The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-31

quiring protection. The only means oil get
ting news from Prince Albert will be by |
courier to Brattleford, a distance OF IN /
miles. and then by telegraph to Winnipeg. |
Capt. Norman, of the mounted police here, |
approves of the action of Col Irvine. he
thinks it a strategic move that will embar- |
rass the rebels and relieve the anxiety of
settlers Of Prince Albert, one OF the most
populous districts in the northwest, on the
Saskatchewan. 1t was rumored here that
the rebels had intercepted the police on their
retreat from Fort Carleton and an engage
ment took place in which sixty-four police
were killed Late reports say, however,
that the retreat was made without resist
! ance by the rebels
There will be a general concentration at
Prince Albert. Duck Lake, Carleton and
Battleford will be abandoned. RieFs forces
have been largely augmented. There are
| / 800 half breeds now with him. The half
breeds are excited around Battleford, and
many are taking to arms. The Indians
under Chief Beardy are taking the field
1t is said that the Indians az
tackled Crozier at Duck lake, and
not the half-breeds, and report received
Sunday saws that over forty of the attack
ing party were killed and many wounded:
The report states that the Indians attacked
Crozier's force while parleying under flag
of trucs, firing upon the police from potf
sides of the road, and that the police re
turned the fire promptly and effectively
The artillery was handled with precision
that demoralized the attacking party.
The aspect of affairs is black. Fathe
Lebrett says that the half-breeds arc qule
at Fort Qu'Aappelle. There are fears OF tn
Indians rising all over. They give a Ion
account of their sufferings through the win
ter, and they believe that THE is the las
chance they will have to strike.
WINNIPEG, March 3l.-A Qu'Appeile dis
; patch says: "The whole country north
7 the South Saskatchewan is swarmng VII
Q rebels, many of them Indians. Several pc
!, sons who are known to have lett PRIME
A Albert some days ago have not been seen
q heard of since and the suPposition Is the
have fallen into the hands Of Riels NEIL
= Authentic information has been receive
! of the rebel loss at Duck Lake, which W
only one man wounded no one killed. II
L rebels fought throughout under cover al
b. nothing could be seen of them by tho polio
ot the smoke wreaths from their long-ran
s. rifles being the only visible sign OF the
E. presence on the bluff.
1t is said here that the half-breeds in IL
9 Wood mountain region just north OF Il
: American boundary have heen prepari
- for months for q risias There are y
over 800 OF them in that locality, but tn
could easily recruit from tie hhlt-breel $
is | Elements i'll the north Missouri count
Y. probably 5000 hali-breeds. The lndif
~ at Wood mountain are also said to be d
wa affected.
'o TORONTO. March 81. Five hundred II
from the Queens Own ard Grenadier re
nents and eighty rom the lhfan
en- School corps le t here Monlay mo
.as ing for the northwestern
his ritory. Never in the history Of Toro
was such intense excitement shown as tn
was when the troops were moving to
@ railway depot. Aloug the line Of ma
'h the cheering was continuous.