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— oven, unl sy th <8 pa 7 were fearfully outanmb v-. ri Rua j Lae Tid i LARS. The l'on or re at le enecial in ‘ | | ies dead Welch aerial ‘ Fius evening * Norbert \ despat from Me ‘icine io On" rans ae breed settlement Hat, reports -_ sus, Black from Riel The oa a having deserted le \ L star on! 1 : a6 redel rores number 1690. ‘ ve Peigan ~ B . os en ‘nto peaceful q iart x] Bloods ¥ n y and put « oj Matec as <a ep Riel by eva lng him w'l ‘he war | — ein de i supplies pe 0 fLouchwood and se'z: his oe ! u r with the Ppits ? and] then £9 south with two field ate p3 and ly six | et whieh he has, The rebals are : e} 7. is gion } — nee! and armed Welch; form nt boy | thant our scon'sa ure not wort mueh, ba ‘ ts itar v rseis} Chey ates ™e within sivht of vs yo : ot A R tue ebomy, whereas the half-breeds [ b vi i . ' , us : ST eaheieh Whi eRe po x oo the | Regine on 1h . — ya al f stay cin . Z ai : ——" mae ry hop ee a i dy of a a tk sail rae él “ee by Cntiinyg eft thi ‘ard the {1 mountain | | Ay o7e — t Pe 1 down to Pouel- ugtrict A heavy snow etorm vi ited | a “* yen " eich thinks we are in Calgary on the loth, sai tv be the $2 | a : half mas ‘eg — ’ ch isa well-to ‘ ! : ite under co i 7 fe Was Wt montipiera yerest — uer ¢ = lamone the ye ke oi ak t nce mand of Li nant Coys he, went north | witatiue bef a y reeds throughout the to the crossing of Re i/eer River, cne hun- a : oe a eee ta iorm of an dead miles, ‘Ihoy will be proceded by the hy pan . : > rig. Ares th. rebel of Rev. Mr. McDougall with four faithful aie ‘palg ee wot @ lites here, but is Stones me vam @ guard. The metion te r od + tal ns rh saror- fiver has aul 7 * possesseam OF | whéte nite c einen ed to Col. O'Brien 4 i r’s at the crossing of : z anding here. pe Red De riify and hold the position PP dew tedity item of news from stall haszards unt t arrival of troops. chiefe ; Beek ree Press :- ‘The Sioux maak” Cott t Fort McLeod, was sent | ef at Beulah, Mau., report that each with orders o send a detach- ti oH the past eight years they have ment of twenty mounted police from Fort ree wy te 5 b an who have at- MeLeod Calgarr, tow ler with on: tac Fe a oi voor ae to Jomina nine pound gun a this detachment, t ani ic a a7 = aor Curtag th > past gether with t ty mounted police from if the ct ny lo threstened with death Beaver Cre will leave as goon as possible ef ' “7 a oy al, Ags they are prepar for Bimonton. Capt. Cotton has received | oie 4 “ +} ee oe hn fairly inatrue 1s nO t LWal the arrival of ee . wr he ee cf loyalty are Smith’) c mpany from Wionipeg,detsiled to aoe “ a : Pt scarcely be pretended sasinon. Mol bat to have Inspector aoe ~ Fa f ae attempted to move Perry mak forced marches there. itn Clive Jy aoe raed into rebellion by Th 66th hatta "NY der c |. ov & i Se ee ee c Ovimet, with lance of Gol. ine. y 1 x —— of the 17th inst., Smith's battalion . part if Alberta Hahfas ~o ene eo school ot cavalry and Mounted Rifles will advance to Macpherron oe a a ee aaa Hot expected here goulee on Monday nexi Gen Stranuw : ie A - oi = ney are rej or ted as qill take command in peraop. Macpher-{ “°'™S * 24rd timo north of Lake Superior. son's coulee ia twenty miles north of Cal Shortly after the House of Commons gary. A wumber of the Goth are ander a ied on the LS h inst. the Premier rose arrest. for plundering the stores of their | #24 5p ‘ke as follows :-—With reference to oficers for whiskey, and will be tried by the Northwest troubles the government court martial, ordered to be held by Col, | have received no further news that will Strange. A mounted policemen is also} ™mterest the House, excent the fact that under atrest for threateniog to shuot Lieut Mr. D. wdney, the Governor-General. ac- Haovhes, 60th batlalon Fifteen thousand | , pamed by Rev. Father Lac mde, miis- rounds of Winx ter and forty-tive thou- slubary to the Blackfeet, had a satisfactory said rounds of Snider cartridges arrived by meeting with the great band of Blackfeet, train at Calgary on the]Gth. Col. Ouimet,} heated by Crowfeot, theiz chief. Father ip command f the 65:h. who has been h me Lacombe telegraphs me that he had a most the last few days from Calgary, lefe for O "| enthusiastic reception and that the Indians tawa on the 16th ins His mission is| P'edged their loyalty to him to the utmost shrouded in mystery, and a storm ts predict- I xtent. $ have a teleg:am here signed ed at the capital upon hig arrival Noj Vrowtoot, which | will read to the news from Gen. Middleton up to etx o'clock Honse. It is not writtey in Blackfeet. It

bat private despatches would indicate his treating with the rebels for peace. Should thig prove true a is feared amongst the volunteers, who thirst for the punish- mont of the ringleaders of the rebellion to avenge the death of the patriotic band at Duck Lake. lustructor Payne's body was

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chopped up after the murder and thrown around » barnyard of the reserve In- siruc’or Jefferson is a prisoner with Pound- moker, The number of persons within

the stuckade at Battleford barracks now numbers 506 souls. C:iees are awaiting the return of Big Bear from Fort Pit before wain attacking 1?th York Pangers rt (yu Appelle to make room at the

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infantry arrived at Calgary a few days ago. Phey left one cornpany at Gleichen. Arch- bishop Tache s uot believe the report that two priests were killed at Frog Lake.

The Toronto ¢ : Winnipeg special of the 17th inst., says : ‘‘Speculation is ripe here concerning the meaning of the long statement of Riel’s case, published by the Government paps It is a matter of com mon report t when Mr. Royal was here

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wehalf of myself and people I wish to send thron y the Great Moth T the words I have given tc the Governor at a council held, at which all my minor chiefs and youpg men were present. We are agreed and determined te remain loyal to Mur young men will go to

work on the reserves, and will raise all the crops we can, end we hope the government will help us to sell what we can’t use. Continued reports and many lies are brought to us, and we don’t know what to believe. But now that we have seen the gevernor and heard him speak we will shut our eara and ouly listen to and believe what is told through the governor. Should any Indians come to our reserves aod ask us to join them in war we will send them away. 1 have sent messengers to the Bloods and Piegans, who be- long to our treaty, to tell them what we are doing and what we intend to do, about the trouble. 1 want Mr. Denny to be with us

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, 9 : . . {words | sent by Father Lacombe I again tua despatches, perhaps containing money, | , rr) 9 ; } Were sent back t oe Opinions are i send, We will be loyal to the Queen what

‘ s< ack to ivie piul t i 1 ‘ 2 " " a . ° widely diferent as to the probability of /°Vet happens. i have a copy of this, and Si Bktine aor fos 08 tla when the trouble is over will have it with

ae ee Pp) | pride to show to the Queen’s officers, and 10th iust.. the opinion was general that te bis : ; cet cana t st no serious fighting unless | ¥° leave the future in your hands. We

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Damont took the leaderahip and virtually have asked for netbing, but the governor

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that the half-breeds will make at eet & i of resistance and | Pil somot) «(yield § «until ‘sure tnat a} 8 {perior force is present. E ver since the first news of the outbreak at Batileferd

the Pree l’ress has been urging that Battle- |

ford should be the p* int to which relief should be direcied. In view of the occur- | Tetices of IGth inat., the propriety of this | Course is ree ognized by all. It is believ rd | that Gen Viddleton, who is in c ynstant |

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rces and leave a couple | of hundr nt hed and a few g ns | St the (): This force, well en- | teuched, would hb suffizient to bold in eheek anything that Riel could bring to bear. It would also be ready to take charge of the st 3p pASSIY ‘d vn the river. the main y uld pu h on rapidly “cross the elytiiy miul bet the Cross- ing and Battleford, and would be far too rong to dread interference from the In- “laos. lis arrival at Battleford would

eiford instant relief to the settlers im pris-

has given usa little present of tea and

tobacco. He will tell yon what other talk we had at ovr council. it is all good, Not one bad word, Crow roor. The reading of the letter was received with cheers. Sir John then went on: Mr.

Denny, L may say, was formerly an ofticer of the Mounted Pelice. He is now settled up there, and while amongst the Indians acquired their contidence, aud at their re- quest | sent him to see them. (Cheers ) Mr. Royal, M. P. for Provencher, re- turned a few days ago from a flying visit (o Winnipeg, having been only eight days go- ing and returning. His visit was of a private character, but is thought to have been for the purpose of acquainting himself with the sitnation in the Northwest, ha having an iniimate knowledge ‘and acquaintance with the half-breeds there. Mr. Royal, in conversation, stated that no d ffkculty whatever exists in Manitoba, all parts of the Province being tranquil and no disturbance is to be apprehended. ‘The three principa! half-breed settlements in the Northwest territory are at no’ Appelle,

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ened there, and when Col. Otter’s column! Duck Lake and Edmonton. At the first arrives, prompt action could be tsken| point no trouble has occurred, nor is there against the Indians, who bave been mur-|likely to be, it being within immediate ; .

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~*tween that Place and Victoria. Besides ‘+ abhything should befall Col. Otter, ‘sen. Middleton would be on hand A a The situation at

Yattleford, according to the latest ac- SUNDté, 18 very serious. No one knows what moment the Iudians may make an sttack on the fort and murder every man, woman and chil! that they find there. They have no such scruples as the half. oretia have, and then you must remember th tt Cul. Otter’s position is not 80 secure as tL would have been had the third division hot been eo slow in starting. Had Ouimet gone north from Calpary at on e the Indians

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» ha then coming down to B.tileford, reaching th re bef OC nel O.ter. Itis ee q llte possivle that Riel might go down “y the way of the § vunding Lake trail, and fall on bis flank « r rear wl ile he was engaging the redekins in Eagle hilia. Of

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| hali-breeds, however, may make a stand lagainst the troops. Mr. Royal could not give aoy information as

tothe strength of the rebels, and white hoping forthe best and that the militia will not be opposed, he thought that too much reliance ought not tu be placed on that expectation. After leaving Humboldt at this season of the year tho progress ef the troops will, he thinks, be less rapid, the country to be crossed being full of sloughs and unfavorable for the movement of a large force. From Swift Current to Battleford, the road is a good one and can be easily crossed

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Four years ago Carleton E. Copp, young farmer,, living near Sinclairville, was left a widower. He was not known to smile for over a year afterward) ‘Then his spirits returned, and a year ago he became engaved to marry a young weman living pear his farm. Last week she surprised the neighborhood by marrying another man On Monday‘ Copp went out to his barn and blew his brains out.

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+ . Mr, Gladstone, in the Commons on the 7h Inst., elated that the Government had

ep from Sur Petor Le msden a reply to tu or quest for an inde pendent bet ypen the Penjdel incident. In thie tt is etated } that Ganeral Komarotf waa aware as exr y as the 28 i of March of the understanding | between Russia ant Eugland by which Eng- j land was to doter the Afghins, end the Oza | Was to deter bis tronps from advancing jbeyond the positions they then res- tI vely occupied, until eeme anh. Se Quant ezreoment avout the demar Cvltom of the Afyhan frontier could be}

} rene hed between the two governments Vie battle on the Kushk was fought there fore several days after Gen. Komarotl had | been made aware of the agre-ment not to | advance. Sir Peter Lumsden’s present re- P tpears to warrant the inference whit ever Komarcff knew cftic ally about the St. with London, te Giadstone being asked if the Government had protested against the

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Russia The Government was await- ing further information. Continuing, Gladstone said ‘‘we asked Sir Peter for a full consecutive account of events of the 30th of March (the day of the Kushk battle). A telegram from him arrived since we sent the request. This slegran: is dated Tirpul, April 13. It is in

cipher and is now being deciphered. In regard to the reported establishment by ‘ussians f an administration at Penjdeh, the government knew nothing officially and

must await fuller information. Gladstone coneluded by saying: ‘*The government

will, on Monday or Tuesday next, ask the house to sanction a vote of credit. When this is requested we will state how mach money is wanted and what it is wanted for, Then we shall probably be able to cover the entire qnestion fully.”

The Morning Pest regards tle answers given by Giadstone and Earl (iranville in Parliament on the 17th as eminently ansatis- factory. Neither of them, it says, can be induced to reply yes or no to a question whether St, Petersburg and Merv ara con- nected by telegraph or not. The Post in- siste that the Russian Government can communicate with Gen. Komarof within 24 hours. Tt concludes, ‘ Ruasia of course requires nO assurances that she may keep Penjdeh, which sie has already seized.”’

The Standard, in an editorial, says

” We could tolerate the delay in negotia tions if we were satisfied that behind ail th dilatory pleas advanced there Jay any fixed and sterling purpose. But we have no assurance that they are not a welcoma screen to cover conscious feebleness.” The Standard asks whether it is possible that England canaot count upon the Ameer as a Willing ally, and whether these doubts as to his temper explain the eminently judicial forbearing spirit evinced aud avowed hy the government. We should like Lord Duffer- in’s private opinion in regard te the matter, What is there to prevent the Ameer’s think- ing that he wiil have Russia as a friend also. He was Russia’s friend before he Was onrs.”* The London Central News’ statements in regard to the proposed cession of Penjdeh to Russia were closed by Earl Grauvile ou the 17th inst. among ‘‘unauihorized and al- ways inaccurate reports,” which he could not afford to waste time in answering : affirming positively that Word Dufferin, Viceroy of India, seni a despatch to the | Home Government in which ho said that in his opinion Penjdek was not worth fighting for. ‘Phe same agency asserts that the Cabinet, after deliberation, adopted Lord Duiferin’s reported view of the situation, aud maintain that the delimitation of the Afghan frontier will now be carried for- ward to a succeseful issue.

Collision at Sea

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4 STEAMER CUTS A VESSEL IN TWO.

The North German Lloyds steamer Main, Capt. Chaistoffers, with 175 steerage and 75 cabin passengers, from New York April 11th, for Bremen via Southampton, arrived at Halifax on Thursday in distress, having collided with and sunk the Russian bark Kalaja, with a cargo of logwood from Jamaica for Havre. The collision occurred 900 miles from New York, and 480 miles! south-east of Halifax, at two o'clock on Tuesaday morning, 14th inst. Both vessels were going iu the same direction. The weather was mild and the sea calm, but the night dark. The chief officer of the steamor was on watch, but says he did not see the lights of the bark until right upon her. He then reversed the engines and pat the helm hardaport. The bark at the same time put herhelm to starboard. The result was that a moment later the steamer crashed into the bark, cut her clean in two and sustained serious damage herself. The bark capsized at once. The steamers pas- senyers rushed on deck in great confusion, and beivug of all nationalities a vegular babel of tongues ensued, but being assured that the sieamer was in ug danger of foundering order was soon restored and the passengers sent below. A boat was lower- ed and tha crew cf the bark rescued; all

except the man at the wheel, who was probably killed by the collision. It was found that two

holes (one ten feet by six, the other thrée feet by three) had been cansed in the iron bows of the steamer and the ship was mak- ing a great deal of water. The holes were stuffed with sails, etc., but finding he would have all he coulddo to keep afloat, the captain decided to bear up for Halifax, at the unanimous demand of the passengers. Thirty tons of cargo were transferred from stem to stern, and thus the holes in the bow were kept gbare the water line. The } Main had a narrow eacape from the fate of the steamer State of Florida. Among the passengers were Capt. Bedford Pim, the celebrated English officer, scientist aud politician, and Dr. W. G. Johnstone and Dr. R. F, Rattan of Montreal.

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