mine "Ki ahootia hoki" I would sacrifice almost everything for the peace of the Island and the welfare of the Natives. Well after a days rest the Troops marched to Heke's Pa as they took no field pieces with them they found him too strongly entrenched with 600 men for small arms and they could not attack the Pa without sustaining immense loss they therefore declined that, but outside the Pa in ambush was a party of Kawiti people 400 strong they were attacked by 180 of the Soldiers and Sailors and after a severe conflict were completely routed with the loss of 50 killed and more than 100 wounded the loss on the part of the Soldiers and Sailors was 10 killed and 20 wounded it is expected that the total loss of the Natives was very little less than 100 killed and 200 wounded Kawiti was completely "Wati" his tribe almost annihilated after 7 hours fighting the Troops retired to Wakas Camp rested the next day and during the night Heke fled from his Pa somewhere into the interior and the troops returned to the Bay having given Kawiti party a lesson not to be forgotten Kawitis own sons were both killed and Ruku the Horse stealer with the principal chiefs of his party, but not a single officer either of the Soldiers or Sailors was injured some of the friendly Natives were with the