The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-05-21
At the BAYonEr's POINT.
Riel and His Followers Driven Out 81
Batoche by Gen. Middle.
toms Forces.
Six Volunteers Killed and Fifteen Wcund-
cd In the Charge The Rebel
Loss Heavy.

The Cam dian forces under Gen. Mid
dleton. after four days fighting. defeated
Lcuis kieIs half breeds and captured Ba-
tochs. The rebels were driven from their
rifie-pits and ambush at the point Of the
bayonet. The charge was made on the aft
ernoon OF Monday. May III. Gen. Middle
ton sent the following official report OF the
engagement to the Government at Ottawa:
Have Just made n general attack and carried
the whole settlement. The men behaved spien-
dtdly. and the rebels are In full flight Am sorry
TO say have not got lheL While was recon-
the prisoners ealoped up with dag OF truce.
and handed me q let or from Riel saying: III
you massacre our families, shall massacre my
prisoners" i sent answer that II he would put
hts women aud children In one place and let me
know where IL was. not shot should be nred
on them. 1 tten returned TO camp and
pushed on my advance parties, which
were heavily fired so pressed on
until 1 saw my chance, and ordered gen.
ersi advance The men responded noeiy. sPlen-
zie, and drove the enemy out OF their riffe- pits
After the rifie-pits were taken they forced their
way across the plain and seized the houses. and
my force will. bivouac there Right In the heat
of the action. Mr. Ashley came back with an
other missive from Riel, ~ follows: General:
Your prompt an -wer TO my note shows that
was right in mentioning TO you the cause o. hui
manity. We viii gather our families in one
know ON the envelope he mad written a. fol-
lows Il do not like war. and II You do not retreat.
and refuse an interview, the question remains
the same concerning the prisoners. Our loss
am afraid is heavy, but not so heavy as might
be expected AS yet find 1t is six killed and
fifteen wounded.
Fitch, OF tie Royal Grenadiers, Capt. Brown. Of
Boulton g troops: w. III. hippcn, OF the survey
ors' corps: Private Frazer. OF the Ninetieth;
Private Hardesty, of the Ninetieth
Wounded: Lieut.. Garden, surveyors scouts:
Lieut.. Laidlow. Tenth Bait slion; Maj. Dawson,
Tenth Battalion, slightly; Sergt Maj; Watoon.
Ninetieth Battalion 81 ghtly in the ankle; Sergt.
Jakes Ninetieth Battalion, in the hand; Private
Young. Ninetieth Battalion. flesh wound In
thigh; Private "; Cook, Tenth Battalion, shot
wounded in finger; Private @. Barber, siirht
wound in head: Private J. w. Quigley, flesh
wound In arm; Private j. Marshall Tenth
Battalion. flesh wound in leg: Private w. VIII
son, Tenth Battalion. slight wound across backf
Private Barton. Midland Batta ion, thigh and
groin, serious; Corporal Helliwell, Midland Bat
talon, slight hurts in face and arm; Lieut.
Helliwell. Midland Battalion. in shoulder.
The prisoners were all released and are safe In
my camp. Among them is jackson, white man
who was Ries Secretary. but who is mad and
rather dangerous. FIRED MIDDLETON,
Major General.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Reveile was sounded at o'clock m. The
troops had received some rest, but were not
fresh MIDI eton seemed bent on doing some
thing decisive before the day was over and 30
expressed himself to the troops. The day was
clear and warm Fighting was begun before 7
oc ock, and the troops advanced nearer the
rebel strsngholds than on the previous day, and
continued to pour volley after volley on the
enemy's position The distance was consider
able. and the bullets did not have great eject.
Battery A and the Winnipeg field battery did
effective work in shelling the enemy. con-
siderable detachment OF the rebels was on one
occasion comp etely driven from their in
trenched position in the buff by the explosion
of n shell in their midst Several charges were
made toward the rifle pits in the hope OF capt
uring them, but the half-breeds held stub
bornly to them.
For n time the rebels seemed inclined to
hold to the rifle pits, and then they fired sew
eral voleys into the troops, doing considerable
damage, but it was their parting kick, for the
next moment they wavered, broke, fed, and
within quarter OF an hour Batoche was in
the hands OF the tro 'ps, and the rebels were
flying over the plains. The prisoners were
found locked up in house SUPP osed TO be
Riel's headquarters. They were terribly fright
ened during the progress OF the battle, as they
expected every minute to be murdered. but
when the troops brose open the house and re-
leased them they wept TOR JOY. he following
are those released Mcdonald, the Thomas
brothers. III. Ross, Ashley, MacKeand, the Jack
SON brothers. Albert Mongman. and Agent Lash.
The rebel loss was very heavy. While riding
about the field the bodies of nine half breeds
and Indians were seem