MR.CHARLES BROUGHTON.

Evening Post, Issue 214, 14 October 1865, Page 2

MR.CHARLES BROUGHTON.

Up to the departure of the mail from the Wanganut on Thursday insft, nothing hnd been done to discover the fate of Mr. Charles Brougliton bpyond his brother having gone into the district, where he is supposed to be in search of him. It will be remembered that Mr. Brousthton was sent into the rebel country by Brigadier General Waddy, on public business. It is strange, therefore, that he has not considered it his duty to send out a detachment to search for him L.ieut.-Col. Gorton offered to bend a volunteer party to go after him, but no one volunteered for the expedition, and Mr. Brougliton being attached to the Imperial service, and when taken by the rebels on Imperial duty, he therefore i* prevented from employing colonial troops to do so without the authority of the Governor. On Thursday last, however, Major-General Chute sent special despatches overland to Brigadier General Waddy, and it is probable that they contain instructions to send an expedition in search of Mr. B roughton. The s s. Wanganui arrived in port as we were going to press. fche brings the following important item having reference to Mr. Charles Brouizhton :— " The last news re garding our unfortunate townsmm is that he was tomahawked by the rebels on Sunday afternoon before he arrived at the pa for which he was bound. This information was given by a native who is allowed to visit the Manawaptu redoubt, and there is too much reason to fear that it is correct. There is no sign of any natives being about the pa, and they seem to have cleared out shortly after the murder was committed." — Wanganui Chronicle.