Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-21
Middleton Finally Makes a Sue.
cessful Attack Upon
the Rebels.
He Drives Them From Their
Rife Pits at the Point Of
the Bayonet,
Saskatchewan War.
THE FIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON SING
SATTTpnAv

| oAt OANbais
CLARK's CROSSING, May 12.-News
from the front up to Monday morn
ing is that fighting has been going
on since Saturday morning, and was
commencing for the third day when
the messenger left. Supplies and
tents had been brought up from the
camping ground of Friday night, and
the zereba had been aoout quarter of
a mile from the field, where the
army stays for the night. The tents,
however, are not pitched. and the
men lie in trenches, every fifth man
standing sentry.
The half >breeds fire into the zereba
at night and harrass the troops. All
the buildings about Batoche have
been burned except church and
school house. Gen. Middleton has
not allowed these to be shelled as the
priests, nuns, women and children
are sheltered there. The occupants
have been notified, however to leave,
and the
! BUILDINGS WILL BE SHIELDED.
The insurgents take advantage of
the protection these buildings afford.
Troops have profited by their expert
ence at Fish Creek, and do not un-
necessarily expose themselves. Casus
alties at Batouehe so Far have conse-
quently been small compared with
those of former occasions.
Up to Monday morning the loss had
been Gunner Phillips of A battery
and private Moore of Toronto Grena-
diers killed and 16 wounded. The
steamer Northcote had got down tho
| river below Batoche and an attempt
was made yesterday to communicate
with her. Nothing has been heard
from the front to-day.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM MIDDLETON.
OTTAWA, Ont, May 13.-In the
house this afternoon, Hon. NJ. Caron
read the following official dispatch
from Gen. Middleton, dated Batoche,
May II, via Clark's Crossing, May ID:
81 have just made a general attack
and have carried the whole settlement.
The men behaved splendidly and the
rebels are in full flight. am sorry
that have not got Rel.
While | was accommodating this
morning. VIM. Ashley, one of the
prisoners, galloped up with a flag of
truce and handed me letter from
Riel saying If you massacre our
families, | shall
MASSACRE THE PRISONERS
/ sent back word that if he would put
his women and children in one place
and let me know where it was, 10
shots should be fred on them.
| then returned TO the camp and
pushed on my advance parties, who
were heavily fired on. / pressed on
until ] saw my chance, and ordered q
general advance The men respond
ed nobly, splendidly led by their Off
GERS and Col Smoubenzie They drove
the enemy out of their rifle pits, and
forced their way across the plain and
seized the houses, and we are now
masters of the place. The most of my
force Will biyouac there"
Right in the midst of the action Mr..
Ashley came back with another mis-
sive from Rel as follows General,
your prompt answer to my note
shows that | was right in mentioning
the cause Of humanity. We will
gather our families in one place and
as soon as 1T IS done will let you
| know" On the envelope he had
written as follows: Il don't like war
and if you do not retreat and refuse
an interview the question will remain
| the same concerning the prisoners.
Our loss l am afraid is heavy, but
not so heavy as might be expected.
| AS yet | find it is killed and 10
wounded The killed are;
Capt French commanding scouts
Lieut.. --, 10th Grenaders.
Capt Brown, Boulton's scouts.
A NJ kippen, Surveyors scouts
Private Wheeler, of Goth battalion.
/ The wounded are:
| Lieut. Gordon Surveyors scouts
Lieut. Laidlow, 10th Greuaders, slightly.
! Sergt Maj. Watson, Goth battalion slightly in
! Sergt Jakes, Goth battalion, in hand
| Private Young, Goth battalion, flesh wound in
Private W Cook, 10th grenadiers, shot in the
arm
Bugler NJ Gaughan, 10th grenadiers, shot in the
Private C. Barber. slight wound in head
Private J w Quinley, flesh wound in arm
/ Private J Marshall, 10th grenadersdesh wound
Private wilson, 10th Grenadiers, slight wound
Private Barton, Midland seriously in thigh and
Corporal Hellwen, Midland. slightly wounded
| In the face and arm.
Lieut. Hellwen, Midland, hurt Ia shoulder,
This Is all l know at present. The
| prisoners have all been released and
are safe in my camp. Among them
! is Jackson White, the man who was
Rjel's secretary, but who is now mad
| and rather dangerous.
Signed, FRED. MIDDLETON.
I ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK
WINNIPEG, May ia Batoche dis
patch Of the 18Th gives the following
account OF Tuesdays fight; Gceus
diers mid land battalion. Goth riff IS,
Boalton's cavalry, French scouts and
the surveyors corps advanced at ! p
M, from the camp in an extended
order, and 1T M, had reached q
point about mile beyohd Bat0uche
| without any serious checks. They
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