The New York herald., 1870-05-19
r e D RIv E r.
DEPARTURE OF CANADIAN TROOPS.
Another Attempt to be Made to Pass
Through the St. MaryS Canal.
Dominion Agents Firing tho
Indian Heart.

1Alu1WAk
C0LLINGwooD, May ~ 1870.
The nrst detachment OF troops for the Red River
expedition reached here this evening by special
Tram from Toronto, and will leave at once in the
steamer Chicora for Sault ST. Marie and Fort VII.
ham' The command consists OF about Two hundred
voiun'ee 3, and goes forward to guard the supplies
IN Td'asttu at the ST. Marie portage and at Fora
william. Another detachment will proceed to the
same de tination on Monday ON board the steamer
Wabuno. Volunteers are now assembling quite
rapidly ct Toronto, and 1t is understood that $50
regulars are To be sent to Fort William next week
The expedition Is now rapidly approaching com.
pete organization, and by the 1sr OF June Will
probably be nearly. II not ALL concentrated ct Fort
William. General orders just received from head.
quarters announce that the force VIII consist OF
detachment OF Royal artillery, under L.eutenant
ALeyn; q detachment OF Royal engineers, under
Lieut. anant Henage; company OF the Sixtieth RI
nes under Colonel Fielden; q detachment Of the
Army Hospi al corps and Army Service corps, under
Assistant Controller Irving; battalion OF militia,
under Lieutenant Colonel Jarvis u. A. q. militia,
Third dt trct ard battalion or militia under Lieu.
tenant Colonel Casaut d. A. G. militia, seventh ds-
tr!ct. lN
The order then goes into detail as follows:-The
Whole o. these troops will be-aeld IA readiness to
move at mort no ice to TORONTO. where he .Olce VIII
be organized The following daily ration Il gra to-
from the date OF tne TO ce leaving Toronto and VIII
officers and men:-One pound biscuits or one and
ha pounds soft bread. one POUND salt pork or one
and a hall pounds fesh met, two ounces suga.
ounce tea, One-half ounce sa (wh n fresh meat
Is issuedl onetnird pint OF beans or one-l luarter
pound preserved lo,aio g. one.tnirty-sxth ounce OF
pep. er. Tobacco and soap will be provided o. the
Controi Depar ment for purchase by the troops
the special nature o. lhe service, has ssnconed me
issue OF the fol owing necessarles, tre OF cos to all
nonconmissl0ned officers aud rrlvat o. the regu-
10 f0rnn A I'm liar ~ VoYnn mt tn IN
the Dominion govern ncnt or the militia:-Oae serge
lrock, one pair s,rgc iouses, one pair OK hide
one housewife, one woollen nlghrcap, one cap cover
with peak; one par mosquito nettng, one
M one @ e x One months I'm w Plate @
issued to AL officers n rein appointed TO take the
field Oifcers will not be allowed under any CIR
cumstanoe es to take civil servants with tnem. On
GERS may take 0 limited supply OF mess stores and
cooking utensils IS ar as fot Whli.m; be- ond hat
place each officer viii be allowed ninety pounds
weight only, when will in ;lude bedding anu co0k-
ing and mess ensils. Owing to the pecu lar .tare
Of the service upon WHICH this l0.ce will be em-
bloyed the Lieutenant General desires that ali CON.
plny officers may be armed VIVA rifles They VIII
carry sixty rounds OF ammunition, like the men.
THE CLOSING or THE CANAL
to the Chlcora last Tuesday has 0cca toned great
deal OF bitterness toward the United States, and
every Canadian IS ready TO do anything To resaiiate
OF threatening the part Of officers OF the COVE n
ment, shipp.r rs and the community gnneraiy 10
ce the welsnd cnnas against e a, american
Tor ship canal on the Canadian ide at st. Ma ie.
The newspapers that have come to hand here Q
and ca loudly Tor sp edy retaliation. The Chicoga,
which goes up tonight with win troops; hour,
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be fully chartered by the Dominion government,
and AFTER dlscnarglne her cargo at Saul ST. NAL
Ths ob.et Of this Is 10 get her into ke Superior,
where ner capacity, speed and seawo. th ness are
If f sne Gets through, tae AIgonla now above the
canll, VIII come dow.l, anu, with 9th vessels do
INCiTING THE INDIANS.
In consequence OF the re- orts respecting the move
ment OF Fenians into the Northwest, to oppose the
nently as 'oyal" man at Fort q iiry last winter,
accompanied by two indians, is 10 lelye
Ing the indian tribes along the route to be
traversed by the expedition aud influencing
them TO keep all Fenlans and Riel men away from
the line OF march. In other words, the Indians Q
TO be induced by pres MS and promises to scalp any
parties in their sect on susp ,cted OF hostility 10 the
RED Ri, er expedition 1t evidently the policy OF
the D. mlnon government to sralter arms and pre-
sents ain ng all the Indians in the Northwest not
only lor present enere encles but tie purpose OF
eating large force savage allies, whose
ter aud .. Oxlmity to American Sc tiemens would
give he Dominion government Formidable power
In tnat section. What complications this plan may
thrust into the approaching Indian troubles IN the
West remains to pe developed; but If the Sioux do
commence work, as 1t Is predicted, hundreds OF In
dams will be found among the warriors arm d and
equipped with British lnusket. ana Blankets.
THE EXPEDITION
Will probably leave Fort Wlam about the last OF
June. No Little surprise aas been occasoned by the
refusal OF the gov ,rnmeht to permit newspaper cor
respondents to accompany the Command. Dcepy
inleres ell as The Canadians must he III the charc-
tr or the route now being opened, it Sc ms rather
strange that the press OF the country should oe
purposely prevented ron informing The people on
subjecL III Which every man h.s plcun ary
Interest by way Of taxation, anu natio al
pride. The various newspaper In Montreal
and Toronto which contemplated s ndlns c. r.
respondents with the expedition are unwill ng
carry oft its expressed purpose to st . all cores
pondents at Fort Williams Aud tn re indlca ions
authorities will bring tempest upon tn ir heads
that wi l make them quake. Tie application OF two
correspondents 1or perml lsiOn to accompany the
pedit0n having been personally and pOsit vely re-
fused through General Lindsay and COonel WUlse-
Iey 1t will now be little intere ting to whether
Lhe Dominion authorities are prepared Tor tilt with
their Canada press united on this Loint.