Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1870. LATEST NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 15, Issue 753, 17 January 1870, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1870. LATEST NEWS.

ESCAPE OP TE KOOTI. The Government have received despatches from Alexandra (Waikato) up to Wednesday last, 12th instant. We understand the in formation they contain is to the effect that Topia and the Wanganui natives came across Te .Kooti and his party, but were prevented from effecting his capture by a party of the King's followers, who managed to occupy an intermediate position, thus giving him a chance to escape which he did not fail to embrace. There is reason to believe that he has made good his retreat to the Waikato country,, and that the King will protect him from all danger, and at the same time prevent furthei outrages on his part. This is perhaps just the result desired by the present Government. No doubt Tawhaio, who at present is completely master of the situation, will restrain Te Kooti and maintain a sort of threatening inaction as long as it suits his purpose to do SO; but we rather think something more than tins will be required to ensure the confidence of the settlers.

The following telegram dated from Alexandra, 12tli Jan., appears in the "Wellington Independent:— " Upon Topia reaching Taumaranui, the king party offered to protect Kooti if lie would plade himself under their authoiity. "Waikato moved in force to get between Topia and Kooti. Before Waikaio got to their position, Kooti bo', led to Patetere, Hakaraia's country, passing

about 28 miles south of Cambridge, Kooti sent word to the king that as he (Kooti) could not take his evil to the king's place, he would take ifc in another direction. Patetere lies between Waikato, the Thames, and - Tauranga. M'Lean is taking measures at Auckland to attack Kooti. Ormond, by directing M'Donnell to follow him up from the Taupo side. The following* appears in the Evening Post of Friday last :—"A telegram received at Auckland immediately before the departure of the s.s. Wellington for Napier (on the 12th inst.) says that Te Kooti, with three hundred men, has gone to Patetere, on his way to Tauranga. Orders have been sent on to reinforce Tauranga. This news is very bad, as there is no doubt that the king natives have played Mr M'Lean false."