Show THE ired KEI niver KIVER THE telegraphic dispatches for the last two or three days dayh da ys have hae been a little mixed in relation to the affairs of rollie and company the leader and adherents of the insurrection against queen victoria at winnipeg by perusing rusch g those dispatches the public may learn that in the british parliament three or four days ago go it was stated that the expedition which the government yas fas was preparing to proceed against the insurgents in at red bed river kiver had been abandoned that the difficulty had been beensen sett set t tied to the satisfaction of the malcontents the condition being that their territory was to become a distinct province of the canadian dominion and to have representation in irr the dominion parliament another dispatch says the department at washing ton had received from the british kov koy gov ern eminent ment a message confirming confirm ing this statement telegrams to the tha above effect were received and hwd printed in tuesdays pa per and on the same day a dispatch on the authority of a montreal correspondent stated that rellie beille was so elated with his bis success and greatness g that teat he had given up all idea of annexation to this country and was determined to have nothing less that an independent nationality to today day the dispatches say that preparations Reparation sare are being made in canada for an early departure of thorps to Re dRiver and the governor general in a speech at the adjournment of ake dominion parliament yesterday made a 9 similar announcement these conflicting statement statements a are n not 4 atala at alf kii and ic ir certainly is not dwi eki supposable cabe case that the difficulties at red ked ri river eiver ver are settled I 1 if f they merethe were the canadians would not paring troops for that place and if such a dispatch as the one referred to above has been received by the british government and transmitted by it to washington it can be nothing but a hoax for had any such bonafide arrangement been made the canadian government would certainly have been apprised of it first instead of the difficult difficulty t y being amicably settled there Is little prospect of it being settled at all without bloodshed for if it the dispatches are to be relied on the purchase money has bee been paid by the dominion government to the hudsons Hud sons bay company and the transfer of the northwest is to take place in about a month this purchase and proposed transfer without consulting the wishes of the settlers was the cause of the inception of the present movement for independence at red bed river biver the population of the red biyer biver co country antry ls is is 14 very limited its ita numbers a few years ago being only about six hundred including natives half breeds and auld europeans and it is supposed to be not much more numerous at the present time the discontent is said to be confined chiefly to the french half breeds but if were supported by the entire population the idea of attempting to gain independence seems ridiculous and if persisted in will in all probability end in their destruction but having had bad matters all their own way thus far may have blinded them to the real nature and dangers of their position it is one thing to talk independence when no troops are nigh and another when thousands of well organized forces with every appliance necessary for warfare are on hand to contest co ante a t the he t point not that we believe the dominion government well aided by the british will find it ag as easy to bring the winnipeg colonists to terms as they imagine for hundreds and thousands of turbulent spirits from this country will no doubt flock to the standard of freedom in winnipeg to aid beile and arid his followers the country through lir h which troops have to pabo paso is rn much a against them it being of such a character that ambushes of a few men could 11 seriously erious ly liar ilar harrass rass a large number rollie and his bis forces will be certain to take advantage of this they now occupy fort garry situate at the junction of the and red bed rivers bivers the distance from orom ottawa to this point by the besh beat route is eleven hundred miles only a little over ninety of which can be travelled by rail the road being for a considerable distance a wilderness A portion of this route passes through united states territory and if the government refuse permission for the canadian and british troops to travel it their journey to fort garry will be much longer and more perilous this winnipeg emette offers a fine opportunity to the feniane to strike a blow at the power of Brit britain aln ain and it ia Is said that when they next take the field red river instead of canada will be the scene of action hitherto they have only excited contempt and ridicule by their wordy battles and threats against britain Bri taip now they have a chance to act they have lately been holding secret councils at which it la Is said baid intense martial ardor was created and liberty to winnipeg and death to the saxon was the tho watchword and if they permit such an opportunity as this thia to harass if not to humble and defeat the power by which their native land hasso basso has baa so long been mis mib misrule ruled and oppressed their pusillani raty luty will wil 1 expose them to lasting kili ouid they act with much hard fighting twill probably 0 bably babiy take place before the cause of independence at red river will be abandoned s |