New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-14
HALF-BREEDS RETREATlNU'
VICTORY FOR GENERAL MIDDLETON
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x,vx KILLED AND TEN WOUNDED
orr.vA May 13.-In the House TINS alte'noou' MI
.,an read the following official dspatch Hon ueherai
Middleton dated Baouche House. May IL VIA O'afAeS
Crossing: 80,
mHaye lust made general attack and carried the
whole settlement Men behaved splenddly. Rebels
=; full fight Sorry TO say have not got Riel. While
was reconnoitring this morning William Ashley one
of the prisoners galoped up with flag Of truce and
handed me letter from Riel saying: If you massacre
our families shall prisoners sent answer
that if he would put his women and children IN one
place and let me know where it was no shot should DC
fred on them then returned to camp and pushed on
nv advance parties, who were heavily fired on. SO
pressed on until saw my chance and ordered gen
eral advance The men responded nobly. Spenddly
led NV their officers and Colonel Straubenze, they
drove the enemy out Of riepits after fepts iorceu
their way the plain and seized houses, ana we
are now masters of the place. and most OF my force VIII
byouac there Right In the heat OF action Mr. Ashley
came back with another missve from kiei as 1oll9ws
General your prompt answer to my note SHOWS 'naS
was right in mentioning the cause OF humanity we
will gather our families pcae, and as soon os It
is done we will let you know On the envelope he had
written as follows do not like war and II you do
not retreat and refuse an interview, the question re-
mains the same concerning the prisoners
Our loss am afraid, is heavy. but not SO heavV as
might be expected AS yet find 1t is killed and l0
wounded The killed are Captain French command
ing the scouts Lieutenant Fitch. 10th Grenadiers;
yeyors Scouts and Private Wheeler OF the 9Oth pat
talon The wounded are Lieutenant Garden, survey,
ors' Scouts Lieutenant Laidlaw, loth Orenaaiers,auu
Major Dawson, 10th Grenaders-ai slightly Ser Ser
geant-Maior Watson Goth Battalion, slightly IN ankle
Sergeant Jakes, Doth Battalion. in hand Pryate
Young Goth Battlion, flesh wound In thigh; PIlvate
w Cook, 10Th Grenaders, shot In arm ; Bugier VI.
Gaughan 10th Grenaders shot in finger; Privately.
Barber slight wound in head Private D; w UuiIey
flesh wound in arm; private D. Marshall dVtn % Gren-
adiers flesh wound IN calf OF leg; Private W. wilson,
10th Grenadiers. slight wound across back; private
Barton Midland seriously injured IN thigh and groln
CORPORAL Helliwe Midland, slightly wounded IN lace
and arm; LIEUTENANT Helliwen, Midland, hurt IN
shoulder. This is all know at present Inc prisoners
have all been released and are safe in my camp
Among them is Jackson Whte,t the man who was ldels
secretary, but who is mad and rather dangerous
Mr. Carson also read the following telegram giving
some information with reference to the steamer North
cote: "Tbe steamer NortEcote and another stean er
are coming M the river with Company c. of the School
of mfantTv and the police and will cut off the retreat
of the rebels The rebel loss Is believed TO DC very
severe. but is yet unknown; The wounded hali;
breed brought in is Ambrose Jodin OF hlels co'hch
PROSPECTS OF A LONG CAMPAIGN.
MONTREAL, May 13 Especial. THE news of
General Mddeton's at Batonche was received
with great enthusiasm here to-day, althogh some OF
French Canadians Of the city appeared to be chagrhed
Mt the result There doubt that much sympathy with
Riel exists here The annual meeting OF the Canadian
Pacific railway which was called for to-day was post
poned for month owing, it is believed, to the North
A missionary father of the Oblate order, who has
passed great number OF years amongst the napIeeus
and who has recently returned from the NORTHWEST,
stated to-day that Rel without doubt out OF his
mind For several years the priest has known ReIs
mind TO be affected but he exercises great aud almost IN
credible influence the halfbreeds who almost De-
lieye MIN inspired by Heaven. DumOn he contends IS
noble fellow who Is fully conscious OF what ne Is DONG
and believing the hallbreeds in the right is deteImhea
TO fight the matter In conclusion the priest SAID:
II the claims Of the Indians not complied With on
II Louis Rel Is not killed. the war IN the NOrthWest Is
sure to last for at least five years
wNsIPEG, May I3.-A dispatch from Batouehe gives
the following list OF killed and wounded;
Killed-Captain John French scout Lieutenant Flcn'
Toval Crenadiers; Captain Brown. Boultons troops
W. H. Keppon, Surveyors, Corps PrlVateS frazer ana
Iandisty, goth Regiment - s..
Wounded-Captain Billies, Private Young, Sergeant
Major Watson and Sergeant jacques OF inc
oOth. all slightly; Lieutenant Hehlweu, Cor
porai HelhweI. Privates Quigley and Barton,
Of the Midland Battalion Major Dawson, Lieutenant
IaidIow Prvates Quigey, Cook, Vaughan, Barber and
Marshall, grenaders more seriously. fatLer Moullh
was found In his house BatOuche wounded 1t Is be-
lieyed, by the rebels but not seriously.
The following the names OF the prisoners rescued
from the rebels: Lush, Peter and William Tompkns,
bicKinD, Ashley, Ross and Mcconnell.