The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-05-22

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OTTAWA, Ont, May 1a-In tho AoNSe hi,
afternoon Hon. n Oarcn read tho following
Official dispatch from Gen, Middleton:
Batoche House. Nay IL, via Clsrk,s orosuin.
May l2-To Hon. A. r. Csron. Ottav.: M,
just made general attack and carried III
whole settlement Thsmea bshaved splendid.
~ Inc rebels arc In full AiSAk Sctr,
Va. ny y.oon ssss e0s sss ss While
liam liam, Ashley AZ ls one = As prisonsss gu,
letter from Riel, saying: 'f you MASSACRE
our families shall massacre tbs prisoners
en- and children IA eAe place and let me know ,
where 1t was, cshots should be fired on them
then retnssssd to camp and pushed On nv "a.
s %snce parties, Who were heavily aod On. 1
re ssnar On until saw NJ chance and ordered
and Col ssrsSbensie, y hev ne aI,oS Unc .%s
enemy out Of the rife pits, forced their
way across the plain and seized the
. ,os ana we ere now masters Of tho place.
Tight IN tho heat Of action Nj, Ashley cana
back with another message from Riei. ~ foi.
General; Your prompt answer to nv not.
Of humanity w W ss nil ~ rasSaa u: cause
ono place, and a. soon e Il IL done. We will
let you know. tSignedl LOUIS DAVID BEL.
<u on the envelope hc had written Is follow
-, no not IKE war, and il you do not retreat
inc ma re,nss an interview, tho question remains
! am afraid is heavy, but mot 90 heavy rs mio%t
be expected As yet ind il is ave killed AMI
twenty wounded. tThen follows the list Of the
sSas s., ls, The prisoners have nearly iii
them iis b and are .sfe IN my camp Among
laeis secretary, but Who 10 now mad and rssh.
or dac gerous. ''> -." '"'A-
tsignedl ERED MIDDLETON
., y also beg TO read another telegram TO-
With reference TO tho steamer Northcote: '''''N''
The steamer Northcoto and snothsf steamer
are coming up tho river with Company @ OF
ne scotch infantry and the police. and will
o.. G 10 1nH retreat Of the rebels Tho re~
unknown The mounted lf-,reed brought
IN IS Ambrose Jodin, of Ricis council.
s,H HuI loss, so far as known, has been five
,, capt French, commanding the scouts, shot
Lieut. Fitch, Tenth Gren.diers, shot through
Capt Brown, Boulton's scouta
p.i ". hi,g PPsn1. Surveyors ;ys ,eonts
The wounded are;
Lieut. Gordon surveyors scouts.
Lieut. Laidlow, Tenth Grensdiers and
MAI. Dawson, Tenth Grenadiers, all slightly.
.,; ssrSs MAI Watson, Nnstieth battalion,
sergt jacques, Ninetieth battalion in hand
wound in thigh ''''-
Corporal J. q. Giles, Ninetieth battalion.
elight in calf
Private ": Cook. Tenth Gren.d.ors, shot
In arm '""'
Bugles N. Vaughan, Tenth Gren.dors,
Private 9. Barber, slight wound in head.
1rivaee :. y. Quinley, flesh wound in arm
Private ]. Marshall, Tenth Grenadiers, aosh
wound in calf Of log.
Private W. Urlson, Tenth Gren.disrs slight
wound across back.
T., Private Barton, Midland, seriously injured
Bpgier n. Brown, Corporel Hi!,iwell, Mid
ana, slightly wounded in fseo and arm.
Aeat Hilliwell, Midland, hurt in shoulder.
WHERE Is REL?
winnipeg Special: Nothing is definitely
known about the movements OF the rebel lead.
ers since the fall of Batocile, but private adj
vices indicate that Riel Dumont and others
crossed the river and started west The white
W.. A. Mcdonald, Thomas Brothers, u. Koss'
Ashley Mackey, the Jackson trtthers and
Albert Monklnan "A"
Ottawa, Ont, Special Telegram, Nav 3 The
stsa now ordered out will increase the
eG ~ .e to nearly eight
OF eight companies, with the St John school
infantry, will number 4G2, and the Bruce hat
TALON about 800 Already there are are. in.
Guiding mounted police, some 800 men in tho
oorhwest and some Soo recruits are being for
force Gen. Middleton at Batocho and Gen
Strange at Edmunton with trooDs ahont n ia
sent forward