POVERTY BAY.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 15, Issue 647, 14 January 1869, Page 2

POVERTY BAY.

Since our issue of Monday, the s.s. Ahuriri and the p.s. Sturt have arrived from Poverty Bay, the former on Monday morning and the latter early yesterday afternoon. The Ahuriri brought the wounded men, and took a number of the Armed Constabulary (about 120) on to Wellington. The Sturt brought 140 more, and Col. Whitmore, Major Fraser, &c. The officers and men did not land, and the Sturt almost immediately resumed her voyage to Wellington. Major St. John, with about 120 men, is at present at Turanga, but .will very shortly leave. The settlers have resumed their ordinary avocations. The latest news is that 20 more men had been captured and shot by Ropata, and about the same number of women had been taken. It is supposed that of the large numbers who occupied ISTgatapa, not more than 20 can be at large. The total number of dead Hauhaus found, exclusive of the last 20, was 136, and, from the nature of the country, there are likely many undiscovered. Onboard the Sturt were one of Te Kooti's wives, and a sister of Nikora, a Hawke's Bay Hauhau, who was killed at Ngatapa.

The men have all the utmost confidence in Colonel Whitmore, and are elated by their late successes. Captain Brown .is much regretted by No. 7 Company. We have heard one of thorn, an old soldier who had fought at Alma and Inkerman, say that he had never known a captain in the army, or elsewhere, at the same time so able and so universally popular.

Eire at Waipawa.—We health at the Abbotsford Hotel was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.

Dis affsct cd Natives.—lntelligence has reached Napier that a party of Hauhaus were ravaging the Upper Wairoa,

Coal. —No less than live vessels may shortly be expected to arrive at !iS apier with cargoes of coal, viz. : —The biig Maggie, the brigantine Sea Gull, and the three masted schooner Little Fred, from Newcastle, N S.W.; and the schooners Joanna and Jubilee, from the Bay of Islands. The Wounded Men at the Hospital.—The following is a list of the men wounded at Ngatapa, who are now at the Provincial Hospital:— Henry Crosby, A.C., severely wounded in back; Te Herewini, half-brother to Mokena, a Waiapu native, left knee, dangerous; Te Hi-wai-pukurau, Tuparoa, in back, severe; Erueti Te Hukehu, Muriwai, left shoulder, severe; Hohepa, Pokeno, severe, right elbow joint. There are also in the Hospital the following men belonging to the Forces who were not among the wounded : —Harry Hope, A.C., simple fracture of the thigh, caused by his horse falling on him, and William Barsdall, sick. In addition to these there are some who were wounded in earlier engagements. Thomas Lake, who was shot through the head, has gone to Auckland ; but Eruera, another of Gascoigne's scouts, who was shot through the lungs, is still at the hospital. The total number of patients at present is fourteen, Contributions of old linen or cotton rags will be thankfully received at the hospital, where they are much required for dressing the wounds of the patients,

Accident.—A serious accident occurred on Tuesday morning to Mr Garry, who "was kicked in the face and chest by a horse which he was shoeing. He was severely injured ; bub expects to be able to resume his work in a few days. Napier Rifle Club.--At a meeting of the Club held last night the Secretary and Treasurer were reelected for the ensuing year, and it was decided that the Challenge Cup should be fired for at 2.30 p.m. on the last Thursday in February, (25th), the ranges to be 400, 500. and 600 yards, with five shots at each range.