LATEST FROM TAUPO.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1092, 15 October 1869, Page 2

LATEST FROM TAUPO.

Late on Wednesday evening information was received from Lieut. Colonel M'Donnell that Te Heu Heu, with several of his people, had unconditionally surrendered. Te Heu Heu, in speaking to the Ahuriri chiefs, excused himself for having joined Te Kooti on the ground that Ngatituwharetoa went to the Uriwera country and left him at Te Kooti's mercy ; that he was virtually made prisoner ; and had either to fight against the Europeans or be himself killed. The following statement is made by that chief with regard to Te Kooti :•— In the engagement on the 4th inst., Te Kooti, whilst obtaining caps from his waistcoat pocket, was struck by a bullet, which cut one of his fingers completely off, smashed his thumb and another finger, and passed through the fleshy part of his side. Te Kooti, he adds, was barely able to escape, owing to the pain he was suffering from his wounds. Te Kooti, according to the same authority, had 50 of the Chatham Island prisoners with him, who suffered severely in the engagement. He had also some of the principal Urewera chiefs and their people, and had received a letter from Hakaraia to the effect that he and his hapu were on their way to join him. Te Heu Heu, with some of his women, are said to be on their way to Napier, in charge of Lieut. Preece. Nothing has been heard of the 500 Waikatos, reported in the Auckland papers as having left for Taupo.