LATER NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 52, 7 March 1864, Page 2

LATER NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

MARCH ON RANGIAWHIA BY THE GENERAL. DEFEAT AND DISPERSION OF THE REBELS, OCCUPATION OF RANGIAWHIA BY THE TROOPS. \ ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE | REBELS AT RANGIAWHIA. TWO SOLDIERS KILLED— SIXTEEN ' WOUNDED. GREAT LOSS OF REBELS. The following was published as a Daily Timet Extra March 3rd :— By the arrival of the steamer Phcebe, we hare received our files of papers, from the Northern Provinces. ' ■-■>.. [ The troops have occupied Rangiawhia, "which the | General intends to hold, while the rebels will be pursued through the country until they concede to I the terms proposed "by Government. Two skirmishes I had taken place, in which four soldiers '.were killed I and thirty-two wounded, and the natives are said to | have suffered, great loss. In the skirmish which 1 took place on the 11th instant the native loss is stated to have been 52 killed and 7, wounded. , -'■ The following is .the .telegram received by the Governor from the front :— ':■ . [BY JIILITARV ELECTBIC TELEGRAPH.] : . Seventeen hundred natives arrived at Rangiawhia from Pateiangi at daylight this morning: About twelve o'clock they commenced entrenching them-, selves in a strong position (apparently the site of an old pah), about two miles : on, the road from this place. I moved out with the greater, part of the force against them, at L3O, and attacked their posi-. tion, which'was carried in the most gallant style' by the 50th, under Colonel Weare. The enemy broke and fled towards iMaungatautare. While marching to attack .them I received; adespatch from Colonel Waddy, announcing the evacuation of thejPaterangi pah, which he. at once, pccupieii. ; .Pikqpikq and Rangeatea have also been abandoned.; Rangiawhia is now occupied by us. I haveorderecL the greater part of CtoloheLWaddy's^force.tbn this ; place;. -where they will arrive to-night, '22nd' Tinst.. : ; Commodore Sir W. Wiseman was present -with me during the attack. uiemy's loss not ascertained, but probably not i y heavy, as his resistance was _ short when once i^'O 50th regiment entered the position. Our loss v s two men killed and fourteen wounded. Lieutenants Doveton, 50th, and Pagan, 65th, severely t junded. * , - . Latest telegrams state the rebels 1 have sent pro.nsals for peace,, and that the General has replied. The result is not known. w ; The following is a list of the killed and wounded . KILLED. Corporal Horatio Alexander, ' Colonial Defence Force ; Private McHale, ditto. ■WOUNDED. Colonel Nixon, shot through the chestr-dange* rously, v Corporal Dunn, Defence Force, wounded in the thigh. Private *. James Brady, Defence Force, severe wound in hand. ■ ' f Private Charles Askew, , 65th regiment, shot through the head, brain protruding — mortally wounded. Private William Smith, 65th regiment, [slight wound in face." Private Johu Ballenden, Forest Rangers, shot through the hip — ball lodging in abdomen. The bearer btthe proposals of peace is a native who went home by the Novara. The two wounded officers are doing well. Colonel Nixon is much better, and nearly out of danger. On the 23rd the troops marched to Kebi-keM

Kewi's place, and burnt down his house. They took away all the poultry, pigs, potatoes, and fruit the men could carry away. Pleuro-pneumonia has broken out in Auckland among some cattle lately imported. Ther ship Swiftsure had arrived at Auckland, from Melbourne, with 1000 military settlers, the greater portion of whom are women and • children. Thejship Empress had also arrived from England with the 4th Battalion -Military Train, under the command of Colonel O'Brien, consisting of 20 officers, 288 non-commissioned officers and men, 38 women and 64 children ., She brought 100 tons military stores. There is little news from Taranaki. Sentry Hill 'has' been occupied by the troops, and a stockade erected.