The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-07
Middleton to the aov,,e,rn, 3, y. I,

Ottawa, ont, April 90 -Foll6 owing ii the
official statement Of the engagement ct Fish
Creek, Friday, made to the minister q; militia:
. Fish Greek, Twenty Ave miles North 81
Clarke's Crossing, Northwest Territory, April
Pal have had an affair with the rebels ct this
spot on the east bank Of the river NY advanced
scouts were fired upon from q bluff !; bnt we
managed to hold our own until the main body
arrived, when took measures to repel the st
tack, which was over at about $50 O'Clock
Up. m We have captured q lot Of their ponies
and have three or four, apparently Indians and
half-breeds, In corner of the bluffs, who have
done o great deal Of mischief, being evidently
their best shots; and as J. am unwilling
sss nng msrs 1 az IL Tying e them
they have expended their ammunition 70 cap.
ture them. Lord Melgund joine Us soon az he
could from the other side Of the river, whit
Tenth Royals and Winnipeg half battery, but
the affair was oyer before the, arrived As
and as 1t is work of difficulty. 10 cross, Il nave
ordered the rest to follow 9Iid shall march "a.
morrow with the united force on Batoucha.,
The troops behaved very well IN this, their first
was, but Il doubt not 1t was pretty severe,
though, judging from the great advantage Of
their position and mode of fGh6ng. Il nighi
well be less than ours.. i shall proceed to.
morrow, after burying the dead, and sendi1e
the wounded back to Clark's Crossing, by NOV.
ing on this side lose the telegraph line, but
q shall keep up constant nication BY way
of Clark's Crossing II possible. I regret very
much the wounding Of my two aides de-camp,
Capt Wise's horse was shot previous to his
being wounded (signed)
FRED MIDDLETON, Major General Command
ing the Northwest Field Force. s5{SlI
Clark's Crossing, April Is. Sergeant Dali
ton, Of Bonltun's troop, courier from Gen.
Middleton, has just arrived here, Arthur
died last night making total of dead, to date.
of seven. Thewounded are all doing well, and
will be removed to this place as soon as possi-
BILE. It has been ascertained to-day that the
light on Friday was very much more disastrous
70 the rebels than OF first supposed Twenty
i've are known to have Been killed, az
that number rr Of bodies were counted,
Riel's lieutenant Il is reported . also
that Rel WAS in the rayine during Fridays m.
gagement and has returned to Batoche for
reinfo rcements. -Four. Of our men to- DAY went
to the edge Of the ravine, and cnptured sir
horses and twelve head of,cattle without moles-
tatlon The cattle subsequently got away. ~
~ Ottawa, Special Telegram, April 2a.Tha
latest news here from the Northwest Is thai
seven troops were killed and fifty wounded.
On the rebel side It is said that twentysfive
were killed A dispatch to the government
says that tho troops have got possession 81 the
ravine and that . decisive engagement WouId
take place which could only last q few hon "a.
Gabriel Dumont Riel'a lieutenant, lie reportad
Killed and that Rel has gone to Batoche for
more forces, A. dispatch from Middleton ID
lance from the telegraph Offices. liz doines AZ
the next twenty four hours might not be Ssard
for few DAVIS $500 fEEs5s tNs.s