St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-30
CARLTON EVACUATED.
The Mounted Police Destroy the Sup
plies and Munitions and Fall
Back on Prince Albert.
The Post Aecidently Takes Fire as the
Police Leave and is Burned
Down.
Gen. Middleton Not to Advance Until Well
Reinforced From the East by Troops
in Motion.
Three Thousand Men Called Out in Ontario
Fears of Fenians-Yarious Views OF
the Situation.
Special TO the Globe.

the Situation.
Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, March 29.-Dispatches from
the west to-day announce the fact that the
mounted police under command of Col.
Irvine evacuated Fort Carlton Friday and
have gone to Prince Albert because the lori
at Carlton was not well situated for defense,
whereas the position at Prince Albert Is very
advantageous. Moreover, the presence OF
the police at Prince Albert will assure the
safety of the settlement there. 1t is sup
posed that these circumstances induced Col.
Irvine TO make the change. Word has also
been received that Fort Carlton has been
burned. whether by the police or not is not
vet known. 1t is known, however, that the
police destroyed.the supplies and other ma
terial stored there before evacuting the
fort. and it is supposed that they
either burned the fort to prevent its
falling into the hands of the rebels or that
they set it on fire by accident 1t is also
possible that the rebels burned it after its
desertion by the police. All that is definitely
known is that the police retired quietly at
Prince Albert without any collision with the
rebels and that they destroyed the stores be-
fore leaving. There has so far been only
one fight, the one that occurred on Thurs
day. a dispatch from Qu'Appelle says that
Gov. Dewdney and Chief Factor Macdonald
have had conference with Piapot and other
chiefs at Fort Qu'Appelle. They ex-
planned the situation fully to the
Indians and received satisfactory
assurance that the latter would cause
no trouble The following dispatch from
Battleford was received this afternoon: A
scout has Just arrived and gives full particu-
lars Of the engagement at Duck Lake on
Thursday, of police and volunteers with the
rebels. The half-breeds greatly outnumbered
the soldiers, there being only seventy-five OF
the latter who were on their way to Duck
Lake. They were met by the rebels under 4
flag of truce, and while parley was going
on the rebels opened fire from positions on
both sides of the trail. An exciting battle
followed, in which at least forty
rebels were killed and as many more
wounded, and four taken prisoners. The
cannons did good service in intimidating z
the enemy, aud if it had not been for their
use the loss Of life would have been much
greater among the police and volunteers. A
rebel emissary, who has been travelling
around amongst the Indian reserves on the
Saskatchewan, melting them to rising, has
been arrested and is now in custody at Fort
Pitt. News has also been received of a con-
centration of Creels at POundmakers reserve
and it is feared the Indians are now about
starting on the war path, A delegation is on
It's way 10 Battleford to make demands.
, There are fears here of
Teneral movement on the part
of the Indians to obtain more supplies
Further advices from Qu'Appelle say the
troops there are perfecting arrangements for
farther advance. They will not move on.
however, until those from Eastern Canada
arrive. Col. Irvine has advised Gen. Mid
lleton that he must bring a strong force to
DO any good. A rumor is current about town
that Fort Carlton was destroyed by the Hud-
son Bay company and that they will demand
indemnity for the loss from the govern ment
But rumors of all sorts are in circulation here
and allowance must be made for the ex-
element that the populace labor under
One fruitful cause for these rumors is the
fact that the government and the railroad
company, aided and abetted by the Hudson
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in allowance to their control Of the wires and
only give out what they desire shall reach
the public, thus leaving the worst to be
feared and wild speculation to take the place
Of the facts. That the case is critical even
the government cannot deny. The military
preparations are still going on on large
scale and that fact gives rise to much
speculation and many rumors. The
dispatches received are coming in cipher
for which the government officials alone hold
the kew so the wires cannot be successfully
tapped for information. While there is
some feeling here over the fact that the
province and the territory are limited in their
supply of arms and authority to volunteer for
the service, the presence Of the Queens Own
and the Grenadicr guard will be the occasion
of warm reception by our people. II is a
subject Of remark that whatever their skill in
the manual Of arms and their dauutless dar-
lug, they are not so well fitted 10 fight half
OF whom have been over the ground aud
know how to meet the enemy on their own
ground and fight them according to their
own methods. Much amusement was
created here by the reported CONSERVATION
caused in the parliament house at Ottawa by
the iumor that the Feuians were blowing up
our buildings with dynamite during the ex
element over militia preparations. This is
not the time or place for the Fenians to show
their head, for the temper Of our people is
not inviting for such fOOlishness.