Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-28

AlNDa ms IMPRESSED. and that the snF.
rounding country, ss far se can be seen
= severed With water. The los theFr
. no. estimated 81 $50.ooo. Al Joli
site the damage is $4,000. At Nan,
isisnd The vster has reached the s.e.ond
stories.
GANADAss WAR.
FckIHKH REPcsTs OF rHx LArs Battle
WrnuPEo. Man. April "a dis
patch resolved by the FIRES Press. from
C1ark's Crossing. says the coyiriers vhC
EFT the camp have fnst arrived there
ihsy report fighting today. Darcy BA
ser, OF the B0ultor mounted infantry
died last night; this makes the totaI
deaths 50 far eight; four of the SOFA
RIhes. two of 4 battery. one Of the To
rnnto School of Infantry, and oue Of
boulton's men. Supply and othel
teams arriving late last night nearly 20,
into the rebel camp. thinking tbs troop.
had gone on to Batouche. Having dis
covered their mistake they returned and
vere approaching Midaletun's camr
from the direction Of the enemy's lines
and not hearing the chaIleBge of the
sentry, we're fred upon. Eight shots
we're fired, without doing further injury
than alarming the camps on both sides
OF the river. Colonel Clark and Lisut.
Swineford. of the 90th Battery, are still
alive. but likely TO die today. A Sis
patch from Clark's Crossing said that A
messenger arrived there and reported
that IS rebels had been killed, among
them Gabriel Dumont, Riel's lieutsnant.
The report is discredited here, as IL is
believed that there was 20 way for Md
dieton to obtain this information. The
impression remains that few, il any.
rebels we're even injured by tie yolun.
teers' firing.
OFFICIAL REPORT or rHE AFFAIR
OTTAWA. April 27.-Follovins il an
official statement Of the engagement at
Fish Creek, Friday. made TO the Min
lister Of Militia:
FrsH CREEK Us miles north Of
Ciarke's CrossinR), NV. Ty., April "a
l have had an affair with the rebels at
this SPOT. on the east bank Of the river,
My advanced scouts were hred upon
from the bluffs, bot we managed to bold
our own until the main bodg arrived.
when took measures to repel an attack.
which was over at go D. m. We have
captured iot of their ponies, and have
three or four Indians and half breeds in
8 corner OF the bluffs, who have done q
great deal OF mischief, being evidently
their best shots. and a. I am unwilling
70 lose more men in trying to take them.
| have surrounded the bluff, and shall
wait until they have expended their am
mcnition and capture them. Lord Mel
Rund Joined me as soon as be could
from the other side of the river with
the Tenth Royals and the Winnipeg
half battery. bot the affair was over
before they arrived. As most of this
part of the left column was thus acrsss,
and as il is work Of difficulty
TO cross, have ordered the rest TO
follow, and shall march tomorrow with
the united force on Batouche. The
oops behaved very we'll in this their
6rst) affair. The killed aud wounded
are, ! regret to say, too numerous. The
killed are az follows: Private Hutchin-
sen, No. Co.; private Ferguson. No.
Co.; private Ennis, No. 4 Go. All these
belong 10 the Ninth Regiment. Gun
ner Demannelly. "a" Battery, wound
ed +; Captain Clark and Lieutenant
Swineford. Ninetieth Regiment, seri-
ously Captain Wise, Aide-de-O Camp,
and Lisutenant Doucel, Aids-de- Camp.
one In the leg and she other IN the arm.
Ia the mounted infantry, Darcy Baker,
Lieutenant Bruce and Captain Gardner
each received two wounds-neither seri-
Gus. O. F. King. H. p. Perrin and j.
Longford. Of "a" Battery. gunnsrs As
selin and Emery, acting hombardiere
Taylor, Sergeant Major N. A. Whinnev,
driver Harrison, driver Wiisoa, 4. @.
Manseli and private G. A. AYmsvorth
we're very seriously hurt. Walter
Woodman. Of the school Of infantry,
and Arthur Watson, very seriously, r.
II. Dunn, A. Jones, Color Sergeant II.
Cummings and X. Jenes, of the Nineti-
eth Regiment, Corporal Lsith Of co.
Co, and private Kemp OF A" Co, very
seriously Corporal B. d Code of '.Cs
Co.. private Hart Of IF" Co., private
Brackwood Of "O' Co., private Kanniff
of "Us' Co., private W. W. Matthews Of
/" A" Co, and private Lowell of " F'' Co.
do not know what the loss Of the enc
my was, but doubt not IL was pretty
severe, though, judging from the great
advantage Of their position and the
mode OF fighting, IL might be less than
ours. shall proceed tomorrow, after
buryina the dead and sending wounded
back TO Clarke's Crossing, BY moving on
this aide. will lose the telegraph line,
but shall keep up constant eommuni.
cation by way Of Clarke's Crossing, II
possible. regret very much the
wounding Of my two add. de camps.
Captain Wise's horse was shot previous
to hie being wounded.
FRKp. MrppLEToS,
Major General, commanding the new
field force.
FEARs AND pRAYEBs.
ToRoxTo, April 26.--Special prayers
were offered here In all the churches for
the success Of troops 10 the Northwest,
and for comfort snd support in their
affection 10 the friends OF those killed.
Excitement here continues unabated.
Tgo OF the Newspapers issued special
editors all day, while the other two
issued fres slips containing the latest
news. IntslliGence Of the result Of she
battle expected TO take plas,e tsday Ii
awaited with feverish anxiety, ~ tbs
9renadiers are likely TO be engaged.
MIDDLETON MoTIoELKss.
OTrAwA. April 17.-Ths following pri
vate telegram from Gen. Middleton,
dated Fish Creek. April a. has been 10
csived: I'VE must remain here das
or two more. The wounded ere doing
well. Both aides de- camp ars improvinR
rapidly. We are driving In the enemy'e
s.aeAla ara s..r.1aa and ARA Nadine an