Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-05-21
REL ROUTED.

General Middleton, By Determined As
sault on the Rebels at Batouche. Drives
Them From the Place. Which He Now
Holds-RieIs Forces Practically Dis.
persed-The Killed and Wounded.
BAToUCHE. May II, VIA CLARK'l
CROSSING, May 13.-Batouche has fall
len. The rebels have fed, being
driven from their rifle pits and ambush a,
the point of the bayonet. A charge was
calamity made by the Grenadiers. Riel
sent messenger to Middleton early In
the day, saying: "If you persist in firing
upon houses containing our women and
children we will massacre the prisoners
In our hands" The General in reply
told him to gather the women and chill
dren into one house and it would not be
fired upon. Later Riel sent an answer
thanking Middleton for his humane prom
1ses to save the women and children, but
a1terWard, as general attack was just
being made, he sent another messenger,
saying that he did not like war, but un-
less the troops retired his original inten-
ton to massacre the prisoners would be
adhered TO, but it came too late. The
charge had already commenced, and in a
lew minutes the rebels were scattered
and the prisoners were rescued.
Following is a list of the casualties to-
day:
KILLED.
Captain John French, scout.
Lieutenant Fitch, Royal GrenadierS.
fol r Do, -
w. III. Kippen, Surveyors Corps.
Private Frozer of the Ninetieth.
Private Hardisty, of the Ninetieth.
WOUNDED.
Captain Gillies.
Private Young.
Sergeant-Major Watson.
Sergeant jacques, of the Nineteenth,
all slightly.
Lieutenant Helliwell.
Corporal Helliwell.
Privates Snugley and Barton, of the
Midland Battalion.
Major Dawson.
Lieutenant Landlow.
Privates Quigley, Cook, Vaughn Bar
Der and Marshall, of the Greuadiers,
more seriously. Father Mouline was
found in house at Batouche, wounded, it
is believed, by the rebels but not Sc
riously.
Batouche fell at p. m. with loss Oh
the third day of five killed, and ten
wounded.
The steamer Northcote and another
steamer coming up the river with Compa-
ny c, School of Infantry and some police,
will cut off the retreat of the rebels. The
rebel loss is believed to be severe, but is
as yet unknown. The wounded half
breed brought in is Ambrose Jodin,
member of Riel's council.
THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
OTTAWA, ONT, May 14.-In the Houue
read the following official dispatch from
General Middleton:
BAToUCHE HOUSE, May II,
VIA CLARKE'S CROSSING, May IL.
To Hon. Il. p. Capron, Ottdca:
Have just made general attack and car
RED the whole settlement The men be;
got RieI While was recon.
ep dns o this tb mornng William As
up with flag of truce and handed me let
ter from Riel, saying: If you massacre our
families. shall massacre prisoners" / sent
answer that if he would put his women and
children in one place and let me know where
then returned to camp and pushed on my
advance parties, who were heavily fired
on L so pressed on until L saw my
chance and ordered general adj
vance. The men responded nobIy. SPLEEN
didiy led by their officers and Colonel Strau
benzie, they drove the enemy out of the
rifie-pits. They forced their way across the
plain and seized the houses, and we are now
masters of the place. and most OF my force
ton Mr.. Ashley came back with another
missive from Riei, As follows:
note shows that was right in mentioning
the cause of humanity. We will gather our
families in one place, and as soon as it Is
done will let you know. have. etc,
TSigned Louis DAVID REL"
On she envelope he had written as fol-
lows:
81 do not like war, and if you do not re
treat. and refuse an interview, the question
remains the same concerning the prisoners
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
WINNIPEG, MAN, May LIT is be.
fieved here that the rebels have been
beaten so badly that they will make no
further stand in body, but will probably
disperse through tie Western country in
small bands, where they can not be hunt
ed down without great difficulty. Riel is
expected to get away to Montana, as
there are few obstacles in his way. In
fact there is little to prevent him from
Disgusting himself, making his way to
Ou'Appelle, and then by railway to Win
nipeg. He has plenty of friends not very
far from the city who would gladly give
him refuge.
NEWS FROM BATTLEF FORD.
A dispatch from Battleford says: Thir-
ty women and large number of children
have decided to leave by the trails for
Swift Current on Thursday. A mounted
escort will accompany the party past the
first woods, about thirty-five miles dis
tant, after which. it is thought, no dam
ger need be feared. The wound
ed continue to improve and
will probably be removed to
Winnipeg when the streams begin to run.
Scouts who left Wednesday night for
Poundmaker's Reserve returned this after
noon and announced that the Indians had
disappeared. The surrounding country,
south of the river, including Cut-knife
Hill, was on fire. Eight scouts leave to-
day, and will endeavor to discover where
the Indians have gone. 1t is claimed
that the retreat of the Indians shows
that they suffered heavily at Cut Knife.
Two Yankee trappers and prospectors
reached here in canoes late last night.
They are suspected and will be detained.
They say that they were in the woods
below Edmonton for six months, and had