Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-07
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Ottawa, Ont, April 26--Following rs me
ofticiai statement OF the engagement at Fish
Greek, Friday, MACS ~ She minister Of militia
Fish Creek, Twenty -hse miles NORTH 2,
clarke's Crossing, Northwest ieiII,s' :. tShis
6prt en- the east bank Of the river. MY advanced
scouts wers fred upon from hianj put We
managed TO hold our own until the main oouy
arrived, when took measures 70 repei ths ~,
tack. which was over at about sM1 elo ,sA
D. m. We have captured 10. OF ,nelr pon LII
and have three or four, apparently Indians anc
hale breeds In a corner of the bluifs, VINO nave
done a great deal Of mischief, being eyldenty
their best shots; and as i am unWllhS
10 lose any more men Ia trying 70 take tlen, 4
have surrounded the blun, and shall walt unui
they have expended their sinnluns'n 49, ~
coutd from, the other side Of the river, with INC
Tenth ROYALS and Winnipeg half battery, put
tba sfjsir vas ever before they arrived AZ
most of this part n l-ft column IL thus across,
and AZ il Is q work OF difficulty 70 cross, nave
ordered the rest TO follow and sfiaii msrch 10
morrow with the united force on Batgnche
The troops behaved very well IN this' thcif his'
affair .,,,,,
was. bAt I doubt not ii was pretty severe,
though, Judging from the great advantage OF
their position and mode Of fighting, II might
well be less than ours. shall ptoceeus AZ; ~,
morrow. after burying the dead, and sending
the wounded back TO Clarks Crossing by NOV
ING on this side. lose the telegraph line, but
| shall keep up constant communication py way
OF clark's Crossing # possible. regret very
much tbs w1upding OF my two aides de-canip
Capt Wise's horse was shot previous 10 ms
being wounded tSigncdj
FRED MrppIEroS, Major General Command
ing the Northwest Field Force. ~,
Clsrk's Crossing, April 26-Sergeant DAT
ton, OF Boulton's troop, courier from zen.
Middleton, has tust arrived here Arthur
Watson, of lhe school II infantry of Toronto,
died last night, making total OF dead, TO DATE
OF seven. The wouftded are all doing wei, and
will be removed to this place as soon as posi-
BILE. II has been ascertained to-day hat the
fight on Friday was very much more disastrous
| 10 the rebels than at first supposed Twenty
| Ave are known 10 have been killed, az
that number of bodies we're counted,
amongst whom was Gabriel Dumont,
Riers lieutenant 1t IL reported also
I gagement, and has returned to Batochs far
| reinforcements -Four of our men to-day went
| 10 the edge OF the rayine, and captured six
horses and twelve head OF cattle without moles-
( tation. The cattle subsequently &c. away.
| Ottawa, Special Telegram, April ~ The
1 latest news here from the Northwest is that
/ seven troops were killed and fifty wounded.
| On the rebel side IL is said that twenty tiyc
were killed A dispatch to Che government
| says that the troops have got possession OF the
| ravine and that decisive engagement would
,ake place which could only last few hours.
| Gabriel Dumont Riers lieutenant is reported
| killed and that Peel has gone TO Batocho foI
more forces dispatch fvom Middleton to
| Mrs. Middleton says that, owing 20 the dis.
I lance from the telegraph offices, the doln6s Of
| the next twenty -four hours might not be heard
| for few days