Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-15
REEL INA srRoNe PosIrIon.

Hut the Troops Hopeful of Cap turing Him-Poundmaker and His
 Braves Gone From Their Reserve.
 MONTREAL, May 14.-Specials from the front say that Riel has occupied another strong position 8 mile distant from the scene of Tuesdays battle, but the opinion is that an early subjugation of the half-breeds may be expected. Considerable disappointment is felt that Riel and his ieutensnts have not been captured and hopes are entertained that he may fall into the hands of the mounted police, who are now advancing from Prince Albert to attack the rebels in the rear. All the steamers having joined General Middle ton, the capture of the greater part of the rebels is only matter of time
 A special from Battleford says: Colonel trace of Poundmaker's trail, and it is thought he and his braves have gone to join Riel."
 The French press here is silent on the vic tory, while the government organ forsshad- ows the policy of the Cabinet by saying: ''The victory is won at cost which never can be repaid, and for which the lives of Riel and his heutenants will be but a poor compensation" Should Riel and any of his followers be executed, a rising of the French on this ground would inevitably follow, as the great majority of the French sympathize with the rebels.
 WINNIPEG, May 14.-A Battleford dispatch dated May 12 says Thirty women and 8 large number of children have decided to leave by the trail for Swift Current on Thurs day of this week. A mounted escort will accompany the party past the first woods, about thirty-fve miles distant, after which it is thought no danger need be feared. The 1oI &-i ably be removed to Winnipeg when the steamers begin to run. Scouts who left last night for Poundmaker's reserve returned this afternoon and announced that he had disappeared. The scouts went up be- tween the two rivers and camped last night In the morning they approached the edge of the late battlefield at Cut Knife Hills The Indian camp had disappeared and no Indians were visible. The surrounding country south of the river, including Gut Knife Hills, was on fire. The scouts express the belief that Poundmaker has retreated into the woody fastnesses and 1avines at Sounding Lake or Two Ponds, which are thirty and thirty-nine miles respectively due west. Eight scouts leave to-day, taking three days rations, and will endeavor to dis cover where the Indians have gone. It is believed that the retreat of the Indians shows that they suffered heavily at Cut Knife.
 Two Yankee trappers and prospectors reached here in canoes late last night. They are suspected and will be detained for a few days. They report that they were in the woods below Edmondson for six months, and had not heard of the rising. They were sur prised to find Fort Pitt wrecked and footed They travelled at night and saw no Indians but sixty eight miles from here observed sev- eral large rafts on the north bank of the Sas. katchewan.
 QU'APPELLE, N. W. T., May 14.-The In dians in this vicinity are all on their reserves and appear quiet. The Twelfth and Thirty fifth battalions, having received orders to proceed to the front, left last evening and will make forced marches. Colonel Scett's battalion arrived here last night and has gone into camp. The Winnipeg cavalry has been ordered north to join the Quebec caval ry at Touchwood