ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 996, 14 November 1868, Page 2

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

We append some additional particulars which have reached us of this fearful tragedy. So far as can be gathered, the Hauhaus arrived from an inland direction between two and three a.m. on Tuesday the 10th inst. The first house they came to was that of Messrs. Dodd and Peppard, both of whom were killed, as well as two men in their employment. Sergeant-Major Butter was the first to discover what had happened here. He reached the wool shed between four and five o'clock on that morning, he having engaged to shear there. The house was about 400 yards off, and, seeing no movement there, he walked over to it. When he reached it the dogs were barking furiously. Passing by them, to the back of the building, he saw Mr. Dodd and Mr. Peppard both lying dead, shot, the latter lying across the doorway. He immediately returned to the shed, took his carbine, and rode over to Waraangaheka, to warn Atkins and his wife, also a shearer named Spence. He then fired off his piece as, a warning to others, and proceeded to Messrs. Hawthorne and Strong's, to warn them. Having seen Mr. Strong and two others, he proceeded to the house of Major Biggs. When he got there he saw horses saddled in front belonging to the Hauhaus ; he then turned round and made for Turanganui. Major Biggs, Capt. Wilson, Lieut. Walsh, Mr. Cadle, Mr. Mann, and others who have lost their lives in this fearful massacre, lived near to each other, and there is no data as to which was first attacked. Capt. Wilson's house was the nearest to Major Biggs, and about half a mile from the latter. Eespecting the death of Capt. Wilson and family, Mrs. James — who with her six children, escaped from Matewhero into the bush, upon the alarm being given, and reached the stockade in course of the day — states that, when passing Capt. Wilson's, he saw that gentleman and his wife lying dead at the gate of the garden, both shot, he with three shots in his body. She also saw John Moran, alias Jack Pimple, lying on his bed, burnt almost to a cinder. When Major Biggs' house was surrounded, a lad named Charles James, 17 years of age, who lived there as servant, managed to make his escape. He states that Major Biggs was aroused by a knocking, aud on opening the door was shot. The boy rushed to the front door of the house, and was met by a number of Hauhaus. He then ran for the back door and made his escape, although in doing so he fell over Major Biggs, who was then on the floor, wounded. When in the flax, where he concealed himself, he heard Major Biggs, call out to his wife, "Emily, dear, make for the bush ; the Hauhaus are here." He then heard the screams of Mrs. Biggs. At the same time, Captain Wilsons's house burst out in flames, and he heard shouts in that direction. The man Atkins, mentioned above as living at Waraangaheka, states that, after being warned by Sergeant Butter, he and his wife proceeded to the house of Major Biggs, five miles distant. When they got there, they saw Major Biggs lying dead on a platform that connected the dwelling house with the kitchen, shot, but so much mutilated with tomahawks that he could not be recognised from his features. Mrs. Biggs was lying inside the house — her child with its brains dashed out, clasped to her bosom. He saw nothing of the Hauhaus. The house of Lieut. Walsh (who it will be remembered, shewed signal bravery on a former occasion) stood between the residence of Major Biggs and that of Mrs. Bloomfield. Early on Tuesday morning a man named James Garland, in the employ of Capt. Read, heard firing going on. After a short time he proceeded to Mrs. Bloomfield's house ; he walked in and found no one. It appeared afterwards that Major Biggs' lad, shortly after making his escape, ran over to Mrs. Bloomfield's and roused a servant boy there, name.l Thomas Newton, telling him that the Hauhaus had murdered Major Biggs. The lad thought he was only joking, and would not get up till s, he heard a shot ; he then jumped out of bed and awoke the inmates, consisting of Mrs. Bloomfield (whose husband lately died) and her three children, Miss Stagall, and Miss Minnie Parker (formerly of Napier and then on a visit to Mrs. Bloomfield). They hurried on a few clothes and took to the bush, carrying the children. In this way they ran 7 or 8 miles, and eventually reached the stockade, Turanganui, in safety. Garland, after leaving Bloomfield's house, proceeded to Lieut. Walsh's. He saw Walsh, his wife and child, lying outside, shot. He then proceeded to Cadle and Blair's store, about 100 yards from Lieut. Walsh's. He saw Mr. Cadle lying dead, shot, also a friendly native named Hoera Wakaoneha, and a returned Hauhau exprisoner named Paul. He (Garland) then proceeded to Mr. Uren's ; he found the place deserted ; and then made his way to Turanganui. Atkins, after leaving Major Biggs' and the 'ghastly spectacle it presented, passed Mr. Mann's house, about a mile nearer Turanganui. He saw Mrs. Mann lying outside, with a portion of her clothes burnt, and the pigs gnawing at the body. Mr. Mann and his child were lying inside, shot dead. He reached Turanganui about o a.m. Daniel Munn, formerly of Napier, had a very narrow escape ; his statement is as follows : — About | -past 5 on Tuesday morning, Peter Moren and I went over to Mr. Parker's for the purpose of getting shears and Moren's horse — our destination being Mr. Scott's station, inland, to shear. When we got to Mr. Parker's, we found that nearly every one had crossed the river. One or two persons whom I saw asked me if I had seen the Hauhaus ; I said no, and that this report would turn out like other false reports that had lately been current. They said they heard shots in the direction of Wyllie's. I advised them not to be in a hurry to run away, saying that

t wbuld go there and get information. I crossed the river and went to tay own house, caught my horse, took down arms and accoutrements, and rode in the direction of Toanga redoubt. All being quiet there I proceeded near -to the whare of Tutare, a friendly chief. I there saw a man like Tutare, dressed in black clothes and white Cap. He was talking to a friendly native who was on horseback; there was also a friendly native lad. I rode up to .within three yards of him, and bade him '* Tena koe," when he said, -where are you from, presented his rifle and fired at . me. The ball passed through a portion of my arm and out at my back. My horse ■wheeled round, and I galloped towards Masaraka. Close to Tarr's I met Edward Brown, a half caste. I told him I was shot, and asked him to get me a drink, and I gave him carbine, revolver, and sword. He escorted me to Turanganui, where I was lifted off my horse, and my wound carefully dressed. [Mr. Munn arrived here by the Tawera, and is now in the hospital; Napier.] * The Tawera, as our readers know, arrived on Wednesday afternoon, with the i first account of the disastrous intelligence, and bringing the following passengers, who had come to Napier for refuge. Mrs. W. i Parker, Miss Minnie Parker, 4 children and ■ servant, Mrs. Skipworth and child, Mrs. R. i Uren, Mrs. Tucker and child, Mr 3. Rpbb ' and 3 children, Mrs. Blair, Mr. Paulgrain's i 3 children, George Williams, Capt. Reed, Mrs. Mills and two children. < Next (Thursday) morning, the Eagle, cutter, arrived from Mahia, having on board the following passengers, refugees from Poverty Bay, some of whom had reached Mahia by boat, and some by walking overland: .—Mr.* Harris and son, Mrs. Harris and child, Capt. Westrupp, Mrs. Dunlop aud 6 children, Mrs. Firman and 3 children, Mr. Goldsmith, wife, and child, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Benson, wife, and child, Miss Ferguson, Mrs. Greene, R. Read, Messrs. Elston, Badgood, Ferguson (3), Johnston, Hardy, wife, and child, Messrs. Firman, Green and 5 children, Mrs. Stephenson and child, T. Conner, Miss Urenj Mr. Blair, Mrs. Buyns and 5 children. ' Mr. Harris states that he did not know anything of what, was going on at Matewhero until 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning. He was moving about, preparing to shear, -when a native came and told him that the Hauhaus were near at hand. Shortly after, , another came and said that some murders had been committed, and advised us to get the women and children across the river to Westrupp's place. Mrs. Harris and child, Miss Ferguson, Mrs. Dunlop and 6 children, •were accordingly sent over at once. From there they were sent to Tamihana's pa, ■where they found Mrs. Green, Mr. Benson, ■wife and .child; Mr. Stephenson, wife and child, Mr. and Mrs. Wyllie', and several •others, who had collected in the pa for safety. Upon conversing with the natives they advised the party to go to Murewai, 7 miles distant, as the pa was unprotected. tJpon reaching Murewai, the natives there said they could not protect them, and advised them to starfc for Table Cape, a distance of 25 miles. They also, upon various pretexts, refused the use of a boat to the party ; 'but Mr. Johnston having placed one at their disposal, it was despatched for Table Cape ' •with the women and children — the men «nd remaining portion of the refugees going •overland. They arrived, all safe, on Wednesday at mid-day, and proceeded to Napier in the cutter Eagle, which had been round by Mr. Green, who had heard at Turanganui of what had happened .and who was anxious as to the safety of his T?ife. The Eagle spoke the Ashley, on her ■way to Auckland, and reported the tragical occurrence of the day before. Most •of the passengers by the Eagle are quita destitute, and with scarcely any clothing. They are at present located in the building mown as the Sea View hotel, where their •wants are attended to by the Government. A subscription to procure them necessary comforts is also being taken round. Mr! Alexander Campbell, a passenger by the Eagle, gives the following account : — His residence was near Westrupp's, and on Tuesday morning was down at the river Wainui, with some natives who were planting kumeras. Presently three horsemen . -were seen, who, he was informed, were Hauhaus. The natives hid him in the bottom of the boat, and covered him with mafs. They then went down to Tamihana's pa, where Capt. Westrupp and numbers of women and children had arrived, they having received the alarm from Captain Biggs's boy James, son of James the carpenter. The lad had had a very narrow escape when Biggs' house was attacked; but the father has not been heard of. The same boy had previously alarmed Bloomsfield's family, who managed to escape to Turanganui, a distance of eight miles. Capt. Westrupp instructed Mr. Campbell to take a boat which had been procured from Mr. J. W. Johnston, and start with half the party for Wangawehi ; he himself taking the road to Wairoa with the weaker party, who were all mounted. Mr. Campbell t started about 6 a.m. on Monday, and arrived at Wangawehi on the 11th at 7 a.m., and, heard two guns, which turned out to be from the Eagle. They boarded her, and found Mr. W. S. Green, who had come to look for his wife and child. A party went on shore to search for them, and found them with Westrupp, about three miles from. Te Mahango. . The whole party then went on board and set sail for Napier. The schooner Eagle, Loverock, master, (chartered, by Mr. W. S. Green, who was on board), bound from Auckland to Poverty Bay, on arriving off Turanganui on Tuesday last, found the Tawera and Success there. The crew of the former informed them that there had been a massacre of v the whites; that some of the settlers had fled by the Wairoa road, amongst whom were Mr. Green's wife and son. : Mr., Green was in great trepidation lest his other four children left with their aunfc, Miss Uren, had shared Capt. Biggs' fate; but' found on going ashore they were safe, and took them on board, also Mrs. Burns a^id children. Mr. Green thought it the best plan to start immediately for Wangawehi, where he thought it probable he, might meet his friends. He accordingly weighed,!, anchor at 3 p.m. (10th instant), and, in: company with the Tawera, bound for this port, made sail. Having a fine breeze* she ßeached Wangawehi at 4 a.m. on the 11th ;■' fired guns and shewed signals, '},tyhicjs\sfiie:?B,wyrere&. by "Happy Jack,", who came off in hia boat. Three ; of them

went on shore, and found a boat load of j refugees, who had arrived the evening before from Poverty Bay, mostly women and children. They then thought of procuring horses at the settlement to look for those on the road, but the natives either had none or were unwilling to give them, and made very particular enquiries about "utu." They were obliged to walk to Walker's homestead, where they managed to procure horses ; they then hastened on as fast as they could, and were fortunate enough to come Upon their friends with Captain Westrupp's party in the bush, about three miles from Ugamabanga ; and at 3.30 p.m. all were on board, and proceeded immediately on their voyage with a fresh westerly breeze. She spoke the Lord Ashley off Portland Island, and requested to be reported as sighted. The Eagle was chartered by Mr. W. S. Green for Poverty Bay, and had on board about ten tons cargo for his store, which waa landed, and, with his house, has probably been entirely destroyed. .ARRIVAL OF THE ST. KILDA. 'the same morning, about 10 o'clock, the St. Kilda, which had been on a trip to Wairoa and Poverty Bay, and had entered the latter on Wednesday, without any knowledge of the tragedy of the day before, — returned to Napier. By this opportunity we learn that Messrs. Poynter, Scott, Evans, and Kempthorne, — who had been reported missing and for whose safety fears were entertqined — had all reached Turanganui; that every house in Matewhero had been burned, except the large building erected by Capt. Read, and lately occupied by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Bloomfield ; that this building, which is of large dimensions, with a turret on the top commanding a view 20 miles round, had been occupied by the Hauhaus ; and that no attack had been made upon the stockade, nor any further demonstration made by the enemy. It is estimated that not less than 40 stand of arms have fallen into the hands of the Hauhaus, besides a large quantity of provisions, clothing, and money. DESPATCH OP THE AHURIHT. On Thursday, at 5.30 p.m., the Ahuriri — which immediately on arrival from Auckland was taken up by Mr. M'Lean on behalf of the Government — was despatched to Poverty Bay, having on board Captains Westrupp and Tuke, the former in command, and the chief Henare Tokomoana with seventy friendly chiefs from Karaitiana's pah. There were also on board several Poverty Bay settlers, who, having seen their wives and children in safety, returned to take part in any operations that might be deemed necessary. The Ahuriri, it is understood, would call at Table Cape for twenty men who were willing to serve under Westrupp. From Poverty Bay she would proceed to Waiapu and land J. H. Campbell, Esq., R.M., and, it is supposed, would afford a passage to all Europeans on isolated parts of the coast who might be desirous of withdrawing from danger. The native contingent, under that faithful ally, Henare, was preceded to the Spit by the Napier Brass Band, playing various appropriate airs. They were accompanied by a great number of friends, both European and Maori, and, on the departure of the steamer, were most lustily cheered by the bystanders. The band playing " Should auld acquaintance be forgot," reminded one of the embarkation of English troops for foreign service. In honor of the occasion, the St. Kilda fired a salute of three guns. There could not have been fewer than 350 persons, exclusive of troops, on the Spit at the time ; among the number we observed His Honor the {Superintendent and a great number of other influential settlers. DEPARTURE OP THE ST. KILDA. An hour or so later, the St. Kilda steamed for Wairoa with orders for the officer commanding. LIST OF KILLED. The following is a list of the dead, so far as has yet been ascertained :— ■ Major Biggs, wife, child, and female servant 4 Capt. Wilson, wife, 4 children, and manservant ... 7 Messrs. Dodd and Peppard, and 2 man servants .... ... ... ... 4 Lieut. Walsh, wife, and child ... 3 Mr. Padbury 1 Mr. Cadle 1 Mr. Mann, wife,, and child 3 Two of Mr. Goldsmith's children ... 2 Mr. M'Culloch, wife, child, and niece 4 Mr. Eathbone... ... 1 R. Newnham, wife, child, and man servant ... ... 4 Friendly natives, about 20 _____ 54 Death op Mr. James Hamlin. — We regret to learn from the Southern Cross of the 7th inst. that Mr. James Hamlin, interpreter, who had gone to Cambridge, in connection- with the sitting of the Native Lands Court there, died suddenly, it is believed, of heart disease, on Thursday. Mr. Hamlin was in the hotel at Cambridge on Thursday afternoon, when he fell down, and almost immediately expired. Deceased was eldest son of the Rev. Mr. Hamlin, one of the early Church missionaries ; he was for some time resident in Wellington, and, more recently, in Napier. The Resident Magistrate's Court Act Amendment Act passed last session is now in force. It gives the Magistrate before whom the case is heard, the power of rehearing the case at the instance of the creditor who has obtained a judgment in the regular course ; and wherever it can be proved that a person, against whom judgment has been originally given is in a position to pay the amount due, and will not, or that he has incurred the debt in a fraudulent manner, and under circumstances that must show that he never would pay it, the Magistrate shall have power to imprison him. — Evening Post. Lady Bowen. — The Auckland people are making preparations for the reception of Lady Bowen, and the Government House is being improved and enlarged for her benefit. The Herald says : — " A neat and compact building, consisting of a fourstall stable, coach-house, and harness-room is to be erected at the rear of the house, on the site occupied by the old one which was burned down, and a further communication between the servants' quarters and Lady Bowen's suite of rooms is also being effected. We also learn that it is in contemplation to render the ball-room, built in anticipation of the visit of His Hoyal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, a permanent structure, by removing the present roof, shingling it, and generally strengthening it ; and by internal fittings and decorations to convert it into a handsome and convenient private ball or concert room, ; We are sure that these attentions will not be unremarked by lier ladyship, whose previous receptions in Auckland have always been of such a flattering description.