Attacked by Blacks.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3077, 11 December 1888, Page 3

Attacked by Blacks.

Mr Edward Lnckelt, who is at Kiuiberluy goldlinlds, writes to his father a» follows:—I wrote homo two weeks ago, and the clay after got speared liv tho blacks whilst sitting d'pwji to breakfast with Buckley of tjie Mounted Police, an old Wtuigunni pan (ho used to live with Chaldoott), Ho was speared in tjio chest, 1 recpivcd niy spear Ijulow tho hip, ponetrating doynwilrds about six inches, At tha lime of the uttiick we wenBitting in a hush lint. Fortunately, I had my revolver in my belt, and 1 drew it, and shot opo oftlie niggem in / Ifie leg, and another in tho stomach. Buckley had left his revolver in his tent, about twinity yards off. To this wo retired. Buckly got his revolver and shot down, another black, while I snatched up my rifle, and dropped another. As we wero nearly surrounded by blacks, we made for cover. Buckley got so weak that he could not stand, and loss of blood was tolling on me, i'Munntely, a rjian canioiip, anij licked us along, & publican who'liail forjuerly"walked t)i(! Jiospitftls iqo.lt 113 under his euro and has boen busy ever sinco in ox- • trading Splinters of stono—portions of tho B]ieiir head—out of my wound, and has succeeded iu getting most of it out, Wo are doing pretty well. The Mounted Police camo up, and followed tho Macks, and gave thorn a good dressing down, one conatablo getting speared in tho Jmpd The Yoe- ' iiWi,' ' (• t,