The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01

Ottawa, Ont April 2a-Failowirg is the
official statement of the engagement at Fish
Creek, Friday, made to the minister Of militia:
Fish Greek, Twenty five miles North OF
Clarke's Crossing, Northwest Territory, April
24-I have had an affair with the rebels at this
spot, Or TIC cast bank of the river. My advanced
scouts were fired upon from a bluff but we
managed to hold our W until the main body
arrived, when ! took measures to repel the at
tack, which was over at about $3.50 o'clock
p. m We have captured o lot Of their ponies
and have three or four, apparently Indians and
half breeds, in a corner Of the bluffs, who have
done q great deal OF mischief. being evidently
their best shots; and as I am unwilling
10 lose any more men in trying to take them, 4
have surrounded the bluff, and shall wait until
they have expended their ammunition to cap
ture them. Lord Melgund joined as soon as he
could from the other side Of the river, with the
Tenth Royals and Winnipeg half battery, but
tho affair was over before they arrived. As
most of this part Of left column lis thus across,
and as it is a work of difficulty to cross, I have
ordered the rest to follow and shall march to-
morrow with the united force on Batouche.
The troops behaved very well in this, their first
affair.
do not know what the loss OF the enemy
was, but i doubt not it was pretty severe,
though, judging from the great advantage Of
their position and mode OF fighting, 1t might
well be less than ours. / shall proceed to.
AAAVA " W q At0 ktA AA6 49, ARt&tA4 NA&NA WNt+&
the wounded back to Clarks Crossing, by NOV
ing on this side. lose the telegraph line, bui
/ shall keep up constant communication by way
of Clark's Crossing If possible. / regret very
much the ~wounding Of my two aides-de-camp
Capt Wise's horse was shot previous to bis
being wounded. (Signed)
FRED MIDDLETON, Major General Command
ing the Northwest Field Force.
Clark's Crossing, April 25.-Sergeant PAL
ton, of Boulton's troop, q courier from Gen.
Middleton, has Just arrived here. Arthur
Watson, of the school of infantry of Toronto,
died last night, making a total of dead, to date.
of seven. The wounded are all doing well, and
will be removed to this place as soon as posi-
bic. 1t has been ascertained to-day that the
fight on Friday was very much more disastrous
to the rebels than at first supposed Twenty
FIVE are knewn to have been killed, a.
that number of bodies were counted,
amongst whom was Gabriel Dumont
RieTs lieutenant 1t is reported also
that Riel was in the ravine during Fridays en-
gagement, and has returned to Batoche for
reinforcements. Four of our men to-day went
horses and twelve head Of cattle without moles-
tation. The cattle subsequently got away.
Ottawa, Special Telegram, April 26--Ihe
latest news here from the Northwest Is that
seven troops were killed and fifty wounded.
On the rebel side it is said that twenty-five
were killed. A dispatch to the government
says that the troops have got possession OF the
rayine and that d decisive engagement would
take place which could only last a few hours.
killed and that Rel has gone to Batoche for
more forces Al dispatch from Middleton to-
Mrs. Middleton says that, owing to the dis
lance from the telegraph Offices, the doings Of
the next twenty -four hours might not be heard
for q few days.