Codex Battleford
Transcription: 9
Transcription:
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to follow me [crossed out] surrender [written above].” [quotation mark added in pen] But the Indian refused. Captain Antrobus suggested to his chief to send for Willam Mc Kay to speak with him.
When the latter [added] arrived beside Crozier face to face with the chiefs, Mc Kay demanded the criminal to approach. He advanced escorted by five or six companions and said he would not surrender even if the chief commanded it [crossed out] he was bid by the headmen [written in its place]. “There is a law in the country, and there will always be one,” continued [crossed out] explained [added above] [quotation marks added in pen] Mc Kay. “You have been accused of striking xx [crossed out] a government [added] officer of the government [crossed out], and to have seized provisions [crossed out] stolen some goods [added above]. You will have to be judged and punished. You will have a fair trial and you will not be hanged. See all the trouble you give the Indians and the soldiers because of your stubbornness. Advance and consent to be judged and all will be over.” [quotation mark added in pen] The man took a step forward and said he would not let himself be arrested. Mc Kay said to Crozier, “Quick. Arrest him. Now is the time.” Immediately, at a sign, four armed police [crossed out] policemen [added in the margins] advanced. One of them, Guthrie xxx [crossed out] tried [added] to seize him, but the Indian leaped on him an a fierce struggle ensued between the two.
While these events were taking place, Father Cochin was in the soldiers camp where some good Indians had sought refuge. However, the Catholic soldiers who had accompanied Crozier, fearing a skirmish had invited Father Cochin [crossed out] the priest [written above] to remain nearby [“by” added] them [crossed out] in order to assist them if they were wounded. As he was on horseback going to rejoin them on the hill, two Indian horsemen came directly to him, and followed [added in the margins] accompanied [crossed out] him to the wood near by [added] destination [crossed out], regulating the pace of their horses by his own. [last 5 words heavily edited] Fearing some evil design, the missionary, gave [crossed out] wheeling quickly [added in the margins] lashed [added] his horse a violent stroke with his riding whip, [crossed out] causing him to kick his neighbour’s animal [crossed out] and unhorse [“e” added] his unwelcome neighbour [added] then he set off at full speed.
Freed of his unwelcome companions [crossed out]. [H]e soon arrived at the spot where the two hostile band ranged in battle order [crossed out] were [added], were aiming at [crossed out] menacing [added] xx [crossed out] each other. The Indians insulted and menaced the soldiers; they [crossed out] attempted to wrest their weapons from them ["m" crossed out] soldiers, [added] and threatened them with their clubs, or with their daggers, provoking them in a thousand ways amidst a hideous uproar. Poundmaker held his tomahawk over the head of Captain Antrobus, who aimed at him with his revolver. But nobo [crossed out] there was no bloodshed [added]
While he surveyed this scene, a band of good Indians on horseback, who were fleeing, came up and fearing danger for their [“ir” added] missionary, carried him by force to their camp, six miles west of St.Angele, on the Battle River, where he must spend the night.
After the arrest of Man-Who-Speaks [last "s" added]-Our-Language, it took several hours to calm the fury of the Indians; but the prisoner was placed under safe guard, and no one dared attempt to wrest him from the hands of his captors. Just as Crozier was about to leave for Battleford, McKay came to him, in the name of Poundmaker, to ask if he intended to keep his promise. He has, it is true, announced that he would distribute provisions to the Indians if the criminal surrendered. This request shocked the commandant [crossed out] major [added]: “What? After such a long resistance?”---“It is true, there was much opposition but on the other hand, consider how many among them laboured [crossed out] exerted themselves [added above] to prevent their people causing [crossed out] bloodshed. If you have made a promise, keep it.” --- “Very well. Have them come, two by two, those who are on our side. It is getting late.” [quotation mark added in pen] McKay was charged with distributing the provisions. In that long file of Indians, the companion of the aggressor}
to follow me [crossed out] surrender [written above].” [quotation mark added in pen] But the Indian refused. Captain Antrobus suggested to his chief to send for Willam Mc Kay to speak with him.
When the latter [added] arrived beside Crozier face to face with the chiefs, Mc Kay demanded the criminal to approach. He advanced escorted by five or six companions and said he would not surrender even if the chief commanded it [crossed out] he was bid by the headmen [written in its place]. “There is a law in the country, and there will always be one,” continued [crossed out] explained [added above] [quotation marks added in pen] Mc Kay. “You have been accused of striking xx [crossed out] a government [added] officer of the government [crossed out], and to have seized provisions [crossed out] stolen some goods [added above]. You will have to be judged and punished. You will have a fair trial and you will not be hanged. See all the trouble you give the Indians and the soldiers because of your stubbornness. Advance and consent to be judged and all will be over.” [quotation mark added in pen] The man took a step forward and said he would not let himself be arrested. Mc Kay said to Crozier, “Quick. Arrest him. Now is the time.” Immediately, at a sign, four armed police [crossed out] policemen [added in the margins] advanced. One of them, Guthrie xxx [crossed out] tried [added] to seize him, but the Indian leaped on him an a fierce struggle ensued between the two.
While these events were taking place, Father Cochin was in the soldiers camp where some good Indians had sought refuge. However, the Catholic soldiers who had accompanied Crozier, fearing a skirmish had invited Father Cochin [crossed out] the priest [written above] to remain nearby [“by” added] them [crossed out] in order to assist them if they were wounded. As he was on horseback going to rejoin them on the hill, two Indian horsemen came directly to him, and followed [added in the margins] accompanied [crossed out] him to the wood near by [added] destination [crossed out], regulating the pace of their horses by his own. [last 5 words heavily edited] Fearing some evil design, the missionary, gave [crossed out] wheeling quickly [added in the margins] lashed [added] his horse a violent stroke with his riding whip, [crossed out] causing him to kick his neighbour’s animal [crossed out] and unhorse [“e” added] his unwelcome neighbour [added] then he set off at full speed.
Freed of his unwelcome companions [crossed out]. [H]e soon arrived at the spot where the two hostile band ranged in battle order [crossed out] were [added], were aiming at [crossed out] menacing [added] xx [crossed out] each other. The Indians insulted and menaced the soldiers; they [crossed out] attempted to wrest their weapons from them ["m" crossed out] soldiers, [added] and threatened them with their clubs, or with their daggers, provoking them in a thousand ways amidst a hideous uproar. Poundmaker held his tomahawk over the head of Captain Antrobus, who aimed at him with his revolver. But nobo [crossed out] there was no bloodshed [added]
While he surveyed this scene, a band of good Indians on horseback, who were fleeing, came up and fearing danger for their [“ir” added] missionary, carried him by force to their camp, six miles west of St.Angele, on the Battle River, where he must spend the night.
After the arrest of Man-Who-Speaks [last "s" added]-Our-Language, it took several hours to calm the fury of the Indians; but the prisoner was placed under safe guard, and no one dared attempt to wrest him from the hands of his captors. Just as Crozier was about to leave for Battleford, McKay came to him, in the name of Poundmaker, to ask if he intended to keep his promise. He has, it is true, announced that he would distribute provisions to the Indians if the criminal surrendered. This request shocked the commandant [crossed out] major [added]: “What? After such a long resistance?”---“It is true, there was much opposition but on the other hand, consider how many among them laboured [crossed out] exerted themselves [added above] to prevent their people causing [crossed out] bloodshed. If you have made a promise, keep it.” --- “Very well. Have them come, two by two, those who are on our side. It is getting late.” [quotation mark added in pen] McKay was charged with distributing the provisions. In that long file of Indians, the companion of the aggressor}
