TARANAKI.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume II, Issue 120, 1 June 1863, Page 2

TARANAKI.

A messenger arrived here last night from Wanganui, bringing reliable information, which bad reached that place from Taranaki, to the following effect: —A Maori named Albert, had, it appears, while in search of a horse, ventured near the military at Tataraimaka, and was fired on by the soldiers. Some other natives hearing the firing, came out also, and a skirmish ensued between them and the military. Two chiefs named Albert and Solomon were killed *in the encounter. This includes all that is mentioned in the original Maori letter that has been received in Wanganui as well as what is contained in the letter which has been received here. Mr. Southcomhe, who brought in the intelligence, started from Wanganui on Sunday afternoon, at half-past 3 o'clock, reached Scott’s at Bangitikei the same night at 7 o’clock, hut was detained there till 7 the following morning, waiting for a fresh horse. He started at that hour, freshly mounted, changed horses three times during the remainder of his journey, and reached Wellington at 7 o’clock last night. Tho letters thus received give no further information as to the skirmish, and do not state whether any Europeans have been killed. Further intelligence from Taranaki will doubtless give fuller details.