Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-05-22
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ernmont say:-The fighting was renewed on
Saturday. A steady fire continued all day and
night During the night the rebels made q
dash to capture a field gun, but were driven
back under heavy ire from Calling gun.
/ All day Sunday the firing continued, both
sides keeping well under cover, and firing
ouly on OppOrtune occasions. The rebels
followed their old method Of warfare, having
intrenched themselves in rife pits. Gen. Mid
dleton intrenched his force near church,
within 500 yards Of the rebel stronghold. Tho
| battery sheled the houses along the river and
set lhem on fire, and but for the priests being
in the church building itwOuld have also been
shelled. On Monday Gen. Middleton formed
9 zoreba Of transport wagons, and kept up
a desultoly fire all day upon the rebels, killing
a number of them. On Tuesday afternoon
the troops made a rapid advance toward
Batoucho, capturing the rifle pits and rayine,
and driving the rebels before them, capturing
the houses and releasing all the prisoners,
/ seven in number.
Gen. Middleton's report says:-''Have made
/ general attack and carried the whole settle
/ ment. Men behaved splendidly. Rebels in full
| flight. Sorry to say have not got RieL While
[ was rcoOnnoittering William Ashley, one Of
/ tho prisoners, galoped up with flag OF truce,
\ and handed me a letter from Riel, saying; II
/ YOU massacre our families, l shall massacre
/ prisoners ! sent answer that If he would
/ put his women and children in one place and
/
/ fired on them.
~ then returned 10 camp and pushed on my
/ advance parties, who were heavily fired on.
/ 50 pressed on until 1 SAW my chance, and Or
dcTcd general advance. The men responded
nobly. Splenddly led by their officers and
/ Col Straubenzie, they drove the enemy out
/ Of rifle pits after rifle pits, forced their way
/ across the plain and seized houses and We arc
now masters Of the place, and most Of my force
will biyOuac there. Right in the heat OF the
action Mr. Ashley came back with another
missive from Riel, as follows:
"'GENERAL; Your prompt answer 10 my note
shows that l WAS right in mentioning tho
cause OF humanity. We viii gather our falni-
lies in one place, and as soon as it is done We
will let You know. have. etc.
"T.oUIs DAVID RIEL.'
son tho envelope he had written as fol-
lows:
treat and refuse an interview, the question IT.
mains the same concerning tho prisoners
'Uur loss, am afraid is heavy, but not so
heavy as might he expected AS yet, find it
is FIVE killed and ten wounded The prisoners
have all been released, and arc sate IL my
camp. Among them is Jackson White, the
man who was Riels sec etary, but who is now
mad and rather dangerous. "
Authentic intelligence has reached Winni-
peg that Indians have captured train OF
thirty-One teams with supplies, and twenty
one teamsters. Ten teamsters escaped The
train left Swift Current a week ago. and was
within thirteen miles Of Battleford when the
Indians sWOOped down upon it. The attack
ing party was Poundmaker and his baud. A
desperate fight took place, in which several
were wounded and two killed, one OF them
mounted policeman.
The troops captured many trophies at Bs-
touche and large number Of the rebels, IN
Gliding Monkman, Fisher, and several inn
portant half breeds Riel and Dumont escaped
down the river. 1t is expected that they will
fall into the hands of the mounted police at
Prince Albert if the latter are not asleep, The
rebel strength was $50. Batouche was only
taken by a charge at the point Of the boyonet
it being strongly fortified and having plenty
Of yroyiaicnA TIE rebel loss is heavy.
A dispatch from Clark's Crossing says: "a
half b. eed courier named Lent arrived from
Prince Albert Thursday night. He reports
everything quiet there. Capt. Moore, who was
wounded in the Duck Lake fight, had his leg
amputated few days ago He is in a critical
condition, and fears ale entertained that he
may not recover
A dispatch from Battleford says: "a party
OF seven mounted police, while patrolng near
the entrance to the Eagle Hills ten mile from
here, at noon Friday, we're surprised by a large
band Of mounted Indians and fired on Con-
stable Elliott was instantly killed, dropping
out of his saddle and Constable Spencer was
wounded in the body, but succeeded in riding
away. A courier came through the hills at
about the same time. He came up with a
train Of OK teams, carrying provisions up the
Swift Current trail TO this point. They were
waiting for an escort from here to take them
through the hills He also saw number Of
wagons in the hills, the horses and contents
of which had been carried of. It is sup
posed that about twenty OK and ten horse
teams were captured by the Indians. They
carried general supplies. Constable Elliott,
who was killed, was the son of a British Off
Ger. Constable Spencer comes from West
Troy, n Y. The patrol was under Sergeant
Gordon"
A dispatch from Batouche says: "Father
Moulin, the Parish priest was asked as to
the losses Of the rebels in the fighting at Ba-
touche. He gave them as 81 killed and 173
wounded. his statement may be relied upon
as accurate. The steamer NorthcOte left there /
early Friday morning for Saskatoon with the
wounded"
Sir John Macdonald has received private !
telegram from the Queen, requesting him to
use every means in his power to bring the
n. rthwest troubles to an immediate and, if /
possible, peaceful conclusion, and that the de- !
mands of the disalfected half breeds and In !
dams be conceded to the utmost limit con-
sistent with justice.
WINNIPEG May 1G.-News has been re-
etsvad at Winnipeg this morning from reliable (
sources that Riel, the rebel leader, was cap 1
tured yesterday by Dominion troops. His fol- l
lowers are scattered, and it is believed that the
rebellion is ended. The dispatch says Riel |
was captur Friday at noon, three miles |
north Of BatOche, by three scouts named /
dept Houre and Armstrong. He appeared |
unconcerned, Int begged not to be shot. He |
was taken to Gen. Middletons headquarters, /
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