New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-25
RIEDS DEFEAT AT BATOUCHE.
WAS GENERAL MIDDLETON DISOBEYED
SUGGESTION THAT IHE ADVANCE on RlEL WAS
MADE AGAINST HIS ORDERS.
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ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 24.-It would seem
that the final defeat OF the rebels under Rle at atouche
was accomplished by the Canadian troops in direct dso
bedience of orders and that if General Middleton hau
had his own way the end Of the rebellion might no" 10
more remote than The stan correspondent oil ~"
Pioneer Press who has been with Middleton during the
entire campaign, writes: "On Tuesday morning May
H. the troops camp had been sixty hours under re
II was the most foul OF all camps the plOughcd earth ad
turned TO dust to which addeu
their Clouds hundreds cattle supermpoSeu
dlthness water and not fit to drink ana inc
area so limited that 1t was next to lmpossiOie LOT uo
troops unless In the trenches TO lose sight OF the deu
around the hospital to be without the hearing Oh o
woundeds sighs Buets not constant visitors ol
course but we were I'm range all the time, and no one
knew the victim Of the stray bullet The Nnetieth
were mad-Otlicers and men. So were the "rehauers
The Midands and the Artillery don't mean to say they
were mutnous but they had nearly reached the
limit suffering and being strong The officers were
angcred than the men, SlnGe IIey hue" @ uo
meto of the troops and that General Middleton Wls wv
just in saying that lie dare not trust them 70 cha,s
was tacy agreed among the field oicers thdl AZ ll9
next opportunity the rebels should DC chdrkeu anu
driven back matter what the orders to lhe contrary
from the general commanding mlghl oe. NJ a. onrt @
begged to take his Gdting forward to take II apart
and put it the church. To do anything ana every 's
or suggestion poohpOOhed or aughcu at
and Middleton wound up one conference ny ,5' sa(in5'
NV dear fellow your gun is like the rest OF the artillery
good for moral but not mortal elect Van Sttu1chHic
every one who had right to speak. urged action ou
none could get permission. Pctul AT tines Al OtneIa
ocosey sarcactc the general was determined to follow
suggestions ,--,.i ,.o,,
Prince Albert: Word from Middleton was received
tonight that the troops should 20 on lie mas gwen
Pouudmaker two DAYS TO surrender uncondluonay, NJ
Battefo1d If he does not Middleton will destroy MN
aud his camps The steamers Baroness ana Alberta ar
rived this evening after hard tusse with tho rapids
and take the Nineticth board tonight 10 leaNe Ior
Baeford early the morning fhe GrenadierS ana inc
rest OF Battery 20 the Marquis which, sun POuhu-
ins away at the rapids, is expected tomorrow.
WINNIrEG, May 2l.-The bodies OF Corporal CoIe ana
Privates Frazer and Hardesty OF the 9Oth fhes "eo
buried here to-day with military hOnors, uudcf inc au
spices OF the Montreal artillery. All puDhc bodI,s anu
several societies took part. The bodies were DuiIed III
81. Johns Cemetery ,--t -
The telegraph wire between Parkcs Crossing ana
Prince Albert, which cut At the beginning oi lhe
rebellion, was repaired yesterday A dispdtch rom
Prince Albert says that BOultOns mounted troop elt
that point on Friday by trail for BalteIord HchcI
Middleton started for the same placehy the steamer
west with the Midland battalion, part OF battery ana
Gatns gun More troops w tohow Wnrn Tue 2tnII 2,iI
steamers get up to Prince Albert The NlhhlPc% iIrld
Battery will do garrison duty at Prince Albert along WIN
mounted police. - -.,, So. ,,.,,
Congratulatory kilograms have been received Dy zen,
eral Middleton from the GOvernor-GenefaI anu loI"
members OF the 9Otl iSlnes anu WIN
uipeg Field Battery been granted leave OF absence
and started iOr home