Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-05-15

Fling. N. NJ. 1. - son has ga1ned 1
gained i grand victo's M .Bstocts s.
lin the hands 81 our forces. Who m
nov Is o'clock il pos z,ion Of the
village, and fighting the enemy below
the river bank Our nnsn are careful
to avoid exposure. ATT O'Clock >: N n.
a charge was ordsrsd, the Midland on
the left, the Grensaiers irsthe center,
and the Ninetisth, with the Calling ON
the right. Our mon viiseh - gashed
into tie rayinss ~ Y pils, am
one Indian M IN - = . his pit.
Ashley plisbnsr; eaaas ut NiAh !
lf.g Of 4rucsfFon Risi. Afthe fecoa,'
noissanoe this morning the. sams man
uame out with 4 GAG and letter saying
IL Middlston sll.sllsd their women and
children Risi would kill the prisoners,
Agent Lash arst: Middleton replied
telling them q ct their wonsn and
children in ono place. The. sseoud
Ase, daring tho charge, wan . say thsy
! would gather the women 70 dsstfed,
but evidently this was: 10 obtain tims.
and Aiddlsten declined To longer da.:,
hy, and TIE order for the chSrks wsa
given. The troops behaved most gal
lantly and shpperted bt ona gun Of the
Quebec battery and two Winnipeg
guns, which showed good work, rushed
into the village. Capt, French was
shot while kicking open tho door of a
house. The white prisoners, hearing
our cheers. burst open the trap door
of the cellar, which was hailed, and
came to Middleton amid cheers. We
will bivouac> on the, battle ground,
holding;the ground gained, which i
practically the battle ground. News
from tho Northcote was received dur
ing tho battle. She is Ill right and
coming up with the steamer Northwest
from Prince Albert with Company C,
infartry school, and mounted police on
board. The firing has now ceased.
Everybody is hilarious over tho de-
cided victory. Twelve dead half
baeeds were seen. and many more are
known to have been, killed. Riel has
for the present escaped. Many rebels
have gone across the river. A shot !
from the Winnipeg gun broke scow
to pieces. !
WINNIPEG, Man., May 14.-Authentic !
intelligence hasjust been received that |
the India, have captured 4 train of |
thirty-one teams, with supplies, and
Transfers. Ten of. the teamsters e.
capped. The train left Swift Currents
week. ago and we're within thirteen
miles of Battleford when the Indians !
swooped down on the train and cap
tured it.. 1t was Pouudmaker and his
b nd who captured the train. A des-
perate fight ensued in which anumber |
were wounded and two killed, includ.
ing ono mounted police. There 10 in
t .nse excitement here over tho !
A later dispatch says
the train, which consisted ..of5 xsth;rty.
ons transport wagons laden with sup
Plies, ammunition, arms and clothing |
for the troops, Under tho escort Of ton |
mounted police, left Swift Current for
Battleford last Friday. The road had |
been good and excellent progress WIS
made. The last thirteen miles from
Battleford we're bsing passed about 9
o'clock this morning, when a vast |
horde of Indians rushed out of the |
brush from all directions and seized
The teamsters, of whom there was one
TO e"ch wagon. Three or four savages
attacked each tsamster, all of whom
were instantly overpowered.' Tho
police offered desperate re-
and for ! time the exchange
IF firing was general. One mounted
policeman. whose name has not been
earned, was killed, and several police
Ind teamsterg wounded. The rest of
;he police and ten teamsters escaped,
md made all haste to Battleford where
III alarm was given: Terrible anxiety
Is felt here, as it was understood that
and children were to set out
rom Battleford for Winnipeg early !
his marnipg. There is mo-, doubt that
he band is Paundmaker's because be
- known to be in that vicinity. Otter j
VAS making preparations to attack the
indians, but on second thought re-
lived to wait for reinforcsments.~ |
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