Thursday morning, Jan. I7th 1861.
We received this morning from Waitara materials for continuing our summary, but they came too late to admit of publication in our present issue—indeed with the exception of one melancholy incident which we are about to detail there is little but the every-day business of the camp to relate. Yesterday morning, says our informant, Commodore Seymour, Col. Carey, Col. Mould and doctor Mouat proceeded accompanied by some members of the mounted corps from the camp to the positions recently taken possession of. Previous to starting, and on approaching Kairau the deep heavy boom of the big guns was heard, and on arriving there it was found that some few men had incautiously ventured some 200 yards from the redoubt for firewood—we believe to the site of one of the recently destroyed pas, when a body of Maoris started up from the fern and fired a volley which broke the arm of a sapper John Macauley, and wounded a poor fellow of the 65th James McHeDry or McKendry, who they carried away with them—dead or alive is not known. Macauley after falling twice on the way succeeded in reaching the camp. It is believed that the ambush was laid for higher game.
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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 341, 25 January 1861, Page 2
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206Thursday morning, Jan. I7th 1861. Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 341, 25 January 1861, Page 2
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