The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-21

R1al and His Follower Rut d PLIGHT q,

Raal and His Followers Rut % Plight and
3oven OF his Prisoners Rescued.
OTTAWA, Ont, Nay 13-In the house thil
afternoon Hon n Caron read the following
official di.latch from Gen. Middleton:
Batoche House, May II, via Clark g Orossfnf
May 12.-To Hon. A. P. Caron, Ottawa: Ha1.
just made general attack and carried tn
whole settlement Thsmen be- avedsplendid
". The rebels are in full flight sorr,
was accommodating this 1 vii
lopod up with dag Of truce I'D b anded m sei .
letter from Riel, saying: VII you massacre
our 9arnt families shall massacre the prisoners
on and children in one place and let me- knov
where 1t was, no shots should be fired on them.
then returned to camp and pushed on nv I'd
vance parties, who were heavily ired On. /
pressed on until saw ny chance and ordered
sob genera s,.a advanee The men responded
end Col. strssbens;e, they tn'' drove e"c tss
enemy out Of tho rifle pits, forced their
way across the plain and seized the
houses, and We are now masters Of the place,
and most Of my force will bivouac there.
Right n tho heat Of action Nj. Ashley came
back with anotaer message from Riel, as fol-
lows:
General; Your prompt answer to nv note
shows THAT was right in mentioning the caUse
OF humanity. We will gather our families in
ore place, and - soon % it is done, we will
lot You know (Signedl LOUIS DAVID RlEt.
On the envelope he had written as follows:
II do NOT like WI, and if you do not retreat
and refuse an interview the question remains
the same concerning the prisoners" Our loss
am afraid is heavy, but not so heavy as might
DC expected. As yet find it is five killed and
twenty wounded. Then follows the list OF tho
easualtiea] The prisoners have nearly ali
been released and are safe in my camp. Af1cnx
them is Jackson White, the man who vas
Riels secretary, but Who 70 now mad and rath-
or dangerous.
tsigned] FRED MIDDLETON,
Major General
also hse to read another telegram re-
celved shortly after, giving some information
with reference to tho steamer Noxthcote
1he steamer NOrthcoto and another steamer
arc coming up the river with Company C Of
the Scotch infantry and the police and viii
cut of the retreat Of the rebels Tho rebel
loss Ii believed to be very severe, but is as vet
unknown. The mounted half breed brou9h.
IN - Ambrose Jodin, of Riers council
III, Eas !oss. so tar as known, has been five
=, Capt French, commanding the scouts, shot
through head
Lieut. Fitch, Tenth Grenadiers, shot through
Capt Brown, Boulton's scouts,
Private Wheeler, Ninetieth battalion.
The wounded are:
Lieut. Gordon, surveyors scouts
Lieut.: Laidlow, Tenth Grenadiers; and
Maj Dawson, Tenth Grenadiers, all slightly.
SefSe Maj; Watson, Ninetieth battalion,
Sergt Jacques, Ninetieth battalion, in hand
fnvate young, Ninetleth battalion, flesh
CORPORAL J: g: GILES. Nine.ieth battalion,
Private ": Cook Tenth Grenad,er., shot
shotin finger
Private 6. Barber, slight wound in head
Private J. " Quinley, flesh wound in arm,
- rrlya ;s u Marshall, Tenth Grenadiers, flesh
Private W. Urlson, Tenth Gron.disrs. Sigh,
wound across back
=, Private Barton, Midland, seriously injured
In thigh and groin.
Bngler N. Brown, Corporel Itilhwen, Mid
Lieut. Hllliwell, Midland, hurt in shoulder.
WHERE IS HIEL?
winnipeg Special: Nothing is definitely
known about the movements of the rebel lead.
eis since the fsll Of Batoche, but private ad-
wees indicate that Riel, Dumont and others
crossed the river and started west Tie white
prisoners rescued were seven IN number,
W. A. Mcdonald, Thomas Brothers, H. Ross
Ashley Mackey, the Jackson brothers and
Abort MOnkman
Ottawa, Ont, Special Telegram, Is. Tho
battalions now ordered out will increase the
force in the northwest to nearly eight thousand
men, The new Brunswick provincial battalion
OF eight companies, with the st. John school
infantry, will number 462, and the Bruce bat
talon about $40. Already there are are. in
Guiding mounted police, some j, 500 men in the
northwest, and some 800 recruits are being for
warded for the police 1t is intended to rein
e lore. Gen. Middleton at Batoche and Gen.
Strange at Edmunton with troops about IT, ha
sent forward w w