Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-21
The Rebels Routed.
Middleton Finally Makes a Sue
sessful Attack Upon
the Rebels.
He Drives Them From Their
Rife Pits at the Point
Of the Bay0net.
MIDDLETON EMPLOYS SUNDAY TO SHELL.
RIEI.

| hlDOLh1ON hh9LO4S SUNDAY 10 SHELL
| WINNIPEG, Nav 12.-Advices re-
| celved here indicate that Middleton's
forces were engaged all day Sunday
Smelling Riel's men from their Ell
| trenched position. Two of thre troops
were killed and II or Is wounded.
The details will probably be sent as
soon as the wine is working wesl.
| When the courier left Sunday eve
ming for Ciark's Crossing it was the
| plan to resume the attack to-day.
| THE TIGHT STILL GOING ON.
WINNIPEG, May 12.-Ths telegraph
| line was repaired this afternoon and
tidings of the fghting at Batavche
have come through. M litary des
patches S tate that the fighting is still
going on to day, and that Gen. Mid
dietOn is anxious for more troops.
Col. SCOTS battalion has been order
ed north from Guappella. Advices
to~night state that eight companies of
volunteers and the infantry school
corps have been ordered from New
Brunswick, and the Prince Of Wales
rifles from Montreal. This is taken
to mean that the government has re
| celved more alarming news than has
yet been made public
MIDDLETON ASKS FOR AID.
OTTAWA, Ont, May IL. Middleton
has ordered up forces to strengthen
his forces, and wants more cannon
and Calling guns. The Bruce bat
tatllOn has been called out, and the
Montreal garrison artillery have
started for the front The Prince of
Wales rifles, of Montreal of the 62nd
regiment, Of ST. John, have been
ordered out, and the Toronto field
battery expects the reception of sim
liar orders any moment.
MIDDLETON MAKES A SUCCESSFUL AT,
TACK UPON THE REBELS.
WINNIPEG, May ia dispatch
from BatoUche via CIark's crossing
says: Bat0Uche has fallen, and the
rebels have fed, being driven from
their rife pits and ambuscades at the
point OF fhe bay@net. The charge
was gallantly made by the grenadiers.
Riei seat q messenger to Gen. Mid
dIeton early IL the day saying: IF
you persist in firing upon the houses
cOntalng our women and children.
we will massacre the prisoners who
are ID our hands. The general in
reply told him to gather his women
and children into one house and it
would not he fired upoa.
Later Rel sent an answer thanking
Middleton for his humane pronaise to
save the women and children, but
afterwards as q general attack was
just being made, be sent another mes
sage saying that he did not like war,
but unless the troops retired. the orig
NAL intention of massacreing the
| prisoners would be adopted;n but it
came too late, as the charge had
already commenced, and in the fight
the rebels were scattered and the
prisoners rescued. The following is a
list Of the casualties to day:
KILLED,
Capt. John A. French scout
Lieut. Fitch, Royal Grenadiers.
Capt. Grown. BoultOnS troops
w. K. Kippen, surveyors corps.
Private Frazer, 9Th.
Private Hardisty, Goth.
WOUNDED.
Capt. Gillies.
Private POung
Sergt. Major Watson.
Sergt. Jacques.
Lieut.. Helwel.
Corporal HeQfWeI
Privates Quigley bnd Barton.
Major Jameson.
Dieut. LadlomS.
Privates Quigley, Haughan, Barber and Mar
shall.
Father Moulin was found in his
house at Batouche wounded. it is be-
lieved, by rebels, though not seriously.
The following are the names of the
prisoners rescued from the rebels:
Lush, Peter and Willard Tompkins,
McKeen, Ashley, Ross and McCon~
mel.
A DISPATCH FROM THE NORTHCOTE.
ST. PAUL May 13.-The Dispatch's
Winnipeg special says: "The follow
ing private dispatch gives the first
definite tidings from the steamer
NorthcOte:
May II, via HUMBOLDT May 12-On board the
Northcote, Ran river.-The rebels kept up a hot
fire on us for six miles, but only three were
wounded. got ball through my coat but am
not hurt. Hugh John Mcdonald, the premier's
son, is with me and is all right. The troops are
still fighting, but we ran out Of wood and had
to go down stream but we will 90 back to assist
the troops after wooding. The rebels are about
'0O N''0Dg Jsigned) D.L BnDsos."
Nothing de 6nite is known about the
movements of the rebel leaders but
private advices indicate that Rel, |
Dunmont and others crossed the river |
and started west.
BOATS WILL CUT OFF THE REBEL RE |
TREAT