The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-21
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The Leader Of the Rebellion In the North,
west Brought Into Gen. 1Iiddlstou's
csmp.-othsr 1sbsls eurrsndsring-
How 1iel and Dumont 1seapsd.-The
End OF the Rebellion.
A dispatch from Clark's Crossing of the 18th
says: Riel was captured At noon that day by
three scouts named Armstrong, Diehl and
How're, four miles north of Batocho The.
scouts had gone cut III the morning to scduf
the country, but these three spread from the
main body, and just as they were coming out
OF the brush on an unfrequented trail leading
10 Batoche ospied Riel With three companions.
He was unarmed, but they carried shot
guns Ali recognized Riel, and advancing
toward him hailed him. They were then
standing near fence. No effort was made
to escape, and after a brief conversation
on expressing their surprise at finding him
there, Riel declared that he intended to give
himself up His only fear was that he would
be shot by the troops, but he was promised
safe escort to the generals quarters His
rife and childt6n were not with him. and he
said they were on the west side of the river
to avoid the main body of scouts Riel was
taken to coulee near by and hidden while
Dchl went of to corral horse for him,
scouts being seen in the distance at this time.
When Diehi returned Riel and his companions
disappeared evidently to avoid other scouts
D!chl says Ricl was not in tho least agitated
when arrested, and was willingly made 4 cap.
tive He was assured of a fair trial, which
was all he seemed to want. During the inter-
view he handed Armstrong; note as follows:
Batcche. May ll.-Mr !'icl: I am ready to
receive you and your council and project you
until your case has been decided upon by the
dominion government
Riel said he stayed Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights in the bluffs one and half miles
north Of Ratoche He said he wished a fair
ttial and asked Armstrong if he would get civil
or military trial He wanteda civil trial He is
afraid of the scouts which were out, but pass
He said his wife and family are with tho half
breed woman near by. Rielis now being inter-
viewed by Middleton while the men are stand
ing idly around, no demonstration being made.
When he saw the gatlins 60 down with the
scents at Batoche he was much alarmed, on
and haggard, and has let his hair and beard
grow long He is dressed in poorer
fashion than most of the breeds captured.
While talking to Gen. Middleton, as could be
seen from the outside of the tent his eyes
rolled from side to side with the look Of q
ou5 hly frightened man in camp, and in con-
slant fear Of violence at the hands of the
soldiers, but there is no danger of such vio-
lence.
Many recalitrants are giving up their arms,
and the rebellion is entirely squelched al
though one teamster was fred upon three
miles from camp this morning
Gen: Middleton closes adispatch to Ottowa
as follows: l cannot, of course, be certain;
but am inclined to think that the complete
smash of the rebels has pretty we'll broken the
back of the rebellion; at any rate
it will, trust, have despelled the
idea that half breeds and Indians can
withstand an attack of resolute whites, proper
ly led, and will tend to remove the unaccounta.
bic scare that seems to have entered into the
tninds OF 80 many in the Northwest as regards
the proves and powers Of fighting of tho In
dams and half breeds. There is not sign of
the enemy on either side OF the river for miles.
, It has now been decided that Prince Albert,
Edmonton nn;on and Battleford must be strongly
pressed to prevent future trouble A message
from Batoche Just in, says four more impor-
tant members Of Riel's council have surren.
dered, and are being sent to Prince Albert on
the steamer Marquis.