THE EAST COAST.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 99, 23 November 1868, Page 283

THE EAST COAST.

MRS WILSON STILL LIVING—WOUNDED 4 ' IN SEVEN PLACES. ; INTERMENT OF THE DEAD. THIRTY-SEVEN MAORIS TAKEN TO POVERTY BAY FROM WAIAPU.. ENCOUNTER WITH THE ENEMY—TWO * KILLED.

Since our last there have been four arrivals from Poverty Bay— the Muriwai on Thursday \ the Aspasia on Friday at 1 p.m., the St. Kilda at half-past 10 p.m. ; and the Ahuriri on Saturday at 1 a.m. The news brought by these vessels is, however, very meagre, the most important being that brought by the Munwai on Thursday, and confirmed by the later arrivals, that Mrs Wilson, widow of the late Capt. Wilson, jhad been found living, though dangerously wounded, and brought into Turanganui. The accounts state that at the time of the massacre, Mrs Wilson was left for dead by the murderers, but her little son James (nine* years old) made his escape. He wandered about till Wednesday or Thursday, when he returned to the ruins of his home, and found his mother where she had fallen, alive, though wounded by a bayonet in seven places, and assisted her into an outhouse. He made several ineffectual attempts to reach Turanganui—where, we may remark, he.had never been before—-and on . Monday last (six days after the massacre) was found near the court-house and taken across the river. The little fellow was the bearer of the following note, written on a card, from his mother:—

Could some kind friend come to our help, for Goo’s sake. lam very much wounded, lying in a little house at our place. My poor son James ia with me. Come quick. ■ ■ ■

Alice Wilson. We have little or no clothing, and are in dread:ul suffering.

The child said that he supported himself and his mother by foraging for eggs; and confirmed the report that the remainder of the family wero dead. After hearing his story, an armed party of 100 men went to seek for his mother, whom they found, and carried carefully into the township. We believe she had no clothing beyond her night-dress when found, and the little boy is said, to *:have had on nothing but his sHrthand a coat belonging to his father. ‘ __ The Aspasia, the second arrival, reported simply that just before leaving Turanganui at 4 p.m. on Thursday last, an alarm had been raised that the rebels were in the vicinity, and the inhabitants had turned out in readiness.

The St. Kilda, which arrived on Friday night, repotted that six of the seven friendly natives previously mentioned ' as being prisoners in the hands of the rebels, had been shot by Te Kooti, —the other escaping with seven severe wounds, one or more being right through his body. Captain Kennedy returned to Napier by the St. Kilda. The Ahuriri, on Saturday, brought more definite particulars of what had been previously reported, and a few additional items. . She brought to Napier Mr F. E.- Hamlin, N. 1., to whom we are indebted for most of our news. He reports that 400 friendlies under Tareha and other chiefs started on Friday, and . encountered the enemy, of whom they killed two, without themselves sustaining any casualties. By latest accounts they were following the enemy up.

Mrs Wilson is at the residence of Archdeacon Williams at Turahganui, where the unfortunate lady meets with the care and attention which, in her present enfeebled state, s.he so much requires. We understood that, since Thursday last, ;Mr Dinwiddie has . mautofeotured .an . easy couch, which was sent down;hy ' the Ahuriri on Saturday night , with a view to the early removal of Mrs Wilson to Napier, We are glad;to add that great hopes are entertained of her ultimate ported that v when Mrs Wilson was lying wounded in the out-housepre-viously r eferred a friendly native gave her a few potatoes, and, as , robbed the poor lady of a shawl with which she wag ' covered. This

fouiid <deadj grog j^-vV; •men jfrom td P6v;erty Bay. im’^uaxde4V'butt r oio^ra assist the .Europeans,in: any attackvthey may make against'therebels: " is} -

Fxom Mr Haralin wehaye ob.tainedftsf massacred natives,drawn up by Mr J. ' of Bay , : SHOT A.T OWETA. PA. V'Paraterie Pototi.Turaii&i Iliaiailtiki j j - ■ Renata Whakaari - Iheraaira Hokopu :* ! Te Hira (dangerously wounded) i SHOT AT PUKI PUKI. ■' 1 PaorallatanaKore /’•' ‘ ■ , ¥ ledtogefh^ Himiona Katipa . j J Te-WakaPuakanga Peterate Iliinikore 1 Wfremu Kiri-Alii Te" Keraera Mauutahi Ihaka Tekai Wiremu Kingi TePaki; " - Hori Korama - These are the principal men killed as reported to ine : but tp.thesemust .be added over 20 more young men and iangata twtm, making in all over "40 men massacred. ' 1’ : J. "Wyxlee. The bodies o£ both Europeans and natives, meld ding the last six lulled "by, Te Kooti,' have been collected as far as possible, and decently interred; Captain Westrizpp is in command of the forces at Poverty Bay ? and is -a very popular officer. Thers.s. Ahnriri took her departure for. Poverty Bay at midnight on Saturday,