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left margin: Nov: " Fields had been given a certified copy of your talk to the Seminole left margin: " " Chiefs, to Gen: Jessup; and the deputation also received left margin: " 10. a passport, or a letter from Mr Poinsett to Gen: Jessup. And on the 10th left margin: " " the deputation had an interview with Gen: Jessup, at Piccolata. left margin: " " The deputation in person handed to Gen: Jessup the letter left margin: " " of Mr Poinsett (the Secretary of War) abovementioned. Gen: left margin: " " Jessup manifested opposition to the mediation. He said left margin: " " the Seminoles, as a nation, is a people, were liars, and no left margin: " " confidence could be placed on them except Micanopy, -- left margin: " " the principal Chief of that nation or people. He had always left margin: " " found him to be a man of truth; and that the Mickasukas left margin: " " were the most numerous and always, kept the left margin: " " Seminoles in subjection; and he thought the Mediatun left margin: " " would do no good, but only delay his time; for he had left margin: " " his army in such a position that he would soon put an left margin: " " end to the war; for he had a sufficient force to do it with. left margin: " " But we, however, might see the prisoners at St. Augestine; left margin: " " for, he said, he had taken Oseola and Co-a-ha-ja & Wild left margin: " " Cat & several others, prisoners, sometime previous to left margin: " " that time. He said it was true they had come with a left margin: " " white flag and wished to have a friendly talk, but he left margin: " " doubted their professions; he would as soon believe that left margin: " " they wanted to catch him out alone, -- as they wanted left margin: " " to have a council some distance from St. Augustine. The left margin: " " deputation then proceeded on to St. Augustine, accompanied left margin: " " by Lieut: Leonard. We reached there at night. left margin: " 11. Here we found Mr Fields. On the 11th we had an interview left margin: " " with Cohajo & Oseola; Wild Cat & King Philip left margin: " " and others in the Fort at St. Augustine, accompanied by Lieut: Leonard & Capt. Brown. Mr Fields had left margin: " " been here for some days & had had an interview with left margin: " " those chiefs above mentioned. The deputation told the