The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-26
RIEL'S REBELLION.
General Middleton Meets and Defeats a
Force of the Rebels Composed OF
Half Breeds and Indians.

CLARK's CROSSING, y. w. T., April 25.-GeneTal
Middleton. with his stsf was riding we'll to the
front with Boulton's Horse, who acting
ss scouts, yes. erdsT when ab0uts five miles
from Mcintosh. where tt ey had camped the night
before. end on approaching two small bluffs COW
eTed with timber, about twenty or thirty OF the
enemy's scouts opened Ere, killing several of the
sColls' horses ard woundine several of them. Be-
tween these bluffs. which were about 500 yards
apart j. a piece of level and open prairie that
stretches back about LEGO yards. across which
runs dep Iavine with timber in the bottom,
running b ack in places apparently for mile. On
the west side about the center stands two log
houses and straw stacks After firing a volley
iIom the bluf the scolts got under cover, when
the General ordered up the advance guard of the
Ninetieth under Captain Clark. Two guns OF "a
Battery then came up gallop under command of
Captain Peters. the guns being supported py
garrison division under Captain Peters and
OF shrapnels at the half breeds, the
latter retired into the ravine. The remainder OF
the Ninetieth were then sent up. Major Buch-
aDaD. commanding the right pattel lion, and Ma
jor BoSv ell the left half of Company. OF the IN
fsniry school of Toronto, being on the extreme
right, hsd two three hot Ecrimmages for the
posseffion of knoll about 500 yards in front OF
the Tayine Being ordered 10 retire from IL, the
knoll Was taken possession OF by the rebels, but
the infantry drove them out While this was
going On at the light, On the left battery OF tae
garrison division, who were supporting their guns
and company OF the Ninet1eth, under Captain
FoI(St, Dade dash across The opening aud gained
the top of the ravine. The remainder of the
| iorces ere gradually worked up ana k pt closing
| on the ravine. Meantime the artillery was being
moved from point to point so as TO obtain the
most advantageous position for sheling the rebels
| in The rayine They drove the rebels out OF a
| number OF houses and set straw-stack on fire.
The rebels were seen to leave tnen. seei-
Ing cover in the rayine, wnen No. CON-
paDy Of the Ninetieth Grenaders ar
! rived from across the river. They were
tent over the right hanks ana thrown in
sklimishing order so as 10 entlade tue ravine and
relieve tome OF The troops who had been in action
ali day. About sixty rebels were seen TO retreat
ing unable 10 do so, owing 10 their horses being
up 10 O'Clock, when there could not have been
more than ten men In the rifle pits in the ravlne
| al which time the General had the troops drawn
up preparatory to making charge and TO capture
| the men in tue pits, which was expected 10 clio e
| the engagement es he rad ordered the teams }
river. III open order, - camp for the night. Dur
ins The cOClse OF The afternoon the remainder ~
! the Tenth crossed over, and also one gun OF the
| Winnipeg Battery. II is expected that the re-
mainder of the troops will cross 10 the east sid
to-morlow, when the General will press on 10
| BotaChe.
The killed. in addition TO those given before,
we've Gunner Cook. of A. Bate; Private Wheel
/ er. Nc. 2 Company a. ne - atieth. Cant In
CLARKE and Lieutenant Swenford, of the Nineteth
Will die OF wounds. AS far could be seen the
| enemy LETT no dead ON the field though twenty
tuTed The rebels seem 10 be composed OF about
an equal number of half breeds and Indians, IN
all not more tnsn 200, and supposed to be IN.
Ger the command OF Gabriel Dumont.