NORTHERN NEWS.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 205, 19 January 1866, Page 3

NORTHERN NEWS.

■■♦ CAPTURE OF A PAH AT WAIROA. There has been some further fighting at Wairoa, where the Hau-Haus have been driven from another pah, with a loss of 12 killed. Unfortunately, this success was nofc achieved without the loss of a gallant officer, Captain Hussey, .of the Taranaki Military settlers, who was shot dead while leading his men to tlie assault, the fatal bullet having entered his spine. Two friendly natives were also amongst the slain : and two men of the Colonial Force were seaiously wounded — Corporal Hawes and Private Hollingsworfch. It appears from the accounts that, on the 23rd, Major Fraser left Wairoa and got close to the enemy's position, where he remained till the morning of the 25th. The Hau-Haus, however, evacuated their pah, got off, and Major Fraser and his men made for another native intrenchment, called Maruhakeke, some fourteen miles up the river, which was reached that day. ** It was garrisoned,' says the Hawkes Bay Herald, ' by about 150 men ; the Hau-Hau flag waved over it ; and a flag of truce was contemptuously disregarded. An immediate attack was thereupon ordered. The attacking force consisted of 100 of the Hawke's Bay and Taranaki Military Settlers, and about 100 natives under ihaka Whaanga — Kopu, with a party of his own men, following detached parties of the enemy who were ! seen on the hills. The assault was led by the gallant Hussey, who is said to have rushed in advance of his men. He was shot dead as he entered ; also one friendly native. No sooner did this take place than the pah was rushed in gallant style — Lieutenant St. George having been | first to enter. The enemy flew. out under cover of the river bank, but sustained considerable loss — twelve bodies having -afterwards been seen. Captain Biggs j and Lieut. Bear had been detached to a , position inland of the pah, where they were enabled to cut off several of the j enemy while retreating. We learn that j Mr Twogood, who accompanied the expedition as a volunteer, kept encouraging the men, and was close jto Captain Hussey, when he was killed. When the enemy fled, Kopu joined in the pursuit, chasing them to the hills, and killing several."