THE VICTORY BY FRIENDLY NATIVES AT WANGANUI.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2401, 31 March 1865, Page 8

THE VICTORY BY FRIENDLY NATIVES AT WAN GAN UI.

The following letter-is published in the New Zealand Government Gazette : — . • > ' Resident MapistrateVCourt, • * ', Wanganui, February, 25, 1865, 9 p.m. ' Sir, — I have the honour to report for the information of the Government that an important victory has been achieved by bur native' allies afc Jerusalem. over the rebels; Enclosed is a translated copy of a despatch which I have received from the native assessor!}! arid h'ave'furnisbedithe commanding officer here with a copy of same. > , Report states, that , all the t pas weie taken, and twenty five of the enemy killed, and only two wounded on our side. The chief Mamaku 4 eicaped, , the ' rest being taken prisoners— viz' - Pehi, Pelri's son, -Tahana, Hare of Taupo, and •Manihera.- ' ' ," ' « - " -, • 1 regret Joj itate, that John, Wil^ms,. whom I re-_ ppfted yesterday as',being~ badly^oundedj'-dwd ' morning, - He Js,to be buried on*Meaday r next, when. ,eyery~ attention, ; will be paid " out -of 'respectktoj the , , deceased! 1, have, further to 'itate^that the General has crossed the Pate** a> ith' '96aMVn", ' ind'is'HKely to '- encounter h«ome> opposition," JaßKdetaohment, of ;the y 68th",* '2501 strong^ marched td^tß^front' thifmo) niug - ' upder'polonel Moran V"' 'As jbheie ii no' opportunitjf' at-i- ' .preiierit^byiteam, I'send,,tbis',by amounted messenger.^, to' be^sir, -your;inpst^«ilient^ 'aervanti^HEf ' d 'V.'S,VVWX!mfMi^xii