The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-26
THE CANADIAN REBELLION.
Additional Details of Middletons Fight
with the Rebels.


with the Rebels.
CLARK's CROSSING, N. w. T., April 25.-Gen
Middleton, with his staff, was riding well to the
front with Boultons Horse who were acting as
scouts, when, about five miles from Mcintosh
where they had camped the night before, and on
approaching two small bluffs covered with tim
ber, about twenty or thirty of the enemys scouts
opened fire, killing several of the scouts horses
and wounding several of the men. Between
these bluffs, which were about 500 yards apart
is piece of level and open prairie that stretches
back about ! 900 yards, across which runs deep
ravine, with timber on the bottom, running back
in places apparently for a mile. On the west
side, about the center, stand two log houses and
several straw stacks. After firing volley from
the bluffs, the scouts got under cover, when the
General ordered up the advance guard of
the Ninetieth, under Captain Clarke. Five
guns of A Battery then came up at a
gallop, under command of Captain
Peters, the guns being supported by garrison
division under Captain Peters and Lieutenant
Rivers After firing couple of shrapnels at
the half breeds, the latter retired into the ra-
vine. The remainder of the Ninetieth were
then sent up, Major Buchanan commanding the
right battalion and Major Boswell the left half.
company, of the Infantry School of Toronto,
being on the extreme right, had two or three
hot scrimmages for the possession of knoll
about FIVE hundred yards in front of the ravine.
Being ordered to retire from it, the knoll was
taken possession of by the rebels, but the in
fantry drove them out While this was going
on at the right, on the left battery of the gar
rison division, who were supporting their guns,
and a company of the Ninetieth, under Captain
Forest made dash across the opening and
gained the top of the ravine. The remainder of
the forces were gradually worked up, and kept
closing on the ravine Meantime the
artillery was being moved from point to point,
so as to obtain the most advantageous position
for shelling the rebels in the ravine They drove
the rebels out of number Of houses and set a
straw stack on fire. The rebels were seen to
leave there seeking cover in the ravine. When
No. 2 company of the Tenth Grenadiers arrived
from across the river, they sent over on the
right fanks; and thrown out in skrmishing
order so as to entilade the ravine and relieve
some of the troops who had been in action all
day. About sixty rebels were seen to retreat on
horseback, the remainder in the ravine being
unable to do so, owing to their horses being
either captured or shot. Things remained un-
changed up to 5 o'clock, when there could not
have been more than ten in the rifle pits in the
ravine, at which time the General had the troops
drawn up, preparatory to making charge and
capturing the men in the pits, which was ex-
pected to close the engagement During the
course Of the afternoon the remainder of the
Tenth crossed over, and also gun of the
Winnipeg Battery 1t is expected that the
remainder of the troops will cross to the east
side tomorrow, when the General will press on
to Batoche. The killed. in addition to those
given before. were: Gunner Cook, of A Battery
private Wheeler of No. 2 Company, Ninetieth;
Captain Clarke and Lieutenant Swenford, of the
Nnetieth, will die Of their wounds. AS far as
could be seen the enemy left no dead on the
field, though twenty-five of them were shot and
about dozen captured. The rebels seemed to be
composed of about an equal number of half
breeds and Indians, in all not more than 200,
and are supposed to be under the command Of
Gabriel Dumont.