WELLINGTON.
THE ESCAPED MAORI PRISOERS. FIVE MORE CAPTURED. (Prom t'hoXc'.v Zealand Advertiser, 7th February.) We are indebted to Major Edwards, E.M.,. who arrived in town yesterday from the West Coast, for the following particulars respecting the capture of five more of the runaways. A party of friendly Maoris, under Hoepa, were out on the beach at Pakakariki on Monday morning, when they espied some of the escaped prisoners, and, making a rush, captured five of them. One of the fugitives was armed with an axe, but no resistance was made, and the friendlies marched them off to Major Edwards to learn what was to be done with them. Major Edwards desired the friendly Maories to keep their prisoners safe, and endeavored to get a cart for their conveyance into town, but could not succeed. He reported the matter in town yesterday, and Mr Swainson, Native Commissioner, at once proceeded to the place to make arrangements for their being brought in. Two more of the runaways are known to have gofcpast the Manawatu, and as no others, have been seen between that place and the
town, with the exception of those just captured, it is supposed that the rest have succeeded in getting away. Those who have been taken acknowledge that twelve of their number were drowned in the attempt to get on shore from the hulk. The survivors all appear in a half famished condition, and seem more intent on making their escape than on doing any damage.
Since writing the above, we have received
a copy of the Wanganui Chronicle, of the 3rd inst., which says that Mr Buller, R.M., had returned to Wanganui on the 2nd, after an absence of ten or twelve days in the Tararau Ranges, without having seen anything whatever of the fugitives in that quarter.
WANGANUI. From this district we learn the Hau-haus and friendlies have had another skirmish, in which the former were completely defeated, having lost eight killed and several wounded. The Joss on the friendly side was one IdUed and a few wounded.
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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 350, 15 February 1866, Page 1
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342WELLINGTON. Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 350, 15 February 1866, Page 1
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