CANTERBURY.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 65, 29 October 1864, Page 2

CANTERBURY.

The Press contains some remarks on tne recent capture, of the pah atf ManutahiY Amongst others' the subjoined, i— •-■ ' ! ''-'■'■ '•;' „ "This is the Important news which is - considered worthy of "Extras" and } large capitals. Twenty Maoris actually conquered in a pitched battle >by "500 British troops ' of -infant^^ cavalry, artilleey,-, and -sharpshooters, 7aud a- party of Lfiriendly Natives who, according to the account of "oiir "own- correspondent, were" actually placed in the post of honor ; in the van.- to lead the charge. And then it would seem-that the- enemy-rtho' • twenty— only ''broke arid "fled on finding themselves 'outflanked, when' — that~is -after they ' broke - and fled,'' -the ? final \ fushAjyrss imade. by , our gallant lfellows. ' The loss,' says the military historian of Taranaki; :•* on ;;our"*side,/was fortunafdyA&iighir— Private Scammell of No. 1 Bushrangers, .Tieinglwouri^ queer 7 Y Private, Scammell, is we doubt _' f not. a* gallant a fellowas'ever Hved ; 7"we only* notice the descripltipp:of his wound to call attention to the artistic'nnish of absurdity which 'characterises the whole tale-4-maihtained, in s the last .delicate touch . 7^-^*' Private HenryTurrier had a narrow escape'" TheLysijsr Opera? t^ drayr fair. Rouses,* - XX" H. "^a.""'"' ; "'* !" *: 'Tha*l**rovincial ; obve»rimflnt have received a report from %f '--HwHi 0 * tbo--Wqft'-Qow*'■#§•-

jipgs, dated September^? ;tM^jfthSuMsn har» : <■; 7belJn.' permitted to mate the foOioynng extaracto^— .' JNumbers of Amm^sM\ bon^uktOjWnnTe both : iOT^mdHQrom (31mA^p^li^oi^'i ffb^waervfromY || TSrel|"*n,and that there- aje over^'^W.min.'erf in. tha "*^- 4is^fict.- The *Gheeenstone Creek^ia-now, ftally taken up with claims for a distance of she milei up •from^the-jttnctionA and-as' I-<tevelled ; iip?tb«-;**-;'v ■river bed j nbjaced'that.seveij-tl claims were 4 bein|^ -„--, 7-frorKedb^Se^rraces fromjjk) Jfco/ J 7O feebitjborej -/ 'the river" wie. "dirt haying, "to Fe carried to the :iiver and -washed out 3 "either vrith sluice boxeKOTy*? cradles. lOne party P yrpAiy«, r cradle;j.in«,;^ formed me that they were mating from ! -£4 71. aweeE" : „ ;._ _.-,.. „, .._."'' ■liThere are from 300 to 350 miners jVorldrig in this creele, the majority of whom- are making small ■wages— that Is, fronil62 to £s a: week.?AXe-nrhave^ / got good claims,' ; iiuid7are making 7 from £5 to £& yAy - per weelrr,' whilst others arenot maldn^more •tfifuY'jy iwhatthejr term-v-fwe^er,- ahd : some* say., not. even 3 - 3 Ithat. XA ! -ftiTiv-J?.- V g'hi»kA, : .--z J-no ,_.A ) las: yi<;Ay^iA.A . 7 7 ThAMwri claim is-repci^ ■ the creek,| and-the largest iiugget f 10ozs.j lMwti.jY' ?'; VWaSitakeii aiijPOf , it aboTxt a, -fortniglit agoiri Oijixcut ono -OntheYE^ee-Mile. Creek .therejare about^e^^j miners atjwork, who' are" said to be making" fair *"" wages.„ I;have f i^ of £25 was paid for a T share in a^claim- bn' j this --careek'V'"'' '' and, on an average,- it yields better than $ie , Gbeenstone v r; . ■-„_. ■ j tXyA\rr ' ; frT7y,*:*v " i * x A publio meeting Ws 'convened for the purpose Of petitioning His, ErceUeneyj* that "the lA-tettmlAy: : A r }', may meet in Christchurch. ,V Y\ . -'■-'■■ * < - The , Telegraph Engineer *has 7-we" l^ see j issufed- ■' ~ the supply of thejrequisite -number of telegraphlpoles for theYOTres7C.betweesYWp6denii ' and the7Hurunui River.,. The line {s^lbe^ along . - r , tlie'North Road, through, the- On^7T^^ej^ahd^V,"then'co 'aldng-the7banks o^the River Greta, ; ; to tha7* '"*- Hurunui. l We behejre£thatjj;be/r^ J'-l line between the Hurunui and Nelson have alreadpbeeh delivered and accepted, so'that^before iongwe may hope to se.e'jtKe.. communication .be- . tween the; two Provinces complete. — ~- ' ' ; ;.'•'"■