Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-29
REL IN HIGH FEATHER.
AMERICAN INDIANS JOINING
HIS 1900 HALF-BREEDS

The Dominion to Have a Force of 400
Men in the Field Within "a Day or
Two-FrIday's Victory to Flush the
Rebels and Entail "a Bloody Cam
paign.
WINNIPEG, March 2S.-A telegram
from Brandon says that the mounted po-
lice have captured Louis Genville, an
emissary of Riel, who had been sent with
letters to the Indians and half-breeds OF
Broadview and Oak Lake. The papers
were not found. The prisoner says that
he left Riel six days ago, and that he had
then six American cannon and ], Doe men,
and that he was being Joined by AmeFi-
can Indians. Maj. CroZier and his men,
he SAYS, have been made prisoners. GeA.
Middleton was informed of the capture,
and ordered the prisoner brought here.
He arrived on a special car yesterday
afternoon, and is locked up for examina
tion. A large special train left here
Yesterday for the West with the rest Of the
troops and Gen. Middleton in command.
Sufficient supplies for two weeks were
taken. Maj. Crozier sent word to Bathe-
ford recently that an attack upon the fort
by the rebels was imminent. He had zee
Indians under arms and three pieces OF
artillery. Great uneasiness is felt here
over the report that American Indians
are going to join the rebels. All the
Canadian Indians are now known to be
uneasy, and some are threatening to rise.
Reports come from districts and t0wns
throughout the country of farmers orga-
niZing companies and drilling for defense.
The reading of Col. IrVine's dispateh
caused intense excitement in the HSuse
of Commons at Ottawa. Detachmeats Of
A and b batteries of Kingston and the
Quebec, Queens Own and Tenth keysls
of Toronto, and the Infantry School, ia
der command of Col. Otter, have received
marching orders, and will proceed via the
Canada Pacific Railroad to the Northwest
without delay.
RUMORS OF. ANOTHER DISASTER.
Further exciting rumOrs come from
Carleton. one stating that there has been
another skirmish in which eleven more
men were killed, but this has not
been confirmed. Gen. Middleton. Col.
HOughtOn and % officers and $50 men OF
the Ninth Battalion left here last night
and reached Q'Appelle this morning,
where they joined the first detachment OF
a field battery of fifty and a squad Of fif-
teen cavalrymen, and left this morning
for the West. 1t is understood in mill
tary circles that Gen. Middleton will not
advance Immediately with the troops, but
will await further developments. He
was heard to remark that il the rebels
meant to fight he would not advance with
out stronger force.
EXCITEMENT AT TORONTO.
TORONTO, March 2S.-There is great
excitement here over the departure,
troops for the scene of the disturbances
in the Northwest. The Mayor has ind-
mated that the city will look after the
wives and families of married men who
may go TO the front.
4 THE pECTNNTNC OE gEpTOTrS TpOTRTu
The Toronto Nail, the government
organ, in an article on the trouble in the
| Northwest says: yesterdays encounter,
more particularly since it resulted in
| victory for the half-breeds, is no doubt the
| beginning of a serious campaign. Rjel is
reported to have 1900 adherents armed
with Remington rifles, obtained from
! American traders, and six American field
! guns. Graver danger, however, is to be
! feared from the Indians. 1t is evident
/ that Beardy's band, who are Piegans,
! must have sided with the rebels against
/ Major CrOZier, and should the disaffectiOn
! spread to the other Indians in the Carle-
! ton Agency and to the large bands in the
| BattlefOrd and EdmOndst0n districts, the
! task of stamping it out will be formida-
| ble.
! THE VIGOROUS MEASURES TAKEN.
/ 'EThe government has taken vigorous
] MEASURES " tIGGb lnG GLiEIRtuCIs lDG
! Winnipeg battalion of militia, 800 strong,
and with half battery of artillery. is
now at or on its way to QAppelle station,
| 323 miles west of Winnipeg, where sew
! eral trails run north to the scene of the
| insurrectiOn, Carleton being 205 miles
! from Q'Appelle. The police force at Bat
/ tleford and Prince Albert number seventy,
and the garrison at Carleton 300 with the
| civilians, so that there are 37S men within
! striking distance of Rel, and 800 vOlun-
teers with Armstrong guns 6 or days
| travel away. In addition to this force
| the government has ordered the imme-
diate dispatch Of 800 Eastern troops to
the spot.
COMPOSITION OF THE BRIGADE.
This brigade will consist of 100 men
from each of the two batteries Of Do
miniOn artillery, 250 men from each of the
two Toronto corps, the Queens Own and
| Grenadiers, and so men from the school
of infantry, under command of Col. Otter.
from Winnipeg to QAppelle, will take
troops. From Ontario they will go by
the Lake Superior route, but it Will be
necessary to transport them by sleighs
over a gap of seventy miles of unfinished
road. What Riel may do pending the ar
rival of the troops remains to be seen"
MONTREAL's 5 VOLUNTEERS READY.
MONTREAL, March 2S.-The whole city
volunteer force has received orders to
hold themselves in readiness to proceed
to the Northwest. Most of the regiments
mustered tonight for the purpose of hay-
ing stores issued.