by

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