our side, and continued till dark. As it was Mokenas wish to draw them from their cover he did not wish Captain Fraser to send out any troops to cut them off, which might have been very easily don. Several sallies were however made during the day, one by Mr. Biggs witha small party of Volunteers and three or four Natives, and the others by Natives, one Native on our side was killed and two wounded in the last sally. On examening the ground, the following day pools of blood were found in all the positions occupied by the enemy and marks where the bodies were dragged off, I have since learned that a chief, a near relation of Matutaeras was killed by the party who went out under Mr. Biggs. Our Native allies behaved very well indeed being very cool and acting well together and with regard our own Volunteers and Military settlers, I cannot say too much for the cool and steady way they behaved on this and other occasions, and I am happy to say, the most friendly feeling exists between them and our Native allies. Two days after the fight, a Native woman made her appearance from the Rebel Camp, pretending to have escaped but as I was convinced she was only sent as a spy I have had