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Mémoires de Louis Riel, ayant trait aux difficultés de la Rivière-Rouge, [St-Vital]
- Fonds / Collection
- Louis Riel
- Description Level
- Document
- Document Type
- documents textuels
- Date
- [?? janvier 1873]
- Date
- [?? janvier 1873]
- Document Type
- documents textuels
- Fonds / Collection
- Louis Riel
- Description Level
- Document
- Fonds No.
- 0003
- Reference No.
- 0003/1093/534
- Creator
- Riel, Louis
- Signatory
- Riel, Louis
- Physical Description
- 2 f. de documents textuels
- Language(s)
- Français
- Notes
- Copie numérisée sur le CD087.
- Scope and Content (English)
- Thomas Scott distinguished himself in the Red River troubles by mixing with the perturbers Schultz & Co; during the first convention in November and December 1869 in the McDougall and Dennis affairs he was one of the principal agents by whose hand Schultz was in Winnipeg; he was imprisoned with Schultz towards Dec. 8; in Jan. 1870 Scott escaped; he took refuge at Portage la Prairie; in the following February during the Convention of 40 delegates from all the Colony and Portage was formulating and discussing the conditions of the entry of the country into Confederation Scott and about 100 men came down from Portage to strike at Fort Garry the very seat of the Convention; the Prov. Gov't. was recognized and completed by the Convention; Scott and his companions cannot elude the recognition of this fact; nevertheless on Feb. 15, they passed through Winnipeg with material of was indicating their plan of assailing the Fort; they were halted near Henri Coutu's house which they had surrounded and where they showed hostile demonstrations for the purpose of seizing the person the Convention had just placed at the head of the government established by the inhabitants of the country to prevent anarchy; Riel was not there; Scott and his companions went down into the English part of the colony mixing with another gathering of whites and Indians under the control of Schultz; then all forming one armed party they sent to Fort Garry a message certifying that they did not recognize the government; during this gathering, in this gathering, and by this gathering itself two men were killed; the one Sutherland, inoffensive, the other Parisien belonged to the gathering; Feb. 17 toward 10 o'clock in the morning, 48 men in war clothes passed behind Winnipeg; this party was intercepted by the soldiers of the Prov. Gov't; made prisoner; Scott was still among them; in prison Scott insulted at first the guards who treated him well; in a few days he came to blows, resisting his guards with open force, forcing open the doors of his prison; the last day of Feb. Scott was so violent that a number of Metis becoming exasperated seized him, led him outside and prepared to (execute) him when one of the French councillors intervened at this moment, removed him and had him sent back to his cell; Mar. 1 Riel was informed and (set about inquiring) into the circumstances of this affair; trying to calm the guards; the same day Scott having renewed his acts, the soldiers demanded that the affair be left to a court martial; Riel did all he could to persuade Scott to promise to be peaceable; Scott mocked, insulted; Mar. 3 he was brought before a council of war and on sworn testimony having been found guilty he was condemned to be shot on Mar. 4 at 10 o'clock in the morning; his Chaplain requested mercy for him; because of Rev. G. Young the execution was delayed and did not take place till noon; the complications of political affairs at Red River rendered his death inevitable.
- 1. The Ontario people of Portage begged by D. A. Smith to recognize the Prov. Gov't consented on condition of mercy for Boulton but wrote to Riel to assure him that their obedience was not (binding) for, they said, we will overthrow the Prov. Gov't as soon as...
- Name Access
- Riel, Louis
- Storage Location
- PAM MG 3 D 1, 534
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