RUSSELL. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) June 12.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3405, 15 June 1868, Page 3

RUSSELL. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ) June 12.

The Hokianga postman arrived yesterday, but brought no news from Mr. Mackay, and people are beginning to feel a little anxioiw to know the result of his visit to the Rarawas. No more fighting had occurred. Kongo Hira the joung Ngapuhi, from Waimate, who wan wounded, is dead. Any of your readers who have visited the Bay will be sure to remember John Fox, the Paibia boatman — an old man-of-war's man, who had lived here over forty years, and was one of the best-known characters in the Bay. Yesterday morning the poor old man, while bringing a boat-load of passengers over, fell back off his seat dead. Dr. Bindon, of Whangai, was in the boat, but Fox was past the reach of medical skill. He was iv his 79th year, And a bale old fellow, who had never had any sickness. He was pulling over iv a gale at the time he died. I do not think anything else noteworthy baa occurred since my last;.