TAURANGA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 458, 4 March 1867, Page 2

TAURANGA.

TWO VILLAGES ATTACKED AND BURNT. TWO EUROPEANS KILLED. THREE EUROPEANS & THREE ARAWAS WOUNDED. THREE HAU-HAL'S REPORED KILLED. [tau;u.nu.» ab us.] February 15, 5 30 p.m. Bv Captain Goldsmith's boat from the fruit we get the following summary of news :

-3 Arawas wounded, one through the groiu. one in the thigh, and the other through the knee. The wound.' were ia Aided with ctooked nails, not with bullets. On eirival they wen examined by Dr. Manley, who ordeied them to be taken tiie hospital, wheie they we:e removed miner the direction of Colonel Hamilton. They jepoit bat rumour exists that some hundreds of the Waikato tribe are in foice in the vicinity of Omanawa. The settlements of Irahanga and Waiwhatawhata were attacked, and the Hauhaus driven back with three of their number killed. A chief killed, and his metemere in possession of the Arawas. Uawera’s brother supposed to be a prisoner, aim also wounded. Our troops were expected to attack another settlement. Strong forces opposed to them. Casualties on our side, one vohni teer, No. 4 division, slightly wounded Friday, February 15. Yesterday morning, at two o’clock, upwards of 500 men, including 250 Araw as, left the camp at Captain To-,-ey‘s farm, Dairoa, for Irihanga, Ah- ut six a.m. the village was approached. Major St. John with Cap tain okeet and his engineers were the hist up, and to ail appearance no Hiiu-haus were there. Ou reaching the skirt of the bush however, the idau-brius, who were in ambush, pened fire, which was brisk iv returned, and as the sequel proved, with effect. Several vollies were fired when,the Arawas came in a body, and, with & tremendous hurrah, rushed

headlong into the hush, accompanied by volunteers and militia. The ene-

!i ... , Vji _ n r K af .|, j.,u, 2 yjja Wak 3 - maraina. On the route, the Arawas had three men wounded. One Hauhau known to be killed, his body being found ; others, from certain san quinary sigus ~ evidently severely wounded. - - - 1 j At Wakamarama the Hau-haus for some time made a stand, but were driven into the bush, where skirmishing was kept up by tbs outlying pickets till it was decided to force a way through the bush to wiiere another village was supposed to be situated. On entering this path, the enemy doggedly defended ev&sy yarj of ground, the firing- being incessant and heavy. About a quarter of a mile iu the bush Mr. T. Jordan, belonging to Captain Sheet’s company, fell mortally wounded, dying almost immediately. Farther on a volunteer from Opotiki named Jeffs was shot through the head, death instantaneous Three others, Magnus ; Stewart, and M‘Mahon were severely wounded. One Hau-hau was shot dead in thIrack, it is believed by Mr. Horne: but by sundry s : gns which constantly met the eye, it is concluded many others of the enemy were either killed or severely wounded. After pushing •n for about two miles, a settlement was discovered and at once destroyed. Men of all classes behaved most gallantly, and the fact of the enemy being driven altogether about four miles through almost impenetrable bush, will show them that they may be reached even in their native fastnesses. One prisoner was taken. The Hon. the Defence Minister accompanied the expedition. The transport boat belonging to Cook arrived at Te Papa about li’3o last night. She brougnt three wounded men, Manus, Stewart., and M’Mahon. They were conveyed at once to the liospital.

LATEST NEWS. [new ZEALAND HERALD, FEBRUARY 25.] By the schooner Tauranga, which arrived last evening from Tauranga, we are in receipt of six days’ later news from the front. No further fighting had taken place, but the Arawas were closely following up the Hau-haus, and skirmishes hourly expected. The sc nrtiug parties sent out alter the late fight discovered the dead bodies of two Hau-haus in the bush. The two Europeans poor Jordan and Jeff, the victims at the late engagement, were bu tied at Te Papa Ceiuetry on Saturday week last: ihe funeral was largely attended, and the greatest sympathy felt by all. None of the Wounded have hied, but are getting on well. We shall no doubt, be in receipt of later news by the s.s. Wellington due to-day. We learn from a private source, that the loss received by the Maoris, in the late skirmish at Tauranga. was ten killed, of whom three men were chiefs.

The Maoris have also, we learn from the *ame source taken four of our men prisoners. These we ptesume, are are those of our force mentioned under the head of “missing.” It is satisfactory, however, to leai n t hat the natives declare that they have no intention of massacring those men but intend keeping them as prisoners of tvar, in the same way that we have done with the captured rebels. They intend, they say, to put them to work, Lut not too id-use them.