THE RED RIVER REBELLION.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 644, 5 March 1870, Page 3

THE RED RIVER REBELLION.

The New York Tim.es of the 25th November publishes the following from Toronto. A special despatch to tlie Globe from St. Paul, Minn., says:— " A gentleman from Fort Garry arrived at St. Paul. He says the English half-breeds and whites take little or no part in the demonstration. The insurgents aro chiefly French half-breeds. A system of passes has been adopted, and strict surveillance is exercised. The insurgents have taken possession of the Hudson's Bay storehouses, and are dealing out to themselves daily rations from the company's supplieo. Dr Brown, the editor of the Nor wester, refused to print the rebel proclamation, but his partners were forced, at the mouth of the musket, to issue the revolutionary document, which was posted in various parts of the rebellious district. A Red River trading house at St. Paul learns that there is a strong organisation, including many half-breeds, awaiting a favorable opportunity to declare in favor of Governor M 'Dougall. A Fenian priest is said to be directing the minds of the disturbers." Subsequent intelligence to 7th December, direct from Fort Garry, says that the insurrection is subsiding, and that there are now only about fifty insurgents under arms. The Scotch and English halfbreeds are favorable to Mr M 'Dougall, and it is believed that he will be quietly installed as Governor on the Ist January. Governor Mactavish is dangerously ill. It is stated in a telegram dated Ottawa, 25th December, that the Canadian Government, in consequence of the resistance it has met with in taking possession of the Hudson's Bay territory, will not pay the purchase money until the spring. The same telegram says that the insurgents have issued a declaration of independence, in which they protest against their transfer to Canada, bxit at the same time express their willingness to negotiate with her in order to secure a good government.