New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-05-20
BATT1EAT BArocHE.
Riel and His Followers Put to rl1eht ana
Seven Of his Prisoners Hascr.d

BATT1E AT BAToCHR.
Riel and His Followers Put to Plight ana
Seven Of his Prisoners Rescued.
OTTAWA, Ont, May - In the house this
afternoon Hon. NJ. Caron read the following
official dispatch from Gen. Middleton:
Batoche House, May II, via Clark Crossing
May 12.-To Hon. A. P. Caron, Ottawa: Have
just made general attack and carried the
whole settlement Themen behaved splendid.
". The rebels are in full flight Sorry
to say I have not got Riel. While. I
vas accommodating eco this morning, Will
loped up with a flag of truce, and handed me eei a
letter from pm Riel, saying: s'sIf you massacre
our families I shall massacre the prisoners ,
l sent message thatif he would put his WON
Ell and children in one place and let me know
where 1t was, no shots should be fired on them.
then returned to camp and pushed on nv ad-
vance parties. who were heavily fred on. I
pressed on until saw my chance and ordered
a general advance. The men resnondad
nobly. Splendidly led by their officers
and Col stranbenzie, they drove the
enemy OUT OF the rifle pits, forced their
houses, and we are now masters of the place
ana mos OF my force will bivouac there.
Right III the heat of action Nj. Ashley came
back with another message from Rel. "a fol-
lows: -. -' ''' W.
General Your prompt answer to nv 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, we will
let you know. [Signedl LOUIS DAVID BEL.
r., On the envelope he had written as follows:
II 40 not like war, 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
be expected. As yet find it is five killed and
twenty wounded. Then follows the list Of the
casualties.] The prisoners have nearly all
Deen released and are safe in my camp. Among
them t IS jackson White, the man who was
Riels secretary, butwho lis now mad and ,rath-
or dangerous.
'tslgned] FRED MIDDLETON,
Major General
!also beg to read another telegram re-
celyed shortly after, giving some information
Wild reference to the steamer Northcote:
Ihe steamer Northcote and another steamer
are coming up the river with Company G of
the Scotch infantry and the police. and viii
cut off the retreat of the rebels. The rebel
loss is believed to be very severe but is as vet
unknown. The mounted half-breed brought
IN IS Ambrose Jodin, of Riels council.
Our loss, so far as known, has been five
killed, as follows:
Capt: French, commanding the scouts, shot
through head
Lieut.. Fitch, Tenth Grenadiers, shot through
head 'eo
Capt Brown, Boulton's scouts.
a. w. Kippen. surveyors scents.
Private Wheeler, Ninetieth battalion
The wounded are:
Lieut. Gordon, surveyors scouts.
Lieut.: Laidlow, Tenth Grepadiers and
Maj. Dawson, Tenth Grenadiers, all slightly.
sergt Maj; Watson, Ninetieth battalion,
slightly in ankle.
Sergt jacques, Ninetieth battalion, in hand.
Private Young, NiIetleth battalion, flesh
wound in thigh -
Corporal j. 6. GILES, Ninetieth battalion.
slight in calf
Private W Cook. Tenth Grenad,ers. shot
in arm.
Busler M. Vaughan, Tenth Grenadiers,
shotin finger.
Private c. Barber slight wound in head.
Private J. W. Quinley, flesh wound ia arm.
Private }. Marshall, Tenth Grenadiers, flesh
Private w. Urlson, Tenth Grenadiers slight
wound across back
Private Barton, Midland, seriously injured
in thigh and groin.
Bugler M. Brown, Corporel Hilliwell. Mid
land, slightly wounded IN face and arm
Lieut.. Hilliwell, Midland hurt in shoulder.
WHERE IS REL?
Winnipeg Special: Nothing is definitely
known about the movements of the rebel lead
ers since the fall Of Batoche but private ad.
vices indicate that Riel, Dumont and others
crossed the river and started west. The white
prisoners rescued were seven IN number.
w. A. Mcdonald, Thomas Brothers, H. Ross
Ashley Mackey, the Jackson brothers and
Albert Monkman ".
Ottawa, Ont, Special Telegram May13 The
battallons 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 4G2, and the Bruce bat
talon about $40. Already there are are, in
Guiding mounted police, some $500 men in the
northwest, and some 30Orecruits are being for
warded forthe police. It is intended to rein
force Gen. Middleton at Batoche and Cen
Strange at Edmunton"with troops about to be
sent forward
President Cleveland land The Chairman
Deleg alton.
Congressional Delegate John T. Game of
Utah, sohn Taylor, sonof the president of the
Mormon church, and John G: Cannon, son of
ex- Congressional Delegate Cannon, who com
pose the delegation sent by the Mormon church
to lay Before the president statement of the
grievances "of the, Mormons and present pro-
tests adopsad,by a mass meeting of Mornllons
against the action of the federal officials called
by appointment at the executive mansion
and ware received by the president IN
the library. Che president shook hands with
Mr.. Casmesand was then introduced to Mr.. Tay-
lor and Mr.. Cannon Mr.. Caine then read tho
address 10 the president. It states that the adj
dress adopted by the Mormons on the I'd inst.
which has already been published, was not is
sued at tine diotation of tile church authorities.
but was voluntarily popular expression.
Gaines address says:
In the exercise Of a right guaranteed to them
by the constitution of the United States, nearly
soV,oOO c.nzens appeal to their fellow citizens
for fair hearing and petition you for redress
of their grievances. The Mormon people have
D ~, pat5an5 rfonbe!aaripg and long suffer
hg They have not,twill not be disloya1 or law
defying.. They! have steadfastly resisted what
sslhey believed Ito be unjust enactments, but
shey have notresistea, and will not resist, the
!ud gments Of dhe courts They maintain, how
over, that they ought not TO be made the
victims of special legislation, enacted under
the form of general lave
AThe administration ofGhe Edmunds law. is
complained Of in that itsoperates against Nor
mons only. The courts have held that Nor
nens who have maintained the Offspring of
their plural marriages and recognized as their
wives the women hhey eespoused before the
passage of the EdmuIfds lasy were guilty of it's
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