TAUPO.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1083, 14 September 1869, Page 2

TAUPO.

SKlft]tflstf BETWEEN IE KOOTI AND ■;,... ..HENARE. I. HEAVY FIRINGf ;« SUBSEQUENTLY HEA&D. Intelligence reached town on Sunday night that, on Thursday the 9th inst., Te Kooti, with a force of 100 foot and 80 horse, came from Tokanu to Tauranga, and attacked Henare Tomoana. Affcer a shorty engagement, Te Kooti was forced to retire, with a loss of three killed and several apparently wounded ; the loss on our side was two wounded. Te Kooti retreated upon Tokanu, where he is said to have a large pah. Colonel McDonnell, with the Wanganui and Patea natives, would join Henare on Saturday last : and all the mounted constabulary under Colonel Herrick have received orders to support him, so we have no doubt that in a very few days a satisfactory account will be received of Te Kooti and his followers. I Yesterday afternoon, further intelligence came to hand by way of Tapuaeharuru and Runanga. It was to the effect that at Tauranga (Taupo), on Saturday night, heavy firing was heard in the distance. No details have come to hand, but it is presumed Te Kooti may have resumed his attack upon Henare Tomoana. The Colonial Government steamer St. Kilda left Wellington yesterday for Napier, with Ropata and a few Ngatiporou on board. The former will, should occasion require ifc, proceed to the East Coast for reinforcements.