The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-05-22
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General Middleson Has Asother BATH
and Captures the Rebel Position.
OTTAWA, CAM, May IA General Ma
d!etoa has sent to the Government authori-
ties the following account of the battle and
capture of Batouche: have just made
general attack and have carried the whole
settlement The men behaved splendidly.
The rebels are in full flight am sorry to
say that have not yet got Riel.. While /
was accommodating this morning, William
Ashley. one of the prisoners, galloped mp
with flag of truce and handed me letter
from Riel, saying: s'If you massacre our
families shall massacre the prisoners"
/ sent answer that IL he would put his wo-
men and children in one place and let me
know where 1t was, not a shot should BIO
fired on them. then returned TO tho camp
and pushed on my advance parties, who
were heavily fired on. l pushed on until l
saw my chance and ordered general ad-
vance. The men responded nobly. Splen-
didly led by their officers and Colonel
Straubenzie they drove the men out of the
rifle pits and forced their way across the
plain and seized the horses, and
we are now masters of the place
and most of my force will bivouac there.
Right in the heat of the action Mr.. Ashley
came back with another missiye from Riel
as fellows: General, your prompt answer
to my note shows that was right in men
ticning the cause of humanity. We will
gather our families in one place and as soon
rs ii is done will let you know" On the
envelope he had written as follows: Il do
not like war and il you do not retreat and
refuse an interview, the question remains
the same concerning the prisoners" Our
loss, | am afraid, is heavy. but not 80 heavy
- might be expected. AS yet L find it is
five killed and ten wounded. The prisoners
have all been released and are safe in my
camp. Among them is jackson White, the
man who was Riers Secretary, but rs now
mad and rather dangerous. The steamer
Northcote and another steamer are COM
ing up the river with company e, of the
School of Infantry and the police and will
cut off the retreat of the rebels The rebel
loss is believed TO be very severe but is yet
unknown. The wounded baif-breed brought
in is Ambrose Joden of RiePs council.
EFFECT on THE REBELS.
1t is believed here that the rebels have
been beaten SO badly that they will make
no further stand in body, but Will prob
ably disperse through the western country
in small bands where they can not be
hunted down without great difficulty. Riel
is expected to get away to Montana, as
there are few obstacles In his way. in fact
there is little to prevent tim from disguis-
ing himself, making his way to GU Appellee
and then by rail to Winnipeg. He has
plenty of friends not very far from the city
who would gladly give him refuge. Thirty
women and large number of children
have decided to leave by the trails for
Swift Current ON Thursday. A mounted
escort will accompany the party past the
first woods, about thirty-fiye miles distant
after which it is thought that no danger
need be feared. The wounded continue to
improve and will probably be removed to
Winnipeg when the steamers begin to run.
Scouts who left here last night for Pound
makers reservation returned this afternoon
and say he has disappeared.
BIG BEAR TO GET A DOSE
A Calgary dispatch says that General
Strange with detachment of mounted po-
lice and the Sixty-fifth battalion left Ed
monitor on the 9th for Fort Pitt TO give
Big Bear and his tribe dressing down.
Colonel Osborne Smith and his detachment
arrived i'm Edmonton the same day General
Strange left. A company of Winnipeg light
infantry arrived at Calgary from Gleichon
last night and will go north Thursday.