Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-21


MEL ana xEis xoiiowsrs rat 10 xlighs AaS
Gcven Of his prisoners xescaad.
OrTAwA, Ont, NAY IL In tte house THE
afternoon Hon NJ caron head tho following
officisa dispatch from Gen Midleson.
Baiochc Hopse, May II, via Clars's Crossing,
May " 10 Hon A. r. carsn, Ottawa: Rave
lust made . general stack and csrrioa sas
whole settlement Thsinen behsvsd spiessiis.
". Tbs rebels are in full fight eorry
10 say | have not got Rial While !
wes accommodating this morning VIII
liam Ashley, ono OF The prisoners, gal.
loped up wilhe flag Of truce and handed me Z
is,ler from Bid saying: III yea massacre
ssns Anlessage thatif he would put his wom-
en- sud children ia orp plnce and let me know
wiicro twas, no shots should be fired on them
then returned 10 camp and pushed on my adr
vance parties, who were heavily fred on. J
pressed on nutiil saw my chance and ordered
. general advance. Tho men reepondasl
molly. splendidiy led By tAsir Jnicers
aud Col StranbenKiN they droya the
enemy out OF tho rife pits forced their
gay across the plain and seized the
snd naost Of nay force viii bivouec there
hight 70 the heat OF action hi. Ashley came
back with another message from RieI, a. fol-
loys:
General: Your prompt answer to my note
shows that was right 10 mentioning the cause
on humanity. We will gather our families IN
osls place, and A soon as N IL done, we will
LEI you know. lSignedl LOUIS D4yJa BEL.
On the envelope he hal written as follows:
Il do not like war, and u you do not retreat
and refuse an Interview, the question remains
the same conoerniSe the PRISONERS our loss
! am afraid 10 heavy, but not 20 heavy as might
Do expectet A. yat l ind Il il I'VE killed and
twenty wounded Then followe the list Of the
easgsieiea The prisoners have nearly ali
been released aud are safe in my camp Among
snen y JACKSON White the man who was
Riels secretary, but who IL now mad and rssA-
or dangerous
LsignedI FnED MIDDLETON,
fe Major General
] also beg to read another telegram re-
ceived shortly after, giving some information
with reference a. the steamer Eore.cote:
The steamer Northcote and another steame.
are coming up tho river with Company pf
the Scotch infantry and the police, and will
cut on the rctrcat Of the rebels The rebel
toss Is beiisyed 70 bs very severe. hut is as yet
unknown. The mounted half breed brought
IN 4 Ambrose Jodin, Of Rieas council
Our ioss 10 far rs known, has been I'VE
killed, as follows; .ss
Capt French, commanding the scouts, shot
Lieut. i' Fitch, Tenth orsnadisr.. shot through
head
Capt Brown, Boulton's scouts.
A w. Mppen, surveyors scouts
Private hheelar, Ninetieth battalion
The wounded are
Lieut. Garden, surveyors scouts.
Lieut. tAidlow, Tenth Grenadiers: and
Ma Dawson, Tenth Grenadiere, all slightly
Eergt Maj. Watson, NiRstieth battalion,
Blghtly in apkla $50
Sergt Jacques, Ninotieth battalion, in hand
Private Young. Nineheih battalion, flesh
wound In thigh.
Corporal q a. GnIss Nineseth bsttalioa.
ailght In calG
Private ". Cook. Tenth Gren.hcrs, shot
In arm.
Baglsr NJ Vaughan, Tenth aronadIors,
shotin finger,
Private g. Barber, slight wound ia head
Private J. W. Quipley, flesh wound ia arm
Private y Marshall, Tenth Grensdiers, flesh
wound In calf Of leg T
Private ". Urlson, Tenth Grenaaisrs slight
wound across back
Private Barton, Midland, seriously injured
Bugler NJ Brown, Corporol HilIiweiI Ma.
land, slightly wounded IN face and ara
Lieut. Hitiiwell, Midland, hprt ii shoulder.
WHERE y RrtIP
winnipeg Special Nothing is definitely
SHOWN anont uie movements OF the rebel lead
prs since the fall OF Batoohe, but private ad-
vices indicate that Riel, Dnmont and others
crossed The river and started west Tho white
prisoners rescued were seven in numben
" A. Mcdonald, Thomas Brothers, III Ross.
Ashley Mackey, the jackson brOthers and
Albert Monkman
Ottawa, Ont, Special Telegram. MayIs. The
oatiali0ns now ordered out will increase fhs
orce 10 the northwest 70 nearly eight thousand !
men. The new Brunswick provincial battalion
u eight companies with the 81 John school
Infantry, viii number 462, and the Bruce bat
4iion about 3D. Already there arc are, IN
,luding mounted police, some 5, 500 nou 10 the
northwest and some so recruits are being for.
Fartied for the police II is Intended 10 rein /
oree Gen. Middleton at Betoche and Gen.
strange AZ kd.nunton with troops about 10 be !,
ont forward