Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-22
RED RIVER.
The English Revolt Terminated by
Liberation of the Prisoners.
From the Winnipeg New Nation, Feb 25.l


gates closed its sittings on the 10th
instant, there was an understanding that
the prisoners were all to be released.
Toward the securing of this object, the
labors of the delegates had been to a
great extent directed
One hundred men from the Portage
were waiting in st. James Church,
pledged to release the prisoners by force
of arms, if necessary. The process OF
general Jail delivery, as it turned out,
was rather sloy. Some Of the prisoners
thought that the oath rendered them re-
quired their obedience to the Provisional
Government in all respects, even to
enrolment in the ranks of the army, if
called on. Other prisoners banded
together and vowed that as long as one
was kept in confinement the rest would
not leave. A bond of brotherhood was
thus established with this result, that
when any one of them was called on to
take the oath, his first question was
Did the others take it2 or will the rest
take itY' In this way some twenty-four
were left-who would not swear to keep
the peace and help the Provisional Gov
ernment to maintain order
By Monday evening eight of the
twenty-four were liberated But the
war-cloud looked more threatening.
The detachment waiting at st. James
had moved down to Kildonan and hoisted
their flag at the school-house. All day
long armed men were coming and going
in that usually peaceful locality, like
ants in an ant-hill Before nightfall
four hundred men had mustered. Cap
tain Bolton, Captain Webb, DR.. Schultz
and Mr.. MAR were the principal figures
in the party, and caucusing and coun-
cling in abundance went on throughout
the day. An. eighteen FOUNDER was
dragged up from Lower Fort Garry by
six oxen. Two tons of gunpowder, can
ister and, in short, any quantity of arms
and ammunition, came numbering along,
And, take it all in all, for peaceful
people such as we are, the whole display
was astounding.
Next day the muster is calculated to
have swelled to six hundred or seven
hundred men-the largest number in
arms on that side during the affair.
At Fort Garry we cannot attempt to
portray the scene. Men were gathering.
Cannons mounted, grape and canister
laid in order Rive hundred men and
mora were told off 10 man the bastions.
ra mnarts etc Shot and shell were piled
aronnd nromiscuously Everything that
copld he done was done IN make the place
impregnable.
That evening all the prisoners were re-
leased-even to the four sentenced to be
tra ansnorted over the line
This news was conveyed at once TO the
ormy IN waiting below and resulted in a
council Of war beinp called But. in the
meantime il was noticeable that this
I;berat;on Of the cantives was only one
nianI in the platform of some Of the
more ardent spirits. Nothing would sat
isfy them but the abdication of the Pres
ident and the upsetting of his dynasty.
Thus ended Monday night.
While matters we're in this state,
very sad and fatal occurrence took place
A Frencbman named Parisen, who had
been made prisoner, escaped. He had
been placed under arrest, some short
time before, as a spy. Selling favor
able opportunity, he darted from the
guard. seized a double-barrel gun, and
made off by the river. While running
away a son of Mr.. John Sutherland came
along toward Parisen on horseback, on
his way to see how matters were at Kill
donan Actuated by a motive we can
mot understand-unless it was to get the
borse-Parisen fred at the young man.
The shot took effect in his fingers, and
he fell off his horse. Getting up again
in q minute. he ran off. but again Par
;sen fired and Young Sutherland fell,
nierced through the body with bullet.
His murderer was hotly pursued, over
talon and would have been killed in
stantlv but for the intervention of Cap
tain Bolton and some Others. As it was,
Parisen cot a pretty good mauling.
ULon g. od,,no;I &c nor could ba ra-
III ~" ,ne SS Ionrthy s;,,;ng ensned
ul;aL sJIiJu .as;no.oJ anU;n 1stacr GOOD deal Of
VIII T. y, J;nanns;o,,l II tLh a5ont;nn Of
y,;o soorny orscuss sn,,;ug sortb tbat ne English