Escape of Temenia.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 29, 22 February 1844, Page 2

Escape of Temenia.

Since the above has been in type, one ot the most audacious acts ever been comn if Natives. of their tribe nan. a iria-, and in-: I).. ii ti ied t . , found guilty, and a lenient sentence i three months imprisonment passed on him. A large Natives were in the Court during the trial, and wh n tfa y beeam quainted with his sent' on a rescue. One of the principal Chiefs I Ohou, immediat '" to mur mur, and they at once sur ounded the dock where the prisoner \ lined, and pulled him ovtf into the Couit. The Constables did their utmost to prerent bis rescue, but they could not stand against such superior number, and they broke part ot the wing of the Court House idofen in getting him out. They succeeded in carrying him off, as it occupied Borne tins !>' (me ihe civil authority c for with Major Bunbury, the Governor pro. ten., and tin: military was called out. A hot pursuit however was at once resolved on, and the small detachment of soldiers were divided, one party goin«rhy land, and the other with the M J or by water to the Native settlement, Orak<\ which is about three miles from Auckland; the Natives having three quarters of an hour start, Succeeded in reaching the settlement. When the military arrived at the settlement, the pYtioner was not to be found, and the Chjefs present knew where he was, but gave false information purposely to mislead. The Major saw one of the Natives loading his musket

and preparing to right, when he stepped up to him, took his musket from him and broke it, and gave him into custody—. However, as he was being taken by two soldiers to the boat, he dexterously jumped on one side, and ran away, the soldiers both fired at him, but not hitting him, he effected his escape. The son of the principal Chief, named Davis, was preparing to fight, therefore he was at once taken into custody with another native, and were both brought into town. We cannot conclude these remarks without expressing our approbation at the endeavours made by the constabtdary to secure the prisoner, and when that was found useless, the Sheriff, P. Berrey, Esq., made all possible haste to Major Bunbury, in order to get the assistance of the troops, who under the command of the gallant Major, assisted by the Chief Police Magistrate, &c, lost no time in turning out to endeavour to retake the prisoner, but we are sorry to say without success.