TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 233, 1 October 1868, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE FRONT. Wellington, October 1. 10.4-i a.m. Intelligence readied Wanganui on Tuesday night thac Tito Kowaru on Sunday last had crossed the Patea River with the whole of his people, and taken up their position at a small village named Tarauaki, between the Patea aod Whenuakura Rivers. Tiuro informed the authorities at Patea that Tito Kowaru was determined to visit the disaffected hapus throughout the Waitotara district, and thus to gather strength as he went on, until he reached Kai Wi, which he inteuded to make the basis of his operations for an attack upon Wanganui. It is also believed that Topia, the son of the arch-rebel Pehi was co-operating with Tito Kowaru, and would make Pipiriki the basis of his operations, so as to concentrate the two forces at any moment on atiy particular point. Immediately on receipt of this intelligence, Col. M'Donnell went over to Putiki, and having assembled the chiefs and leading: men, communicated the intelligence to them. Hunia, Kemp, Aparaniko, Hori Grey, and all the^ chiefs present at once expressed their determination to assemble their tribes and go with M'Donnell to attack Tito Kowaru. Mounted messengers were at once dispatched to Turakina, Rangatikei and Manawatu, and also up the Wanganui River, and to all places where the Maoris belonging to the Wanganui tribes were located. At 9 o'clock this morning the chiefs and their men assembled in front of tbe Militia Office for the purpose of receiving back tbe arras and ammunition which they had delivered up only a few days before. In the meanwhile Major Gorton placarded the town, calling upou the Wanganui Militia ofthe first and second class, and also the Wanganui Cavalry Volunteers to parade with arms and accoutrements in the Marketplace at 4 oclock to-day. Colonel M'Donnell is determined to call for volunteers from all ranks, and if they respond to his call and turn out, he will, together with them and the Natives who have joined him, attack Tito Kowaru before he can be joined by Pebi or Topia. He is resolved that fche fight, if there should be one, shall nofc be in the town of Wanganui.