(From the West Coast Times.) Napier, Jan. 28. A despatch has been received from Colonel M'Donnell, dated Patatere, 24th inst. It states that the forces had been moved that morning to atfcacK the enemy's position. The enemy opened fire from the surrounding, bush, but our troops drove them back, and took Te Kooti's position, which was not attempted to be held. Our loss is one native killed, and four wounded, one European mortally. The enemy's loss is four killed and ten prisoners. The troops are following up Te Kooti, whose forces are in the bush. All Te Kooti's horses are taken, and Colonel M'Donnell has mounted 130 men with them, and placed them in the open country to cut off Te Kooti's retreat to the Urewera country. Supplies had reached our forces from Cambridge, and a weekly mail had been established between Tapaeharura and Cambridge. .
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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 630, 1 February 1870, Page 2
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