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Tauranga Record and Bay of Plenty Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 2, 13 July 1867, Page 3

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- v; .Tane 7th. Afte'r aTapse of tht'o« \ve ks, we huve at last ret'eiveti in. forma.tioft re^pec in^ ihe f.m- ■>; r toi) niis:nir coini'.irl.'S, ,Mo-srs l?«rirg> . itud M'» ro it apio'ofs l.v ■ . \v I't-ci ive-! iiv ^ir A?;iir. . o -.i iV a ' i.- 1 1 rr o, Vr.'t ! ! 1 1* -i ■ t.io tt . .»•* t:.«? ..X rithte mr : ;i|*- Jtiji ajivc. i kfpt • a s!;, V,. ' y Ihe ro! i' , unt', t> o Vi over that.'the-v ha-ve uut pi'e&uitn t . ti >n to ,l"niaii(i front thtf S«, ■ r - m nt a guin of^jot le*w t't ti o ie hn« M rfil ituti fijtv p >ti !s» as rnifo ti V'u- vi i. btdore litce j» i vt; tlr"ti ur>j). I'uft of (•ourse -iieii.ti ibq'o^l (''►'•nt | tint be ciirortcii i; i f* > r m > itieu r., A oi t'lere w oi' [ bo ah I t > aii s -tv| tlemtfit, as llie-e ni .fia'n.s vvoul'.i then it j ways hnv;> jn iheir i jei u .-»• to ri.tse rite w.ni i, |>y ki(in;i pn: u j ' i Sh t* n n'lii.T, I,ts •vif or rt.nl, l'-i;:iM b>l"lJ. ifhniiv et Wl| W...;! I VV l. » lte / h.c. "'ii* "hi ••>.", atii.s in l }iic it w i !i , t)e U' tio* ',.\:)es-e of s-'iiie oi tife l»r«v»t voittiit. ers tTiat . theip tt iearie tv ili i>e etfecicd. Jf We ure iill muS'»n4y 'jupkintr "vd ;tiO V I ') toi I'.'iJleM (Hl'i to .pt*ii(*;,ej ,;i !'»> h>i|ij j e»k« t fnr 5 ip"''i '»!», trust tfiat in t'lis as ift a ' I for- ,• r s .»•* iti'v rw-tifi witb f{ ,*ir»«» Tolors . •ait^T h--= v?o..i »c« mpii.'d.teil vour parp#ee, tdint tmivi«.}!ifj> to ihe ?rebc .9 i ii.it fi't ib'-n^rb thev m.i y t-*-.(•arte tor n ii.in*, sj.jii even ailh^yn tifey t..k f siieit.-r iu th i>* tuitive jbe.«. i. i i the i'l.ijr r.i.t ,ve ae.i'ettui" fo Cinne ii . >ti ftieir w.here.ihoM't ff "M -!>" pti;:ti«inii''ot t:u'y ait riehly .irv-r ve > uftt 8 Jt. . . riioni rrien ? : ,f puf * •«"' 'tio. w a at. Toliiiircr^te

go otl the expeditinn to th® of f heiib eomrn!pn. wero pnradet] todav, t' lrether with fchose on pav, to enahle ihe tmij r eomrnnn jjn-' to1 select tho>'e ho- 1, flMeri to ronqfh it in the ba4i for threa or four d fyg !>:h, - The exjjeTiuqn, eompose:! bf . abn.it s'xtv meu of all /ran,k«i. wifh t!i« tollowins'r ofjieers rv>nt"lv : — Mapr >t. John (in rryn. mantl), C;qi* tio W.-ilker, Etiis^it Hiicklev : necompanied by D r. 0 i i ve r. i ■ i m e 1 i cn l eh ; ( r.f«\ w i r h a fb.w n.-if -'es carryitiif stretcherg, \&o. TSiey p n-ailetl this m mihio* at ftvey utt'l left shortijr afier for the t>adt'. Jane Hth. ; he cu ttj'r aml sohoonet* F "t«n , htve -ja t conifi i.uto p >rt, a ri are uow bngily empioye'.l -idjsctrn-ninjr thei:- iPjjsipac. ti ve e i rfroes; k \ portioii o f . the nativet, who a short time ajo have arms issued to them fro ty the tnilitia store, in this cairip, have t-) l«.v r-tm-He I a'ntl li oi it'd tliem btck ii'taiy Th's wil! prove a savbjo*' to the Gov rnrbent, as ivhen t'hey" ' ha-l t i. rn in t beir-possrssin.i thev- are t*er*f recklesa in their "XpendiMtre of.'amm-i-nitio-i b'si l-sas is oh.m th- c. totaily fo!x dyi (hina# a t 'at: \e : (ifthfiy .im o-i our side)N that. oue pMeat featu-e in tlict forreef w y of loidiiiif. is' to p it in boih' p-.)*v i-r aitn ■ ' ' • t . ti tui nt\t to io-a >re t'i» iiUt.er' nnii'le eafiW'iy A fyvv «>" t !l- .» • 'v!to ? .fr bferfl oi'l S.t i.i y, wi,h th - lyree re> ii'uie.'i fo eatnp fo ■ a c»n de "1 iiotin? t,o-d:v. a.t.i thtri h f'f, ayaio '•» i •!" "ti '*■•» miin n t i.jt le Opotiki 1 iioy o: i . • 4* l i in-.tn of a party .of tib > it tb t'-* . r hnis haviit'2* oeea, »>"•;! • i ' a.'i'i s.miH v,~n.|. i.nl, b !r ia oo -spq ..v,,.,, ;,,* pj,^ (lepn tut'o V t i •••••in-iii, l "• i u • t dnf'nr seu.niur v >h ro! i" pirtn: a n*.; a oi: c!t t J I'lUf. ■'•'.n- iht's, I* on to ra n !•!*•! O'ooj.rr ib -r,; s- ^ H„ j n. tiiMied wii'w.'it oo.iA'Of t he 'w iiol • of 5 '•«! "!if. |. io.il, -r uiosf u ivveV'OMio' 1 • '■ : |.» f-e b'H'i, w;.! > Woa- r'n.- - .*i i.i or t.'n; :.»roo i m t • f t »» 1 '..'V ^ ;l: , .1 , I ttf . t'U. k •: 1 « ! ; . • s s . T rny t o'V ' 1 ; r- . ihe htj! p rn» I'tU. . s j i i 1 1 ;>iv ins'. respo tO Ili'.* t.!|" C I ' - ' f'i u • i v b'i y o i";i t'u'ir i !'i s ;!i i; (.•)(. i !( v p | , m > (*!tior i- U>r a. i'"t: n r.s ■>., rtM. nio- ... u of Su . i i . i v ihe «it, stt;i «t •• i ■■•{ ni .i bat i.tim •iiiine, . i.i the Uiri'eti.m o. 1 ji i lle Op tn,t4 Oa arfivin * .•= a..i n.n . oi . •!•'. i r t beyon;! t'h i x-enad i'.isb tney w r« hnltnil fo oreakfVisr, and theu. after tft'o (ino s ninoiis h ui beea i nsaed to the '> •> e t a e* • po n*i -ee t lei,eo; 1 1 innint; liiefr tr.ib's over v.n-i hm ri vers an ti sotno vi-'.ry ••'•q o r.ngeg until i)e r f itr j>.rn. vv'.;-u thev b Ite l iii ihe tiiiii'be of ihe imsh !>n^ .wrln «.ii ! i jtt . tiin that. no iire.s w.ire to :>«' 1:1. .until ik was., tlark. i'iie o- xt •o".' nt davbniak tiie fuce I ao.nin ;,n 1 ("onttnued hv au "!-h ac.,i 8pp.ir.-iit y iufie.n« ti tmmk over the bills ia t'.te dire.t tiofi of th'V aat'iva . sjAiear :tt of inpnpo. • SuJ lenly • th--*i eartte - apea n Maai vjltane .a'nti ijistiunily iieai .ia \\MTian -asitjo-in^ ont " Uie paKeluid I "'"'in a .oiee ?f snrpriaa nnl •a.ppnr'yfitly wi*!j t.ie iiue nt > i of warmnq her cntllpan OilS. 'Befo e • our m . 1 1 ''oaiii et upto thetn f.l)oat half'A WosJe'n shoM Ii.'iU iie-eu tipe l, all i the ti, tljey witif tiit-ir usu.il biivery took o> the busfi etosei.y pu.rsaei by our purty. Oue .o.ii.-f was oirserved to i'ali apparen' ly woun.'led, b'tit .the oiherg vvorp "o> sjnarc for us to eapture them ahve. As tg nsfmthy the, ease in fjie>e, villatfea.- v»a wei-e jugt> iu time t'or n-fnaTnneat' iu . 'tiia ahape' of..t.-o

contents of the -xu(h!"n1y •qnhf.i d eeppeP maorieg. Ro' after ab-mt hour's halt we awaiti proeeeded • hnt this ti nye the foree wag divided i >to t wo seporate partles. • One tiniier the \lnjor. our cornrmnder tlie other iiiidet* Capraia Walker. C iptain u !i]!te! vs rViyfv ke -• on bv the do5vn iihl trnck eomtii-.-icross inioilier s • * !. !.-*nir*which fr.".i . a)I "• p'urr u- e • .di ■! not tipuna r nt if ir tmd been1 tnnnv d'ays wifhom i.ihabit.mts. and tben k.ept on .their mureh t.ownrda Opare where thev # halted r'dr tiie at four p ni. flie divi.sion unW Ma] ir kQ[»t iu the traek on the top oi ihe liiijhest ranifes, ;in ! eame to tiie villawe wiii.'h wtis aftaeked aoin-* two mouths aua, and then after v vgsinu rbe viver vvent on ii** ti I thev arrived at Opape ,u ei'.dit 'o'elock wiiere the. natives kindl-y ohiced whtirJa ' :,.i their tiis;'i>s;tl. 11th. At 9 a.m -this morninjr ieft ufte • haviri'r. i ,.,.ii " k i 1 1 ! ; v* pro i ied wirli hretikfast by i he. n ttives, and proeeeded for' s utfe conaiderable tiirie alnnjj the, benoit and 'then took an i dafid -traek afc tiie f >ofc. of the tible land n i i passed 'it ' ha baek of fhe land r.hosen bv 'aptain Bro'uft' wiiere thev halted f.»r a time 'and t -ea eontinued their* 'march to Littl© Opotiki by another track, heino0 diq-ed to -ci'oss the iavers nA less than t weriti -seven times provions to tfettiue* u » to the plaea where i£ was propased to halt for the u'ijjlit. The rain eomin ; d ovn ia tnrrentsduriil"- /the i i Jr% ,.ud the weather havhvu- ev'erv appearanee' of settinoio for anotner, .-elts Wi-r, ii vv,.g ul'io! relv d"j. fed to return to cinip wiii h • liey did at isix p m. vviihout Imvi iq- cot-n * aeross any traces ot . our two luissiu >■ settjers» . . V S ■ 1m ••! • (!.'!ir(*!t. v»as , br>»ken iiifo'Tis'.: ni.Mir, i»y >oo;. ofnb,. men on irn.su I, ao 1 t m -r, uo- ,( tiie 1 'th) d 0011 ,vi e • O- OjiyU ( i'lte ' I'At a ' ). I ' i i u : » i'idore ihe q ■ i • Ve ■ t. daq-sir re r '.f hnvniif ib *i liH p.,ss..s>|,, , >u idry hottins uf p r!cr and a ■ br is/ ; ;dt, Uje P'OH.O'IV of Ihe (.'oi , o-o',,. ineui I'1 i'oi fl the « v ideiice .iihfut; d wai* "rtl'tted ti pr.sod ror fuur tTI-lll! lis W ! Ii i) ii ii 1 .;,b 1 1 »• . A JT^h ra! rits-h is fust takfuu: phuy* t» v ii* Is the wharf as a steamer has by«o r*e ; ). > rt *71 in o-fi.ijr, and every oiie. is oa the qui vi>. e to see and vrelc >nie t.'io iartia..jfa sifiuri' bndt for the Anueh dd is ,,'f tbe Biv of Tjt-nny Stearn A a v iuar.um i (tiipap v. CJn- : .rtunately we »ei'v al] I •poiiite '," for on her .onvai ,t mrn. d out t.» he tfie C d m a: Gove^nm •"t'steatner Sttii'tj froin • »Ve liiioioa with dsp itelies. She linm^ht 4«ews that s ib eal eii iu (/ti the eoast and leai'ot tiOm tiie natives thatytlle two m ssmo in oi hu i hee.s put 'to. death, 27fh. From netrs jeiAt' feeelvel iu canip wh leurn w i i n*t , th.it Mr. A EVttuett. \\ hit.3 (wiio Mich' 'a fortiiniae cscape during ti.e time of the wjttriier.iasairacK uptni ihe erew of ttie Knt^) :«nd u irienciiy Arawa, wiio Was euipioyetl ' carryins .the Mail Hetwpen this place and ■ Maketn, had berit niost bafharntisly mnrdered wliiist«» titeir way frbin tbe Ohiwa tq this pfacei Mc. Whftp, it fippear? left Whakatau in cd.npany with Iwo.or three otjiers i ist eveni.iy, but on arrivm^ at the ford atthn ohiwa oue of the party, Mr, J'olinsori, who w;as workinft with ono of tiie sui-vyvors in that neighborhood, fautni that Iiis b -rse uoa.d not proceed aiiv further so hd retn i led for the ' nioht 'eaving the rnst to- pioceed on their jouni.'y, 4. ' sOp Mr, -T(.!in-;..«ft cwrup jf at ng the heat h this m6r«ing he o t w evident signij of . a .»trn;iyl« iunf tiaces of Maori frackh, ntjiji "'a a liule fortber oo.saw Uiog on ihe ira ea tbe borse flii.len tbe niybc previpus bv M r, Wbiiof i»m) rcHiaiked that Tfidiatl beon -hot. ITe ibtiinediaf'iity- p«t er tfrs -fo f;h» .{n: rats

and owns that he did hot fdel hirmeif safa " until iie e.Ana in sb.-ht if tbe ehttrrb ipj're at j . t h i plaee. Mr. Whfte, from 'havin.y once bygn in th - chm-hes'of the rebets, afmears to have ...been ,. i typres«ad with the iV» that .- sooner or larer they wowld a^iin attempt to A;'i ptu.ro hbn , ..u i y, spqiien t i y h e ne wii* wp.pt A a' h tl'ii i.' ,i ,t , M ■ -rf ,» , ,A^i! weapons of s«i f-drfence h » would " 6e • in^a better positi'ui to-twat a t ^ ttn*niv as he w«» "" a man '."ner d!y look,- 1 u > :o n\* rbe '• natives'-' of this dkstrict aud "univer's.-diy respected. TS '""nlm of 1'-* o- of PPntv Cavalro Corps iinmo'li . iv niustore ■'!. nn.d P'lrties rere serit oiT to vv-ira tby ouNm>ttjk>re that it was.uosafe is icio u'l o;i their land. Fif'n nifire men have ju«t been wanied to parade in he.ivy rnarehiiu.;, orrl.-r to proceeU . to toe , VVniow&ku itijon't to strstu-theri the garrisoi.i at that outpost. 2-Sth. An hiquest has jo. -qpeen he'd on tbe head of Mr. \Vh re wlii'jlt was brrfuuht into , camp this jfnornina. iinil a verdict. vefsirned «.f wilful nlnid r auainst soine aborp mai natives, na nes niiknoWn. The ftrst n-id second rdass militin ar« callel ont for ininie.Iin^ s-iviee, and w'.u ocd 'o para-le at 1 1 a-ni, to-niorrow. 29; ho Thfi parade of a'l bands took place this morinui* at 11 a.m., arid a .miiuue iuspection took idace of tliose. who were euabiod ro taka up.m thaniselves a lony and ■fatigttilli* ii'.ireh, aiul ihe othvr' fell out to (io the garr'son du'y in rarnp until the reiifrn of th"ir humrailesf • Their , ;fM.s were theft dischafged, and dffer completing their amifiiifion thev fell on!, and were ordered to parade al 2 p.in, when 100 j ank and file under the folibwiiig offioara,; v5k : Major St. John, Captain 'V Lieu.t(jnaiit Wnt' and Easigns bawsou, and Backlvy. star|ed in two detach*monts for the' Re.ioiiht at Waiovveki vvhti'e timi halted for ihe iught, * . SOfh. The, mert parnded. this moming at ten a in, and were-tlien fo. ir.cd ini-o uivi.-ions , r.f tws ity men each, and ah a.dvanoe guard "• t'vulve of the ...i- mh im.ior t o u, .'"•and of Sefjeant lln !i:,on. ' Theke me.i li.id to.iiiili'awks supphed thein as it was •t'hought hiyhly probab'e rf a, .n m m v. qibicm thov would he eouipe.led A.eiJt liieir. vvay t.ftjfcGh tbe btwh. Ihe . y?oh Av* s lcept up.it a -ifoderisie paee uulil ahouf four in the even -og Bwn tl.iy haltfd fqr the m^tif, 1 ue ua.. - ■ myofi.ng i"o ei¥ar prmty stvere .lifcvLv;-.- ouo fst>.'«.«,Hy titS«J*wefrJ®ar. I ne r;vtq-s. iu rou.e olnces were Jiim.st iinphs able A-o! in u.ne ease, had it not i.co; io, toc «,s- ist>iii(-6.djf. a rope taken out by o«" v-,te S-. jo oo; M jor , oi:!,) 1 tlo ..no fb'11 . !;■ nu-n wouldrh o-e'cr. s e.b 1 i r dv-.'i- .fross'cd j'loved a v. ry.itri* furtmi.itu (uie as r.iit-re ooe . poor . toii- ,-w lost : his lite. ,The leadiug m-u iia.l •■aireaoy •' safdy cros,>ed wiriioiit, acuid-'iit when ti.e i'yi e ivas j-u't ,s-('!o» for gretifer sntoty, and T -•"io oi our .oo'n.ra.i, Miciiaci"- \Vei.4'» nn- - io 'i uii-i -d v our f oi* upper sidebfMf tiie , rwpe ' a n iv as s • . i > t • awav. Ihe reinaiiuier of ! 1 ....... i i.oiy Iwiiieil and l,.i lued .iwuieam-ps

July tst. 4a It was fbun.l, . mtalTy - imp 'Rsihie (ii 'ord t ,e I'ivtr fu-rfhV up«. the gor>-e, we ' coinirit'.'K-ed to f.illow th« mad honie a.id arrived in onaip at>ou{ 5 p.m, 2.id. A no her m si irtiind h is just t;ijteu piave i.i camp here. A tf.e wis (ftsco.cte-1 about 5 a.m. in oue of the auigle nicn's w I, res, i'lni vn_ a p.-riv gi.».ng ' over to a.-eertaiu' the canse thev .fouiid that a man n.iuiffd Witlmm iTftim had beelSR-uifoca-t-'d Hioi burnt In his bsdr Ari itup.est ha.s been hobi and Iiii bo.i,\ was .. interreS tbia after*:* . itoon, 3rd. News; has juat het-n recei'ved of the whereabouis oi- the bodies of' Messrs, Moore and Jiegg, and a partv hua just been aent out for their recovery, T^fk. Forty raiik and flie tmder Captairf W a-kor have just Ir.lr here fo b« s; ationed at the VV atutahi, River, near the s; eheyf ihe late mufder of Mr, White, 5th, ArrfvVd flia steumer Taaranga. Tiie bodies ot' Messrs, Begg .and M, ore have just -Been iiiterred, a.m tiie pf.w.-siotl ova» very well aitended by those m u bi.b civalry and ifiraotrv, who wtue o.h'c iity« f