Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-22
THE ASs!NiBOlN REBELLION.
Latest Accounts from ths Scene Of
the Disturbance.

CHICAGO, December "a special
from st. Paul says the news has just
been received that a company OF
mOunteds insurgents appeared al the
Hudson Bay COmpa1y's Fort, near
Pembina. on the night Of the 9Th and
took possession on the 10th, The
greater part of NcDOugaIIs agents
and emIsaries, including Schultz,
COwen and Halet have been captured.
Col, Dennis is skulkiug about until he
can reach American territory. Me
DOugau is absolutely without even a
faction. save some fifty Swamp In
dams, the balance having deserted.
Another correspondent says the ef-
forts Of Col Dennis TO organize a
cOIuter-rCvOlUti0n have failed, and
the whole population Is a unit.
ShuitZ, COWen, Nike Wallace and
fifty others are prisoners. No blood
has been sbed.
The French, under Risel, are in un-
disputed possession OF 1h6 whole cOUG-
try. Thereare sixty swamp Indians
vet in the lower fort, who are not in
terfered with because they were con-
sidered harmless.
1t is said McDOugal = preparing to
come back. Another correspondent
saws james Mckay and family have
fed TO st. Joseph.
Ju the In, when the prisoners were
taken, more than 600 insurgents were
occupying the fort, ana the garrison
and prisoners were all taken armed
for a Eight.
Col Danr-s has no1
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
PEIBINA, December 6.-There is a
report that McDOugal had enlisted a
body Of whites and Indians, who are
to march on Fort Garry at once. The
rebels had I0Ur hundred men to de-
fend their position.
PENIBINA, December However
increditable it may appear, it is never
theless true, that Gov. McDOugal is
willing to enlist even savages, IN or
der to force his yoke upon q Christian
people at Winnepeg.
1 learned that McDOugall's emissa-
ries were using every effort to induce
the Swampy Indians, near the mouth
Of Red river, TO declare for Canada
and 10 take up arms in favor Of Nc
DougaH. My Informant says that the
notorious Snowman, the cut-thrOat
and outlaw fieDd, who instigated the
Sioux TO destroy the United States
mail on Rufile's route to Montana, had
been furnished with an outfit
from NcDougau, Ostensibly to trade
with the hostile Sioux camped neal
the mouth Of the river, but with the
,,.tr,aI f74farff1r, Of on, If5ff~1os from foUg
to six hundred Of these bloody devils
on the side OF Canada and McDOugall.
and l am sorry to inform you thai
Richard McDoUgaI, AttOrney-Gene
raj, has confirmed this information
and i'm the presence Of several gentle
men justified Canada and McDougal
/ in making use Of any force obtainablC
for the purpose of sUbjugating the Rec
river people.
News has arrived that Col. Dennis
Dominion SurveyOr-Generai Of the
Northwest Territories, has succeeded
/ in raising and arming some 20j
! Swampy Indians, and number OF
/ their hall-breed relations; that they
have garrisOned Stone Fort, and sOOI
as they form a junction with the Can
adian Sioux OF Minnesota at Portage
I I.apierre viii march upon the Pro
visiOnal force at or near Fort Garry
Gen. Riel has called on his reserve
who are temporarily absent, and ovel
( three hundred armed men reported a
/ headquarters within a few hours. a
collision is hourly expected.
A proclamation OF McDOugau ha.
/ been captured and suppressed. In
/ tense excitement exists, and if il
/ comes to bloOdshed DR.. Shuts, DIR
! Boune and James Ross will be th'
4 first victims, they having from tn
first advocated the Canadian polio!
and abused the Hudson Bay Company
! BUFFALO, December 15.-Ata a larg'
public meeting tonight great indigna
ton was expressed by citizens of al
natiOnalIties at Gov. McDougalIs be
ing permitted to cOngfegate British
troops on American soil to cOerce in
surgents IN another country.
ST. PAUL, December I8.-The edit
/ ors Of the st. Paul Press have read
letter from McDougal's importe,
council of Canadians at Pembina, il
which the writer says Gov. McDouga
has not called on Canada for troops
but relies on the loyal people Of tn
Territory 10 quell an outbreak, an
thinks they can DO it without blood
shed.
The letter also states that the fore
which occupied the stone fort wa
rapidly increasing by accessions
Ioval people of all classes, and tbs
Iarge bands of Indians were ready
assist in defense Of the flag. Insu
aenfs under stutzman had gone Il
ward Pembina. Reel holds to
Lowry with about forty men.
Donald Smith left st. Cloud K
Fort Garry yesterday.
The New York Sugar Frauds.
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