After about two hours, they commenced to give way; but for five hours we were there, not knowing at what moment matters might turn. At the expiration of that, Kopu got up, and again addressed them in a short but determined speech; and as soon as he had finished, he turned round to our small party, and gave the command to rise, and retire to the small enclosure from whence we marched in the morning; and as soon as we got there, one of the exciting scenes of the day commenced, i.e.,- a War Dance in earnest. Our party commenced a most fierce one in defiance of the others; which they kept up for some time; and ended it by firing off their pieces; when the earnestness of their