But this condition of things superinduced another most extraordinary feature of this war. Our officers, and the Executive, naturally feeling some degree of sympathy for a people thus driven from their homes, on whom the evils of war fell with so much force, extended to them every aid in their power. Some were employed in the Commissary's Department; some as contractors for transporting provisions; and others as attendants upon the army in all the various departments of service, so numerous in a time of war. Even the slaves who remained in the service of their masters were employed by the officers as guides, interpreters and employees at high wages. In this manner they earned for their owners far more than they could by labor upon plantations. This system was carried so far, that the war actually afforded to many greater profits than they could acquire in any other way; and consequently it became a matter of interest with such men to prolong hostilities, and they were said to exert all their influence to effect that object. CHAPTER XX. HOSTILITIES CONTINUED. General Harrison assumes the duties of Chief Executive--Much expected of him--His sudden death--His successor--Political feeling--General Armistead retires--Is succeeded by General Worth--Instructions to General Worth--He discharges all unnecessary employees--Halec Tustenuggee--General Worth's attempt to capture him--Wild Cat--His character and adventures--General Worth sends message to him--He and some companions come in--His manner and bearing--Meets his daughter--Interesting scene--Is seized by Colonel Childs--Placed in irons and sent to New Orleans--General Worth orders his return--Meets him at Tampa Bay--Arrangements--Wild Cat sends messengers to his friends--Sympathy for him--Chief Micco--He brings in his people--Wild Cat's band comes in--He is released from his irons--Meets his friends--His wife and child--General Jessup's policy as to Exiles--Consults Wild Cat--Hospetarche and Tiger-tail--Otulke comes in--Hospetarche is suspicious--Wild Cat brings him in--Army suffers from sickness--General change of policy from that adopted at the commencement of the War--Army reduced--Wild Cat visits Tiger-tail--Singular adventure--Embarkation of Emigrants--Parting scene between Wild Cat and General Worth--The Emigrants reach Fort Gibson and join their friends--Wild Cat's position in his new home. [Sidenote: 1841.]