Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-14
rzE RIE1 War.
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bAIoccaLy VA CI4Hx's Csossrxo. NAY
-Satooche has fallen The rsbels
have bed, being drives from thefr rifss
Dass and eoUush - The point Of the bay
one1 The charge Gas asllaufIv ruads
b the GFenadiers- RseI cent 4 Tpsse.n-
ger 20 Gen. Middleton eafly in the aav.
saying. IF yo7 persist IN firing upon
4 tne housas containing oar woaasn and
children, re vii massacre the prizon-
IN Cur banda The General in rspIv
told him TO gather his women and
children into enc ho1se, and IL would
not Be nred apon- Lassf Riei sent an
answer thanking Mid 3le4aIu for his h1-
sans promise to save women and
children, bat Afterwards AZ aRsneral a.
tack vas iaet being made, he sent
another messenger saying that he did
not hike var, bas unless the truous re-
tired his original intention of unassacre-
ing ths prisoners would tie adhered 10
but u caRe too late. The charpe had
already commenced and i'm a fss min
ates the rebels we're scattered and the
prlsoners rescued
Folioving is the list Of the killed:
Capt. John French, scout; Lieut.. Fitch.
Royal Grenadiers; Capt. Brown. Boul-
ton's troops; w. q. Kippsns. Surveyors
Ccrps; Privates Frazer and Hardessy,
sInetieth. The wounded are Captain
9liilss- Private foune, Sergeant Major
watson and Sergeant Jacques OF the
Ntnetieth, ell slightly; Lieut.. HellcweIl,
CORPORAL Hellovsil. Pfivates QuiRley
and Barton OF tae Midland Battalion
Major Dawson, Lieut.. LalidlaU, Priyates
| Quigley, Cook, Vaoehen, Barb and Mar
shall Of the Gren2dicrs, more SERIOUSLY,
Father A0uiton vas found IN his hopse
at Batoushe wounded, it Is believed. by
tue rebels, but not seriously. Follow
ina are the names OF the prisoners res
cued from the rebels: Louis, Peter and
William Tonpkinz, Mekenaa, Ashley,
Hoes and Mcconnell.
AIDDLETos's ACCOUNT or THE FIGHr.
OrTAwA, May BIN the House this
afternoon Hon. Mr.. Csron read the fol-
lowing official dlspahsh from Middle
ton:
BAToUcHK HousK, Nav IL.
To Hon. A. r. Carea, OttaSa:- Have
just made q general stack and carried
the whole settlement. The men behay
cd splendidly. The rebels are ia full
retreat. aTn sorry To say that We have
not got Riel. While was reconnoiter.
ing this msrning VIM. Ashley one Of
the prisoners. ealloped up with flag Of
truce and handed ma, q lister from Risl
saying. "f youm sHsaere our families
shall massacre the prisoners.o 1 sent
answer that il be would out his women
and children in one place and let me
knov where IL was. mo shot would be fired
on them.
then returned TO camp and pushed
on my advance parties. who were heav-
lily fired on. then ordered an adj
vance. The men responded nebly. Led
by their officers and Col. Ssranbenzis
they drove the enemy oat of the rife
pits. They then forced their way
across the plain and seized the houses,
and We are nov masters Of the place
and my force will b Fsuac there. Right
in the heat OF the action Mr.. Ashley
came back with another missiye FROM
Risl "a follows:
General, your prompt answer to nv
note shows THAI Wis right in mention
ina the cause of humanity. We will
gather our families IN one place, and as
soon as IL IL done, will let you know.
LOUIS DAVID RrEr."
On the envelope he had written as
follows: II do not like war, and II you
do NOT retreat, and refuse an interview,
the question remains the same CON-
corning the prisoners
Oar loss, am afraid, is heavy, bat
not 30 heavy a. might be expected. As
| yea find 10 is killed and 10 wounded.
| The killed are: Captain French, com
manding the scouts: Lieut.. Fitch, Tenth
Grenadiers; Captain Brown, Boulton's
scouts, and private Wheeler, Of the
Ninetioth Battalion. The wounded are:
Lieut.. Gordon, Surveyors scouts; Lieut..
Laidiaw and Major Dawson, Tenth
Grenadiers, all Slightly; Sergeant Major
Watson, Ninetieth Battalion. slightly in
the ankle; Sergeant James, Ninetieth
Battalion, in the hands; Private Young.
Niuetieth Battalion, flesh wound in the
thigh; Private Cook. Tenth Grenadiers,
shot In the arm; Bualer M. Gauehan,
Tenth Grenadsers, shot in the finger;
Private q. Barber, slight wound 10
the arm; Private J.. Marshall. Tenth
Grenadicrs, heah wound in the calf OF
the leg; Private W. Wilson. Tenth Gren-
adiefs, aliRhf wound across the back;
Private Barton, Midland, seriously in
jared In the thigh aud groin; Corporal
Helliweli, Midland, slightly wounded IN
the face add arm; Lieut.. Helliweli, Mid.
land. hurt In the shoulders.
Thie IL gll ] know at present. The
/ prisoners have all been released and ara
safe in my camp. Among them Is
jackson, q white tnan, who was Reii's
secretary, but whD 10 nov mad and
rather dangerous. FRED. MrDDERToN,
Major General.
also beg 10 read another telegram
received shortly after. giving some in
formation with reference to the steamer
Nosth0ota The steamer Northcote
and another steamer are coming up the
river with q oomEany Of the School of
Infantry, and the police will cut of the
retreat Of the rebels. The rebel loss is
selieved 10 be very severe, but 10 as yet
unknown. The wounded half-breed
brought In Il Ambrose JOHN, of Riel's
esuneil.n
RuolcExo AZ WINNIPEG.
wMsIPEa, Nav l3.-The news Of the
capture Of Batouehs by q gallant bayo-
net charge vas something Of q surprise,
and also cause OF reiaieine 10 the pee
pie here. General Middleton was ex-
pected 10 pursue other tactics. as indi-
eated In previous dispatches. No de-
tails Of the successful attack on Ba-
toashe have been received, and the enc
my's loss 10 still Q matter Of conjecture.
Il In believed, however, that the rebels
4 AatI IVA 0NMtI8 ~ 01Aay t9ah t0II VIII
make no further stand In body, but
will very likely dssperse through the
western country In small bands, where
they eannct be hunted down without
great difficulty. Riel Ia expected 10 get
away 20 Montana. as there ara few ob
ssacies In his way. In fact. there ID liz
tie 10 prevent him Disgusting himself
and making his way 10 Qu'Appelle, and
thence By railroad 20 Winnipeg. He
has plenty OF syrapathixing friends not
very far from this city, who would glad
" give him refuge. No prominent on
ssr was killed at Batouche. Captain
French. leader a. the scouts. was for.
merly IN ofsieeF IN tbs mounted police.
and has lately been farming nesr Fort
Qa'Appells.
EAxrEzroRD MOTIFS.
BArTLxsozp, Hay la-fhirtg women
and large number Of children b ave
decided 70 leave BY the trail for Swift
Icurrens on Thursday Of this ueek. A
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