The New York herald., 1870-04-16
TIE WINNIPEG RESURRECTION.
Preparations OF tho Canadian Expedition Against
tho Insurgents Tho Proposed Route to
be Taken by tho Troops-Whas
They Intend Doing.

OTTAWA, Aprii 12. 1870.
The various heads or tho militia In Canada have
been In consultation here during the past week with
reference to the Red River expedition. as well ~ the
anticipated and imaginary Fenln RAID. General
Lindsay, the Commander-in-Cnief Colonel Ross,
Adlutant General. and Colonel Woseey, together
with the various assistant adiutant generals, nave
been dazng themselves over maps and plans. One
thing has been decided upon-an expedition Is to be
sent out, and that at once. The imperial and do.
mnon governments are said to oe N perfect accord
on ihe subject. There was a rumor that the impe-
rial Cabinet had informed the Canadians that they
must 'sSin their own sKunxs." but this cannot be
true Canada has not yet paid over her 1900 900
sterling to the Hudson Bay Company for It's imayi.
nary rights. and consequently nas no authority ana
can exercise no jurisdiction In Rupert's Lanl It's
an imperial matter, ana action must and will be
taken by the home government. They VIII furnish
the nucleus OF the expedition.
THE AvENaING EXPEDITION
WILL It. IS currently rumorcd consist OF 500 regn ars
and 700 Canadlan volunteers, with steel battery.
am, however, Informed on very good authority
that It has been deemed adv sable to make the ex
pedition 1000 strong The four COMPANIES OF the
Sixreth rnes now az Ottawa and some of the Sixty.
ninth and Rifle Brigade will be sent with steel bat
terry. The troops sent out from England will replace
In garrison those sent hence to Assinibo,n. The
volunteers VIII probably number / 4o) ana will be
picked men from the rural battillona. The various
Indian tribes In Canada have volunteered their ser.
vices. The Six Nations aone offered to put 800
braves into the lell. rhe scouts. Dat,ll msa. &c.
VIII be selected from the Indians and half breeds IN
the vicinity OF Fort William. The whOe force will
be under the command OF Colonel wolsele,, late
Quartermaster General for Canada. Though
Young man--only thirty -seven-he has seea har1
service IN India the Kafr wars and the Crniea. He
has been wounded seven times ana carries as many
medals.
SETTING OUT.
The popular pressure on the government the long
march 10 be made and the short summer season. oil
to urge naste It is publicly stated that the
expedition VIII san about the Sth OF Nav Tue oniy
0oectl0n to tais lies the simple fact that IL can't
be done and II tae hrst detachmenl leaves Thunder
0ay Dy the 10Th O1 June extraordinary diligence viii
have been used.
THE ROUTES
There are four routes TO the West. One Is via
Pembna and the state or Minnesota. through Ameri-
cln territory from DeCr0t or course tnIs pa asa
ot troops could not be allowed from intern at0na
cOns'derati0us. although hear 10 whispered In gov
crnnent c,rces taas your Cabinet would not be
averse 10 permitting the passage OF the expeoItOn
did thev not fear popular pressure AMI v'O ence
oiIercd TO the troops In their passage through the
great cities
The second route Is via York Factory. on James
bay, down the river and Lake winnipeg. his
involving the CONVEYANCE Of troops round by Labra-
dor, ana long DELAY IN preparing means OF trans
portatlOn, as well as navigation o river lmpedei
Dy successive and formidable Cataracts, 1t Is not
likely that the Canadian government will adopt tins
line.
The third line is from Thunder bav, sixty miles
north OF OntonagOn, on Lake Superior. across the
one oy Ssargeon Lake and the Old route along
the American frontier, 10 Lake oil the Woods ana
thence across the swamps ana pralries TO Wnn.
Deg. slight variation from this-the Hudson Bay
C0nDdny's ftne-tas been selected Wti0a | snail
srOceed to descriDe:-
LsAvING TORONTO
the troops will proceed by the Northern Railway to
C0ifngwoOd, on Georgian bay whence thcy " M be
conveyed IN steamers 10 Fort William. in order to
re9ch Lake Superior they wi OF course be com
PEELED to Oass through The canal at Saul MARIE
ihs canal runs through American territory. Al
though " IS but mere lock; but l am giveq
to understand by the government Offlcials shat
they anticipate that the United States government
wiil oner no objection to this Ol course such
oat on princiDle 1t IL hard to see whv. II We may
pass over one niue oil American SOIL at Saut ste.
Marie. we may not pass over thousand miles and
march over the Mlnncs0tian praries into Winnipex
from the South Ii 1t ~ refused It will necessiate a.
serious de ay on tne part OF The expedition 10 winch
Time Is great object.
Through Lake superior the Chicora and Algoma
ana oiher boats will convey the expedition to Inu-
DER paw Here Is situated the hudson Bay Com
pany's post OF Fort william and here the troODs viii
rendezvous, provisions VIII be s.ored scouts col.
lectel, Sc. Tnl5 VIII nece5sltate u delay OF some
considerable duration. Tne air line 10 Fort Garry
from Thunder bay Is 377 mics and the real distance
W Ue iU1TCneu over IL 400 miles. OI TINS ABOUT IiU
miles are TO be traverse1 foot and the remaining
2So miles oy wafer, including twenty four poftages
or places where tue boats must be unladen and car
ried over the land at raoids.
THE BOATS
Tor this purpose are being butt at Toronto and
Kingston. Tney are iat-boLtomed, sunars at the
bow ana stern, with an overlap running along the
SIDES. they Will be propelled bv oars, anu each
VIII contain about twenty men SO that the force
VIII require at least lzO boats tor the transportation
OF It's members and followers, without reckoning
those required Tor stores, Eorses. arCI cry, &c IL
was intended at Hrst to sead provisions In al
vance ana form depois at various points along the
route, but TINS plan was dropped as it was deemed
inadvsabe to run the risk OF disaster to the expe
diti0n from any unforeseen accident which might
happen 10 the caches OF provisions You will thus
see that the notla VIII be long and cunbrous one
and that ls progress In the frequent lOading5 and
anioadiGss, wi nece Ssariiv be SOW. TIE most sLn-
gune anticipate that the march Will Ike twenty five
days tnlnk 1t Will be nearer forty ere the column
see Fort Garry rising out OF the bosom OF the sum
iner prairie.
GETTING THERE
woulu be formidable, aud. indeed. an impossible
J0b, were Rel inclined to resist and possessed OF
ordinary "horse sense" III m .lltary matters Tbe
trees could De felled and from behnd this apstls
the slowly advancing invader could be serously
gated. In the swampy roads, where the men must
march on foot crowded together, ambuscades are
possible, and a determined leader could punish tue
English as cruelty as the French and Indians did
BraddOck. But this requires PLUCK ana do not
think tie has tnis. Bealdes TINS hands are full
ut nome He has "a large minority In the settlement
opposed to HIM, and to leave the fort wonld be TO
court rising the moment lie was away. The
Indians remain loyal and IT is with the greatest
diIhcnlty they can be restrained rom making
q descent on the French halI-breeds a11
utterly wlplng them out. I am told by
several OF the Red River people that a
descent by the Sioux Is 10 oe feared this sum-
mer. and tneg say thai II such an event unfoftu
nately should happen there Is ground to dread IN
Northern Minnesota repetition or the outrages OF
1867. You Will thus see taat Rie has MS hands fun
ana s not likey 10 oner any opposition TO the expe
dlt'on unless 1t be at Fort Garry. In fact the great
est fear as that he may
RumOrs are now current that he is packing up his
traps-and those OF other people AMI preparing 60
etnl2rate 10 the states This dspelieve. Governor
smith observed IN course oi conversation this morn
Ing that Riel was not Ia the least apprehensye of
punishment for The murder OF Scott ana thought
himself perfectly justified IN what he had done He
seems TO tlink Rel Will stand 1t out. Besides tue
government VIII this week send forward party OF
detectives who a I'M IN on -