THE NATIVE OUTBREAK.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, 20 July 1868, Page 175

THE NATIVE OUTBREAK.

THE EAST COAST. IMPORTANT fNTE LLIGENCE FROM POVERTY'-BAY. '

The town of Napier was startled on Thursday.last .by. news brought in,"from Wairoa by. a messenger specially despatched by the Resident Magistrate there, to the effect, t hat the whole oPt he Maori prisoners which had been sent to the Chatham Islands, arid were supposed to-be resigned to their condition, had escaped therefrom; and-had been landed at Poverty Bay from a French whaler. The account was not-very detailed, but so far .as it went perfectly reliable, and described the rebels as entrenching themselves in an almost impregnable position ; ana that they were well supplied with the munitions of war, having seized and brought,with them the Government rifles -and ammiinition from Wharekauri. - The news, was promptly despatched by telegraph to the General Government.at Wellington,. and /despatches, received in reply, which were sen ton to Wairoa and Poverty bay next mpr,ning by, the same messenger that brought in the news. We understand ;that no time wns lost by the local officers . at.Wairoa and Poverty Bay . (Captains Deighton ..and Biggs) in taking what ; steps was in their power for the protection of,the settlers. The friendly chief Ihaka. Whanga and his men were at once armed and despatched to Poverty Bay, where Captain,Bigg ß was at the head of 120 men; other parties .also only awaited the arrival, of despatches, before proceeding.;. and the General Government with unusual promptitude sent, orders for. the raising of volunteers here, and notified its intention of despatching : -H.M.S.S.-* Rosario ’and t.s.s.i'Waipara’ to convey reinforcements to the: forces which would'be gathered there. , On Saturday further n- ws was brought in from Poverty Bay by the arrival of the ; schooner J, Mo.pdewai,’. confirmatory of the above, and ako .the. folio wing additional ■ particulars, , which .have, been kindly furnished to us: ,

~ . . .., .Turanganui, July 15. You will doubtless ere this have heard of the escape of the Hauhau prisoners from th 6 Chatham Islands.' .-■'They r arrived at ta p lace . called , IVhareongaoriga (about 10 miles south from here); on the . night of Thursday,: July .ft. On Monday, the 18th, apiirty aiid'OCi fiiericUy natives, Sunder ; Capt, Biggs, .went out ! to' Avhareougaonga, and- haited within a short 'distance jot the pa -.Two;of,the, friendUes were then'.Seht up tb^miiVe‘a korero'' with the ruiiawaysrwheu the foUowing ?statemelits v -were-'eUeited:—They -left iWharekiiuri ori the.:4th:'July; and were-five, days passage ; f before -leaving' the t Island, ;bound ; down the jtesiderit' Magist'rate ari‘d guard,' but- did not'kihuriyonri;' alsoput'ii schooner ashore in^casei'theyimightr.be-fOUowed;; alb-the arms,: aud provisional Wey, blSgue 1 ;- they.lhaumb?d!ntehtibri‘- r of ! 'flghiilg:br mo-, lestihg the ; Europeanß if) they:wdreyillbwaa f to; go arid--e§ttle:bn,their;ian4 ; peaceably';;bus,.shoul4 any dghv; -it' was ;their goi'whb 'delivered'them, ; bjit, Wlb'brid^,iaridi'brou§hti' ! therit ; ;tli«ire^|md|pliey I iWftbhkaibja^^^ . «frpjriy. Aapier v : c are ; :;anj:iously. i iooKed%r^d'whehth#*aitiv'e l ltrust,thSsbrebels ' '^Vreeefve^wt^^re(»ptihri;S-lAt : <prese'at,.Oapt. . riothmgllbut iWatbhilthe 'mbvements tft whareongabdgjJ.tliefefihts have come ‘ downPpbn;the iiat, and;robbed!ri;ShSphefa ? s;hud i * ricludins.wbmerijMd'ohildreu.^'l

We are to publish tlie-follow mg copy o£a .let t#from Lieut. Skipworth to Capt. G. E. Read, showing that the settlers at Poverty Bay were iriactual.dangerof an attack:— "/ J - :Mrfakaraka, July. 16,9-30 a.m. Dear. Sir.—Oraro has Just' arrived here for every soul capable of bearing arms to go at once to Capt. Westrup’s; The Hauhaus -are advancing. Will you make it known,' anQjsend every available man away at once. • .< 1 f F. J. Sbipwobth. Captain G. E. Read. ;

During Saturday and part of yesterday communication with Wellington was suspended 1 through an accident to the telegraph wires, occasioned we believe ’by a high wind; between Castle Point arid Masterfcon ; ‘so that no further instructions has as yet come to harid—the latest telegrams received-being of the departure o'f H.M.S.S. ‘Rosario’ and'the * Wai; ara ? for this" port on Friday evening. ' ; Yesterday;vabout l p.ra., the ‘Rosario* dropped anchor in;the Bay, 1 and h6r ‘commander was immediately in' comiriuriication with Lieuti-Colonel Whitinore, the officer commanding the local forcesl During the afterrioori the volunteers, 32 in number — all that could bo raised on so short a notice —under Lieut.« Col. Whitiribr’e,-'were taken on board, fogether with'a quantity df ammunifion j arid immediately afterwards the steamer took her departure 1 for "Poverty B ! iy. * The embarkation of the' men was a scene of great’excitement on the Spit, the townsfolk;-'£b 1 the number of’some. 150, being assembled to: witness the departure of the and to wish 0 them' success in 't’fierr perilous duty; Captain Gordori,' we believe; dlso accompanied them.’ 5 We uudoritarid'the ineh will be lauded at Young Nick’s. Head, some 9 or TO miles beyond the spot" odcupiedi by; the rebels; and will have'‘to march ; to J ’hat place,, which is of great " natural'strength,’ and is also, we hear, backed by’va busli, which offers, the usual coyer for the’Maoriesrto' escape to if they are driven oiit of their* pa: ' "ltris• pleasing.to note the activity displayed ;by : the Government in-this-matter, arid'we trri3t tha£ : its efforts will-be speedily followed by 'successin the' Capture ; of the Maories and their return to'their‘island home, wheii we trust they : will-b’e better looked affcer for the future. ' 5 1 ’?

: With : regard to the vessel that brought them:there,' : it seems stfirige—if it be true thht the natives s used force ih the matter—that her captain' did riot, on la.nd- * irig them; proceed at'ohce'.to the nearestport and report the circunastance. His pothaving done so has : a suspicious -look; ‘we trust that if the ‘ Rosario ’ should fall'.in with that vessel her- captain will be called on to explain the matter. 1 ’ The v t.s:s. * Waipara’ has arrived in port frdrn Wellington, and 'will steam for Poverty Bay daring the course'pf the day with ‘a number of the-Native Militia, a quantity of ammunition, : &C.‘ '- ~ -•'? THE WEST COAST. ' —^ ARRIVAL OF VON TEMPSKY AT PATE A; THE WELLINGTON RANGERS AT ’ . THE FRONT. ATTACH ON TURO THRO MORI. CAPT. ROSS, SfiIRGT.. M‘FARLANEAND . . EIGHTEEN OTHERS RILLED.

[From trie Special Correspondent of the Wellington Independent.) ,

, , Tueadaj, (July 7. Yon Tehpsky and a .hundred of the Armed Constabulary from., Waikato arrived at Patea in, the, Sturt pn. Wednesday, much to the astonishment and disgust of the natives inland, jwho cquld not conceive it possible that. Col. M'Donnell could muster then so readily. .. .Ij l mistake not, they don’t know M'JDonueliyet, but they will, please God, erelong. , " The Wellington .Rangers..leftjPafcea for Waiiigongoro on; June 30, now encamped in the redoubt:at/Waingongoro under Capt.. Page, Lieuts. -Hastings and Hunter ‘and.Ensign Norman'.; Waingon* goro is a long twenty-five from Patea, and is the outermost post.W -Ai", Waihi, which is five miles inland from Waingongoro there are a number of, the'. Armed Constabulary ;under r ; Captain .Haunter, Captains iM.‘,Donnell .and, Turuturumoki, Captain Ross has "a;Small O.nFriday, the.Brd instant, Captain Newland’a squadron,of . cavalry, • led: by, Honij chief .who once nearly cauglit Gouerai Cameron at Nukumuru, arrived at Waingongoro from Taranaki iu oharge of a sergeant, Captain Newland being td travel by sea. The vveather,.since yesterday, haß been vile j .wind, and rain in torrents. Two of tb’ef tents at Waihgo’tigbro -"-'were blown down atid-’ tiler-remainder kwere' rendered the reverse of-comfortable./; In spite of all 'difficulties 1 and annoyances,'-.hTpwever, tbe.'.Wellington’ Rangers are in excellent ; spirits. .They.appear.to enjoy and;like jo many-Majk'TapieystOibe jolly , under unpleasant circumstances. "Many of them'.'talfif fondly y of their returp/to r Wj-llington, and upt . a r ; few have 1,, heard express , a!" wisb''tb i it 1 /* threeV/ penny drink at Harding’s.” : Every corps w/bbrningT^u^epW^lips^ l a'fid, hSye/the/ greatest in.i|be/Cplpiib^}wlip,';T/ verily’tbeKeve - ,Wfiey /would.? fdlld»/;hliy- : ! f and • ■ better- r ’ r to’zetifterV' always the case, and everybody; appears anxiduktp sbpw.bisdet'erbimafffi^b^venge offiperakareiubtirihg i 1 pf'dri|l^'-'and zSaL- adaptibiUtityi’ ab'd readibeito?-,which,

1 is'Juginx'coinineridaKe. Colonel M'Don* ' ifi.ell^wilV^aU4Hn^h^irit& r fclie ;, Cfi«lj|' ■wwthy of ' Itirnself, ami there is no doubt but that ; a-good account will bo given of the enemy.

v (Urbni an Extra' of the Wanganui Times.) •■" Times; Offi<ep, July 13, 7 a.m ' - A- mounted orderly arrived in town ‘ 7 about 7 five o’clock last; evening, with a .despatch from;Colonel McDonnell to Col. " Gorton to'the effect • that he. had received a verbal report,that Turo Turo Moki had bfeen attacked on Friday night, and all the men in the;redoubt willi the exception of six, killed; by the natives Captain Boss and Sergeant M'Farlane being amongst, those killed. Lieut. Colonel Gorton lias issued placards calling for one hundred volunteers, and- will most probably.leave for Patea in the course of tomorrow. Tip to yesterday, we have had authentic inteligence from the Waitotara. There . the,tribes have held meetings every day of the past week. " They have been urged either, to. join the Waikato men who are' to sweep the country right on to Wanga-' nui, or. to remain -neutral. There is nothing in that that should in the least alarm either the Waitotara settlers or the people" of Wanganui,,but we earnestly urge a prompt response to Col. Gorton’s -appeal for more Volunteers. That, as a merely precautionary measure, is a duty which every man owes to this, the land of his adoption. 'Let us, in Wanganui, show to the disaffected natives that we have' not only Europeans enough to protect this town but if needs be to sweep the country even to the residence of his Maori Majesty. . Mr Williams, who brought in the intelligence from Patea, in four hours, called at Wairoa, gave notice that women and children wore to go into Patea- or Wanganui for protection. The attack on Turo Turo Moki took place either on Saturday night or Sunday. morning. The numbers killed are correct but six were . wounded and left in the trenches, making up twenty-five of which the detachment consisted. Immediately on receipt of the intelligence at Patea, Colonel M'Donnell started ■with the Patea Light Horse; after having sent off Mr Williams with despatches for Colonel Gorton. Mr Williams returns to Patea this morning with a. despatch from Colonel Gorton to Colonel MTJonnell. The excitement at Patea is intense. On the receipt of the despatch from Col. M‘Donnell, W. Buller, Esq., B.M, convened a meeting of the Justuses of the Peace for this- town and district, to be held at the Militia Office at eight o’clock last night. There was a full attendance of magistrates, and Wiliam Fox, Esq, M.H.8., of Bangitikei, was unanimously selected chairman. After hearing,, the despatches read by Col. Gorton,- and fully discussing the important matter therein contained, the Bench passed a resolution affirming the necessity for precautionary measures to ensure the safely of. this town and district, and expressing their unanimous opinion that Col. M‘Donnell ought at onee to be strengthened by reinforcements, and a company of Imperial troops stationed in the town of Wanganui. ' It was resolved that a copy of the resolution should be forwarded to the Government by the chairman, Mr Fox—with a letter urging its immediate consideration at the hands of Ministers.

(Prom an Extra of the Wanganui Chronicle.) • July 13. Despatches -were received by the autho rities yesterday of ari engagement having taken place between the colonial forces and the rebels on the,previous day—Saturday, 11th inst. It had been arranged and was generally understood that on that day the war pa recently'erected by the Ngatiruanui in the hush, known as Matiritiri Otnoko, a few miles from. Waihi was to have been attacked and now we have the scanty intelligence of an engagement (the storming of this pain the night) in. which our stde has suffered severely. Nineteen have been ! killed (including Capt. F. Ross and Sergt, MEarlane) and six wouricLed. An emergency meeting of the Magistrates was called by Colonel Gorton yesterday •evening at which resolutions —which we are not at liberty to publish-—were adopted

. the general tenor of which was that the of the military authorities in this • district be strengthened by the Government as much as possible. The inhabitants of Wanganui need not bo surprised to hear before the week is over that the Militia is ' called. • '• , [ ■

Latest Intelligence. ABEIYAii OF THE ‘WAIPAR A ’ • FROM WELLINGTON. LATER AND AUTHENTIC NEWS " ‘FROM^^I^ 05411 - • y. ;ONLY :NiNE; : QF jTHE. ; COLONIAL v ' • FORCES KILLED. • 'T. LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED:

/:.>; By. the -arrival'this morning of tlie;twin ' W 9 haye'ispme . la,ter and highly : important .news from /the ’Ttyesi^uabt^'t^ " writes asTollows:—' _ hall jy .?.r BOU)jet|ij^^'fß^proabl^^p:h«t|'redbEbf^ih ; e challenged - and

then chiilerig'ed’ 1 ' again- and fired/ and then I about 100 natives gave,a- yell arid rushed at the redoubt. The force consisted of one officer (Capt. Ross) and 24 others. Capt; Ross slept, outside' the redoubt, but when he heard the shot he rushed : inside. He died fighting manfully near the entrance. The natives shot him down, and.;:....... Great cred;t : is' due to constables Beamish, Connors, Stuart, M‘Lean,. Gill,o’Brien, and Mr C. Jo Huston, a settler. . Had it not been for these men, the natives would have got a great quantity of arms and ammunition . They- fought bravely, and held their ground. When constable Beamish was wounded lie stripped cartridges for the others. The firing was heard and seen from Waihi.

Major Yon Tempsky and his men immediately started to their assistance. The mounted armed constabulary, when saddled and ready to start, were ordered by Major Hunter to dismount and feed their horses before starting.. Had he allowed them to go there would not have been the number killed and wounded that there has been, and they would have been able to cut off the vebeis from the bush. Upon Von Tempsky’s men arriving at the scene of action, the surviving men exclaimed, ‘ Oh; had you been ten minute ssooneryou would have saved many lives.” The number killed on our side was nine, and seven wounded.

liIST OE KILLED. Captain Ross, Sergeant M'Fadden, Corporal Blake, Privates Ross, Shields, Beamish (wounded, since dead), Holder, and Crayshaw. Also, R. Lennon, keeper. Another wounded man, whose name we have not learned, has since died. Four dead Maoris, it is said, have also been discovered since the first search.