near the pa; I accompanied the Volunteers with a few Natives, after taking up a position at about 1/2 mile from the Pa the Rebels poured in a pretty smart volley but as we were well covered it did us little damage the firing was kept up for some little time and as the Rebels were mustering strong Capt. Fraser sent out some more men under Mr. Biggs to our assistance and shortly afterwards as night was approaching we were recalled, we had two men wounded, and we heard afterwards that the Rebels lost 7 killed besides several wounded. The following day the Rebels made their appearance on the bank of the river which they had approached under cover of some Manuka scrub and effected a crossing, I happeced to be outside the Pa near the river at the time with six or seven Natives and two Europeans, and on their making their appearance on the other side we kept up a pretty smart fire killing two and wounding ten, but on account of the heavy firing kept up by their friends in the scrub we were obliged to retire to the Pa. On arriving on this side they took up position under cover in all directions and poured in an incessant fire which was warmly returned by