Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-21

Naei Anf Haa roilewers pnt TO flight and
Eevsn ofbss gxisonexs Rescued.
SE--swAs 0nts May 13 LIN the house thi'
afternoon Hon Nj. caron read the fo,lowln,
oilicei dispatch from Gen Midlesons
BAioche House, May II. via Cisrk's Crossing
May IL TO Hon A r. oaron, Ottawa: Hay,
just made general attack and carried N,
whole settlement Tbsmen behaved splendid
y. The rebels are ia full light Ser,
% say 1 have not got Riei While
wss accommodating this morning, VII
lam Ashley ono OF the prisoners. ers
Hoped MP with a Dag OF truce and handed nc
letter from Riol saying: sIf you massacre
orr families 1 shall mHssacrs thB prisoners
ssnt message thatn no wcnld put his wona-
en and children N ono place and let mo know
WHERE Z was, no ehots should be fred on them
! then returned Bp camp and pushed on INV al.
vance parties who were heavily fred on.
pressed on sintii l saw my chance and ordered
generel advance The men Responded
noely spiendidly led b.. their officers
euenay out OF the riHc pits, forced their
way across tho plain and soized the
houses, aud we are now masters OF the piase
and most Of my force viii bivonac there
RiSnt an the heat Of action ~, Ashley came
back with another message from Riel, as fol-
General: Your prompt answer to nv note
shows that was right In mentioning the causo
OF humanity. We will gather oar families %
enc place, and A. soon as il 10 done Nc will
ies yol know. lsignedl LOFTS DAVID BIEL
On tho envelope he had written a. follows,
"A do not Like war, and il You do not retreat
and refnse an Interview, the question remains
The same ceBoefning the prisoneras Oar loss
am afrssa Is heavy, bnt not 30 heavy as might
% extAeeted A vel fnd "a n hse killed and
twent{ wounded Then follows the list OF tho
casualtiesl The prisoners have nearly all
De6n released and are fafe In my camp. Among
them 10 jackson White, the man who was
hlels secretary, but who is now mad and rath.
er dangerous
tsignedl rRxD MIDDLETON,
Major General
! also beg 70 rssd snother Iolegrsn. / re-
ceived shortly after giving SOME information
With reference b the steamer Northcote:
The steamer Northcote aud another steamer
are coming up ia river with Company G ~
The Scotch lofAntTy aud the police and viii
cut % tho retreat OF the Tabsls The rebal
sose " believed 10 be very severe, but il as yet
unknown. The mounted half breed brought
"a Il Ambrose yodtn, OF Riel's council
Vnf less 80 far as known, has been Eve
Oape French, commanding the scouts, shot
Through head.
head
Capt Brown, Boulton's sooutN
A. w. Kippen, surveyors soonts
Private Wheeler, Ninstieth battalion
The wounded era,
ldeut Gordon, surveyors scouts.
Lieut. Laidlow, Tenth GrenGdiers; and
Maj Dawson, Tenth GrenadieFe, all slightly.
Serwt Maj. Watson, Nincteth battalion,
slightly in ankle
Sergt jacques, Ninesieth battalion, in hand
Private Young, NinetIeth battalion, fesh
wound In thigh.
Corporal :. @. GILES. Ninstioth battalion,
frivaie W Cook Tenth afsnadlers, sho,
Bugler NJ Vaughan, Tenth dronsdiors,
shot In finger.
Private O Barber, slight wound In head
Private J. w. Quinley, hesh wound in arm.
Private ]. Marshall, Tenth 0renadieru. flesh
wound in calf OF lex.
Private W. Urlson, Tenth Greuadiers slight
wound across back
Private Barton. Midland, seriously injured
IN thigh and groin.
Bugler NJ. Brown. Corporel HiliiweIl. Mid.
land, slightly wounded in face and arm.
AAeuA hiihweli, Midland hurt in shoulder
WHERE IN RIELy
winnipeg Special! Nothing Is definitely
known about the movements OF the rebel lead |
ers since the fsll o. Batoche, bat private al.
vices indicate that Riel, Dumont and others
crossed the river and started west The white
prisoners rescued were seven IN nufnbar
VI A. Mcdonald, Thomas Brothers. II Ross, /
astiey Maekey the jackson brothers and 1
Albert Monkman
Ottawa, Ont, Special Telegram, MayIa The /
pHttali0na now ortisred OFT wifi Increase tia 4
lorce IN the northwest 10 nearly eight thousand 4
men. The new brunswick provincial battalion 4
y sight companies, with The g. John school 4
infantry, viii number 4ti2, and the Bruce bat 4
alton about so Already there are are. in
HIDING mounted police, some 800 men Ia the I
northwest aud some 3o0recruifs are being for 4
Earded for the police II is intended 10 rein
orce Gen. Middleton at Batoche and Gen.
strange at Edmunton with troops about 10 be-