HAWKE'S BAY.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 389, 29 October 1868, Page 2

HAWKE'S BAY.

On Monday last we stated on the authprity of telegrams forwarded to the West Coast Times that a party of uative scouts had been killed bv the flau-haiis. The Hawhe's Bay Herald of the 17th supplies the following particulars in reference to that event: " The express messengers have arrived from the Wairoa district. The first on Wednesday brought intelligence that Karaitiana and his party of scouts, who left Wairoa on or about the [ last day of September, had. nofe beeri. heard of up to the 13th instant; that/ fears were generally entertained by the friendly natives that they had

been waylaid and either detained or killed, and that a party of one hundred ■of the latter were about to start for the purpose of learning the fate of their friends. Grreat excitement prevailed among the relatives of Karaitiana and his people. "The second, on Thursday, brought the startling intelligence that definite information had been received of the fate of the party. The hitter hud hcen taken by Te Kooti and shot. The latter had been joined Te Waru, and had entered the Wairoa district, camping ac Whataroa, only ten miles from the military settlers, who had been ■called in by the officers commanding. The letter of our own correspondent has since come to hand and is as follows :

Clyde, Wednesday, 14th. "Lasteveningat 9p.m., Mr Gr. Burton and i\ r Gr. B. Worgan reached this township, having been all through the inland districts, and within half a dozen miles of the Lake Waikare. They brought a report, gathered from native sources, that Karatiana had been killed by the enemy. They returned mainly in consequence of the terror of the two natives who accompanied them, who positively refused to proceed further inland. Messrs Worgan and Burton, however, succeeded in sending on letters by a woman named Heni, whose two children were with the Hau Haus. She must have reached Waihi on the Tuesday, as today answers have arrived, confirming •'the news brought to town. It appears that Te Kooti's party have captured Karailiana's party, and have shot them and that the road from Maunga Powhatu is open —a native form of expression, meaning mischief.

" Whataroa is only ten miles from the military settlement, with a good dray road the whole way. Thus, what I have dinned into the ears of the public as likely to happen has come to pass at last. The next news mav be of the sack of Clyde and its environs. " Captain Tuke has sent to warn the military settlers to come in. He has called out the militia and volunteers, and done all that an active brave man can do under such circumstances. The redoubt is pretty nearly finished, and •every nerve will be strained to defend the place, which may look for attack ;any and every day. "The Napier people notly protested agaivst Fraser and his men being withdrawn. I trust they will now urge that means sent to our succour. In conclusion, I must say that I feel not one whit surprised at what has taken place, although, like Cassandra, I have cried, " Troy is fallen," without obtaining much attention. " The natives are enraged beyond all bounds at the massacr-; of Karaitiana, Ahita, Rewiti, and Ivarauria. Te Kootihas made a political mistake. His party must be rooted out of their position, or ihe district must be abandoned, No time now for humbugging speeches in the House, but action, action, action. With reference to Te Warn, it is possible he may have been forced to join the enemy."