well as property to a large amount destroyed yet the more numerous party follow up their success with a determined intention of wholesale slaughter that so far as I am informed is unprecedented --- But on this matter as well as some others Mr. Whiteley will most probably have informed you as he said he should write to you by this post. The last account by Mr. Whiteley yesterday of Ihaia was that he had food, firewood, and water enough to enable him to hold out some time longer --- He seems to be more in want of powder and lead than anything else this last of course I have from Mr. W. W. King has shewn himself to be a cowardly, bloodthirsty miscreant, and with the upstart Tamati ti Ito the sorcerer is the principal in their wicked movements. I can only repeat "Come if you can", and as soon as you can, as I believe you might do much good --- You may suppose what I have to do to keep down some of the fiery spirits of New Plymouth --- Mrs. F. and the children desire to be kindly remembered to you. Believe me, dear Sir Yrs. very fthfly, Josiah Flight D. McLean Esqr.