PARTICULARS OF THE DE FEAT AT RUAKI TURE.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 85, 17 August 1868, Page 200

PARTICULARS OF THE DE FEAT AT RUAKI TURE.

SIX OP OUR PORCE KILLED AND PIVE r WOUNDED.

LIST OP KILLED AND WOUNDED.

ABOUT TWELVE OP THE ENEMY KILLED

Times Office, i Monday, 10.30 a.m. By the Wairoa mail this morning we have received the following important particulars from our correspondent:—

Clyde, August 13. News reached us on Tuesday last of an engagement having taken place with the rebels on the previous Saturday, in which we had suffered a defeat, and 1 regret to inform you that the information has since proved to be correct. : It appears that Whitmore’s were pressing forward to get at the enemy, when they were led into an ambuscade, and had to beat a hasty retreat, leaving their dead upon the ground. The rebels held a good position, and our loss is severe. The following is a list of the killed and wounded: —

KILLED. Captain Davis Canning, shot through the heart Captain Carr, unknown where Patrick Condon, shot through the head William Coats, shot through the head One friendly native /WOUNDED. Patrick Burns, shot through the body (since dead] James Beattie, shot in the thigh George M‘Kay, (N.V.) shot in the shoulder Captain Take, snot in the arm John Lewis, shot in the thigh (slight) One friendly native.

On the enemy’s side about twelve were seen toi drop. The wouuded men were brought- into Clyde this afternoon.' The, whole force appear to have had a.very hard time of it, from constant marching and the inclemency of the weather.

- We are informed that Lieut.-Col. is now in the Poverty Bay district;- - v ;