BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

Marlborough Express, Volume III, Issue 144, 14 November 1868, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

(From our Oum Correspondent.) Horrible news from the Hast Coast. Sacking of Poverty Bay. 33 Settlers and 20 Friendlies killed! Tho bodies of women thrown to the pigs! ELimoxoirj Thursday, noon. The Success has arrived from Poverty intelligence that the Chatham Island rebels ( entered Poverty Bay (East Coast)*, on Monday morning last. That .place v .has . been sacked and fcnrnedl)y Te Kooti. Thirty-three ' settlers hg-yft >. been murdered an cold bloodj including Captain Biggs and his family. • The wo»en. were and-the children hor-

ribly mutilated. .The dead bodies of the women were thrown to the Hauhau pigs./ The escaped settlers have arrived in! Napier.’ . ' The excitement can’t be described by any human being. No vessel was in port. The Success, which was on her way to Auckland, was caught and brought back by a boat sent to intercept it to take the settlers to Napier. Among the killed are Major Biggs, his wife, children, and servant; Dodd, and Shepherd, and servant; Nairn, his wife, and children; Mrs. McCulloch and child; Mrs. Caddie, and Mrs. Pedbury ; Lieutenant Walsh, his wife, and children. The corpses were all mutilated. Mrs. Maine was burnt, after being tomahawked. Many others missing. Another attack is hourly expected. The whole country is in a blaze. Further news is expected every moment. Wellington, Friday evening, Another correspondent says as follows : Poverty Bay has ''been' sacked and burnt by Te Kooti. 30 Europeans and 20 friendly Natives are killed. Major Biggs and Captain Wilson were killed. The most horrible atrocities were committed upon the women and children; women were burnt, and the children mutilated by the tiends.

The attack took place early ou the morning of the 9th inst., by the escaped rebels from the Chathams. Some of the escaped fugitives have arrived at Napier, The excitement prevailing is quite indiscribable. The Evening Post's correspondent sends to-day from Napier as follows :—The Eagle has arrived this morning from Mahia, bringing a large party of fugitives, includ-j ing Westrupp and party. She three more settlers killed.

The town is in mourning to-day, and business is suspended. The St. Kilda is to be despatched with reinforcements to Poverty Bay. # The Ahuriri is to be sent to OpitilsJ. for Morgan and the friendly natives to assist. The Militia parades, and Volunteers are called for, for the relief of Poverty Bay Redoubt,

The scene of the attack is Matiwhero — a small settlement 8 miles off Poverty Bay, near the residence of Captain Biggs. The firing was heard at Turanganui, and immediately nn armed, party started who met some fugitives on the way, who told them the sad tale of rapine and murder. The most of the butchered bodies were found in the flax, shot down while attempting to escape. A lad in the employ of Captain Biggs reports that on the house being attacked the Captain rushed out in his shirt, and while loading his rifle was shot down. His wife, who would not leave him, was also shot. The lad managed to escape through the flax.

Mr. Maun and his wife were in bed with their infant child. Mann was shot, his wife dragged out and her clothes set on fire, and the poor creature burnt to death after seeing her infant child murdered ! The horrors were too numerous to tell, suffice it to say that the houses were set on fire over the heads of the devoted inhabitants ; when the Tawere left eight houses were in flames, and the rebels were busy carting off their bloody spoils.