The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-28 00:00:00

CANADA AND THE RED RIVER.

The Red River question has been brought prominentlY
under the notice of the Canadian Parliament. On the
12th of April the Hon. Mr. Dickey asked whether Bish°P
Tache had been accredited by the Government°",
to Red River, and whether he had recognised ,
Provisional Government as the established authority iU
the territory.—The Hon. Mr. Campbell said the Bishel)
had not been accredited, as there was no authority at ilea
River which the British could recognise. No his inforra3.-
tion had been received from the Bishop since
arrival. Later the same evening the Hon. Mr. Rees°r
gave notice of a resolution declaring the execution of Alr,i
Scott, at Fort Garry, to have been deliberate murder, an
that to recieve Riel's emmissaries would compromise the
dignity and shock the sense of the country. The .11°13,".
Mr. Campbell strongly urged that the notice should b°.
withdrawn, and after discussion, the matter was al
lowed to drop. The expedition to Red River has 11.,e,.,
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arranged between Major-General Lindsa represent'l
the Imperial Government, and Sir John Young. Genera
Lindsay will be chief of the expedition, and Colonel
Woolsley second in command. A considerable number of
the Canadian Rifles will compose the regular troop,:
Some companies of the Rifle Brigade are expected to
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selected likewise. The Imperial Government, it is son
will bear the whole expense of the expedition. The P.
which Canada bears will be settled afterwards. The Calla.
dian troops will be enlisted for two years. They are to be
selected by the deputy adjutant-generals, in equal POci
portions from the several military districts in Ontario an
u
Quebec. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia will furnish
no part of the quota. It is provided that the volunteers
will receive a grant of land on being disbanded, which
will not likely take place before the two years exPil
The Canadian troops will comprise about a battalion, and
will be under command of a regular officer. It is exPect.,,,e
that the expedition will leave on the 10th of May. Tee'.
will convey heavy freight from Fort William to TAM
Shehandown, where boats, of which there are 100,
be put into requisition. Mr. Simon Dawson will accom-
pany the expedition, and it is said that he contends?
can be put through in eight days from Fort William 11
Fort Garry. Detectives from Toronto, with a warrant
for the arrest of Scott and Richol as accessories to t
murder of Thomas Scott, have arrived, and have place
their warrant in the hands of Mr. M`Mecken, a stipeu:
diary magistrate, who declined to act without directions
from the Minister of Justice, to whom the matter
referred. The Indians at Fort Francis are friendly 50
will join the British troops. It is expected that General
Lindsay will assume the functions of Governor of the
North-west Territory after the transfer is made to
the Dominion, and so remain until peace is fully re.
stored.

THE RED RIVER DIFFICULTIES.
Irishmen, it is allegepl, were concerned in originating
the difficulties in the Red River Territory. Dr. Schnitz'
for whose head Riel offered a handsome sum, says that Ire
Irish schoolmaster, named Donohue, has done no litt.s
towards stirring up the troubles. Donohue .sit
a Fenian, and he urged the half-breeds to rest d
to the last annexation to the Dominion, an
to strike for annexation to the States
would protect them. The doctor states that bonoline
informed the insurgents that if they joined Canada the
Fenians from the States would come in and nu,t„ ;
their houses. M`Tavish, too, did much to stir up
revolt. He was angry at being superseded as Goveotor
by M`Dougall, and did all he could to aid the ins''
gents. There were some 700 English and Sce.ted
people zpposed to the revolt. ArDougall authorise
Colonel Dennis to organise these people into a re,g";.
went. Over 700 signed the roll of the regiment, and t 4
were ordered to rendezvous at Fort Garry. Of the
only 40 came to time, the doctor giving as a reason that
they were afraid to do so. These 40 were ordered to Pe-
Schultz's store to protect it and the Government 111
party. While here they were surrounded by sever (I
hundred of the insurgents under Riel, who denianuc,
their surrender. They had only a dozen owls
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protect the house, and the party surrendered. -
were taken to the stone fort and. confined. They manse,.
to get open a window of the fort and twelve escaPe.,.
Seven were captured and taken back ; the doctor and
others escaped. Scott, who some days since wad
shot by Riel, escaped with the party, but It::
recaptured. Riel asserts that Scott twice broke 7t
parole, but Dr. Schultz declares that this is
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true. Scott was condemned by a court-martial, anunr.
died because Riel felt a personal dislike for him.
Schultz speaks in the most flattering terms of the
that
River country as a grain-producing region. He says that
he never saw in Canada wheat that approached in
grown there. The 'climate is good, and the countrYLio
the hands of men who know how to use it, will bee
a wealthy one.

r Ile'reio9uNn recounts Te
IldepjloEale.—eAxcescisiessP
beenwhich h'tih,
conunitted against the Jews in the town of Tecoutete
nt Wallachia, where numbers had.collected to celebr'a'te
the Easter fetes. The quarrel was begun 9
some Greeks of a low order, who encounterict'.
a party of Jews,
toga provokCd them to g."t3
The dispute increased sch a height that the assailan,,
rushed about the town, ransacked the shops of the
and threw their goods about the streets. The Jew
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temp'.;; was also viol:lted. The absence of the
Guard from Tecoutch and the distance from any
l'ia
town favoured the progress of this outbreak, „
appears to have' been organised and carried out ".7.
strangers who were joined by the refuse of the native I)°,.
pulation. The next night the disturbances were ren
and the force of soldiers was so scanty that..theyieould
little else than support the power of the civil authoriti
in making arrests. Many of the soldiers Were wounde,at
hut the Jews were protected from personal iniuries.