TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
o We take the following from this morning's Colonist :— Wellington, Monday, August 2, 2.25 p.m. The Governor has received letters this day from General Chute ordering the IBth Regiment to leave Wanganui immediately, and embark at Auckland soon afterwards. AccordiDg to the latest Auckland telegrams, Te Kooti had gone to Taupo. The Waikato settlers are somewhat reassufed. Four natives were taken with ammunition at Ngaruawhaia, not at Auckland. They are three men and one woman, belonging to the King party. They had four double-barrelled guns, ten boxes caps, and 2\ pounds of powder ; sufficient for 7680 (?) charges. They state that they purchased the powder at Otahuhu, for 50 shillings ; (?) a gun at Onehunga, and two tins of caps at Remuera. The parties who sold the ammunition are known. , The Maori prisoners are remanded to Auckland for trial. There has been a fire at Auckland, and Mr. James Cameron has been burnt to death. Rich gold has been struck at Coromaadel, and a rush has set in to that place. Another rich leader has been struck in the Long JDrive claim at the Thames diggings.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 170, 3 August 1869, Page 2
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