The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-04
A GUNPOWDER PLOT.

The Red River Afair-The Capture of Dennis,
Esrces-A Plst for Blowing Up tho CaptarinE
A correspondent OF the st. Paul Press writing from
Fort Garry, says
People Of America, friends of liberty and humanity,
we your friendly neighbors of the Red River Settle
ment, hasten to offer you heartfelt thanks for the
encouragement and appreciation you have given us.
We needed announcement, for ours is struggle for
life and death We were already scented by the
bloodhounds. We are proud OF the appreciation OF
Misrepresentation of our enemies We are as chill
dren, who have had q narrow escape from being
knife: but America kindly extends to us the arm OF
protection and encourages us with her smile
before the world. She defends US, young
aspirants, tor liberty from our enemies,
cut our throats Some time ago we arose to man
in defense OF our rights, which declared by the
public press to be just We expelled the invaders of
our rights. But what measures do they take? Baf-
fed in their attempts to seize upon our lands, and
unable to have immediate renforcements from
NcDougall writes to one OF his satellites Mr. Dem
mis-, authorizing him to issue proclamation In the
Queens name calling upon all loyal subjects to take
up against the rebels to pilage and burn their
dwellings, to seize or destroy their cattle in fact
and property of all opposed to the entry OF Mr. NC
DougaL Happily for the peace of the settlement all
classes OF the population were too much in our
favor to respond to the call. But this "Hell Fire
Club" devised another plan. They spread rumor
that discord and discomfort reigned Ia our ranks,
and so it was resolved to foment this disunion and
at the same time to raise force to drive the rebels
from Fort Garry. There was high price given for
traitors, but there was none to be found for any
money. Their arms and ten shllings a day were
provided from some unknown source, probably by
the generosity of the honorable Hudson's Bay Com
pany (some OF those who were engaged have de-
clared so anyhow These arms and pay were given
to all who would enter the lists for the loyal cause.
This plan succeeded so well that there force OF
about one hundred men, armed to the teeth, quar-
tered in the town OF Winnipeg awaiting an opp )r-
dlsunited, recruited our ranks daily by ffty OF
one hundred, the loyal force gradually diminished
remnant, however, remained coselyquartered in the
house OF certain Mr.. Schultz ian individual truly
worthy OF the presidency OF the "Hell Fire Club" or
of the "Star Chamber Council9. We warned them
their lives. At last, Obliged to yield TO sup erior
numbers, they surrendered themselves prisoners
about thirty-six in number. Not wishing to treat
them as they deserved we quartered them in Fort
Garry prison. We dsarmed them and took possess
sion OF the house; We discovered thai that an attack
down several hundred men withoutloading second
time. We could not account for our narrow escape
| letter in the morning that they had made
up their minds to surrender; but from that mo-
busiy engaged in preparing truly diabolical snare.
When we took possession OF the evacuated premises
powder hidden in the iooring under the carpets in
the very ashes OF the fireplace and adjacent to IT.
moreover revolyers and firearms OF every descrlp-
tion, loaded and placed in position TO destroy lfe
But though the weather was cold our men continued
the search before anording themselves the comfort
OF fire In the stoves. BY an evident inspiration
Of Divine Providence, they examined even the
stoves and stovepipes, and what think you did
they nnd? TASKS Of powder stuffed up through the
pipes as well as firearms, loaded rines, sixteen
shooters etc. arranged as to destroy those In the
house. Moreover, In the vicinity OF the pipes and
Immediately within reach OF the fire. they discovered
several kegs OF gunpowder, and in the whole con
Germ there were about thirty Kegs, that II our
men had made IRE III the stoves not only they, but
the whole town OF Winnipeg would have perished by
| the names But the hand Of Providence, which
| seems TO have blessed EFFORTS from the COM
mencement protected rs also from this treacherous
stroke From these facts Judge the nature and
character OF enemes and the fate that awaited
us had we fallen into their hands.