BAY OF ISLANDS.

New Zealander, Volume I, Issue 3, 21 June 1845, Page 2

BAY OF ISLANDS.

The Government brig Victoria. Captaia lliehards, returned from the Iky of Islands on Thursday. Before the atrival of the troops there had beeu an engagement between Hone Heke and Nene The former came down on Nene quite by surprise, with above four hundred men — the latter mustering scarcely two hundred. IHcke was beaten off, and severely wounded in Ihe thigh, and was nearly taken prisoner, being obliged to be carried from the held. Night coming on deterred None from the pursuit, and from going 100 fur from his own pah. The fighting chief,

v\ ilh sonic other considerable chiefs, were killed of JHeke's party: and some few lives were lost on Nene's side. Kawiti and his tribe are somewhere in ambnsh, it is supposed, to be prepared to act as before, when the soldiers attack Hekc. On Saturday morning last, before daylight, the British Sovereign, in beating up the Bay, struck on Brompton's reef, lost her false keel and rudder, and damaged her bottom. The troops were quickly and safely removed to the Victoria; and the British Sovereign got safely off into deep water, by noon the same day. On Monday morning the whole of the forces we>ie disembarked, and by three o'clock in the afternoon, were at the KinKiri, where they halted for the night. It being anticipated by Nene that Heke would attack him on Tuesday, the troops were on their march early that morning r&%E Nene's pah. Kfcfcc is very severely wouuded, and his thigh has been much mangled by the Natives extracting the ball. It is very doubtful, therefore, considering that his 'fightufg general is slain, that he will wait to be again attacked by the regular troops — but will be conveyed far away into the bush.

"We have inserted in our columns of this day, copy of a Memorial presented to His Excellency by the unfortunate refugees from the Bay of Islands, and other parts of the Northern district ; and also the scheme proposed by them to be adopted by the Local Government for their relief. "We shall reserve our observations until we ascertain the answer given to the application.

Be a c H . — We understand, that during 'the last week the Police Magistrate has began to enforce the Harbour regulations —which enact, that forty-eight hours only shall be allowed for Limber to re-main-on the beach above high water mark. If the trade of the Port of Auckland was redundant, and great inconvenience experienced to others landing cargoes or timber, we would think the busy meddling of the civic authorities laudable ; but while th,e existing trade is so limited, and many poor individuals are absolutely seeking a precarious living by bringing firewood to the town, as well as timber for shipment, for vessels to Sydney, and 4ktUaiferjs^tJto^hbouring_CoJonios, we tiunTTtEat tKelocal enactmentiafnght be more honored in the breach than the observance.