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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 64, 18 September 1862, Page 1 (Supplement)

By the Victoria, Capt. Kean, which arrived from Auckland at noon to-day, we have papers to the 15th inst. They contain but little more than the news by the Zillah on Thursday last. (From the New Zealander, Sept. 13.) Extract from a Letter from Taranaki. “ The Lord Worsley was to have called here for the English mail and have gone on to Manukau for the mail. She is on the rocks, and the tide washes in and out of her bottom—she is a total wreck. 8 a.m., 6tli September.—A Maori messenger has just arrived, stating that passengers would sleep at a place about thirty miles from here ; that the natives were bringing them up in (welve bullock carts ; so we expect they will be in late this evening. Preparation has been made by the inhabitants to take in the passengers. ***** “I accompanied the Superintendent to meet the passengers on the Gth, about twelve miles. Poor creatures they were glad to see the face of a European once more. They all arrived in town by 10 p.m. When they left the wreck, the chief promised that the safe containing the gold should be kept secured; they ha got about five miles when some natives overtook them, and told Robert G raham that the chief had broken open the safe. He rode back immediately, and asked the chief where the gold was ; he replied the King Natives had taken it. Graham told him it was false and asked where the key of his house was ; he said he did not know. Graham up with a spade, and smashed the lock, and asked him what he called that, pointing to the gold. Ho then took it and brought it aOout two miles and planted it. tin Sunday lie started back on horse-back, and found it. I went yesterday twelve miles to meet him, and glad ho was to get relief, having ridden over SO in lies, ami had only one hour's sleep ; with a heavy back load. The Natives had begun quarrelling about the property loft behind, which is immense. They have stripped all the lend out of the vessel; and were very angry when they found the passengers had emptied the powder and about two tons of small shot into the sea. They searched every package, and took cveiy gun and pistol they had" in the ship. One gentleman put a valuable double-barrel gun in the coals, hut the beggars got it, and a splendid rifle. About 30 of them dragged (he ship’s gun up to the pah, shouting tremendously. The Storm Bird has been here, and gone back to Nelson with some of the passengers and crew. Mr. A'inc Hall, the Manager, was on board; he was quite done up. Captain Duller, of Mongonui, is one, he was wrecked in the Swan. The Airedale will be up in Auckland bv the 16th instant, instead of the Ifith. Mr. A r i"ne Hall, said he would got her coaled at Picton, and would save three days.”