Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-26
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A Winnipeg special Of Monday says
Five hundred hslf.brccds and Indians,
| under command Of Louis Riel, are IN
arms at Fort Carlton, on the north
branch OF the Saskatchewan. They
| have captured the Indian storehouses
At Duck Lake and several other places
| and are mcnacing the mounted police
posts in the vicinity. They have taken
q number of prisoners, and I. Is feared
that other outrages have been com
mitted. but the wires being cut tele-
graphic communication is interiered
with.
! The mounted police from all points
have been ordered TO concentrate at
Carlton. The military authorities here
are greatly alarmed. Governor Dewd-
new of the Northwest Territories, here,
IL in constant tclegraphic commun'ca-
ton with the Government at Ottawa.
The Nineteenth battalion, Volunteer
Riaes, numbering 800 men, has been
ordered TO the scene Of the rebellion,
and will start for there on Wednesday.
The Government commissariat is busy
purchasing stores, ammunition, and
horses.
! A ficld-battery will also be sent out
by special train. The route is 100
miles over prairie. After leaving the
railway the troops will have TO travel
on sleighs. The rebellion has been
caused by the refusal Of the Govern
ment to make concessions respecting
land claims. Intense excitement pre-
walls in this city.
| THE REVOLT ANNOUNCED IN PARLIA-
MENT.
An Ottawa (Ont.) telegram says: 1t
is clearly evident that the Government
is in better position of obtaining in
formation regarding the half-breed out
break at Prince Albert. Northwest Ter
ritory. than the members are disposed
to admit. Sir John Macdonald an
nounced in Parliament tonight that he
had received word of the outbreak
among the half-breeds, headed by Louis
Riel. who led the rebellion in the
Northwest in 1870. Sir John states
that the wires have been cut and
several operators are held prisoners by
Riel.
One hundred mounted police are sta
toned at Fort Carlton. forty miles
from Prince Albert. and ninety more
have been ordered to report there i'm
mediatelv from one of the outlying sta
tons.
A COUNCIL or WAR.
The Minister of Militia has been
closeted all day with his general Off
GERS. Major-Gcneral Middleton and Adj
jutant-General Power, making the
necessary arrangements for dispatching
a force of militia from Winnipeg to
join the mounted police in putting down
the rebels.
Captain Scott. NJ. p. of Winnipeg,
states tonight that he has received a
number of letters recently from Prince
Albert stating that the half-breeds were
in state of rebellion at the refusal of
the Government to redress their griev-
ances. but that he had paid little atten-
ton to the matter.
REIL'S MEN WELL ARMED
Sir David MACPHERSON, Minister of
the Interior, Stated to your correSpon-
dent tonight that Ricl has a following
Of about four hundred and fifty half
breeds. These are well armed with
Winchester and Remington rifles. and
il is feared that if Riel persists in his
rebellion he will be joined by Big Bear,
dissatisfied Cree chief, and possibly
by half-brceds from Montana, where he
has been residing up TO within the past
twelve months since his expulsion from
Dominion territory.
Great excitement prevails here. as il
is believed the worst side Of the story
has yet to be learned.
THE PREMIER on THE REBELLION.
In his statement in the House tonight
Sir John Macdonald said that the i'm
mediate cause of the rising is not known.
but one telegram received stated that it
was owing TO the receipt Of letter from
the Government stating that Louis Riel
was not British subject. OF the let
ter he knew nothing. No bill of rights
had ever been submitted to the Govern
inent by the half-breedS. but there are
certain land-claims in dispute which
were now in the process Of adjustment.
Last summer" the Premier con-
tinued, lit was thought advisable to
have an additional force IN the vicinity
of Prince Albert. and the Government
obtained from the liudson'S Bay Com
pany Fort Carleton, where Captain Gro
zier was now stationed, with one hun
dred men. At Duck Lake there was
another force Of ninety men, who would
be able to Join Captain Crozier by to-
morrow evening or Wednesday morn
ing. No battery had been sent from
Winnipeg.
THE NEWS Az MONTREAL.
\ Montreal special says; News of
the rebellion of Ricl and his half
breed followers. in Saskatchewan Ter
ritory, produced sensation here to-
day, and for the time takes precedence of
Eastern war topics. The militia officers
here expect that if there are to be Sc
rious operations undertaken against the
rebels they will be called upon to fur
nish company of fifty men from each
of the city regiments. Thus far, how
ever. no call has been made on them.
If reports speak truly, Ricl will, be-
fore many weeks. have under him more
than eight hundred men. who will
either fight or run. a. the case may be,
and who can wage desultory and an
noying fight against the military mount
ed police now doing duty in the North
west. Riel is bold and audacious. espe-
cially AS he knows that he has the
French Canadians of Old Canada with
him.
by Associated Press.
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, March
25.--Nothing is talked of here but the
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