COLONEL DESPARD'S DESPATCH.
Cauip, Hekes Pah, 3 a. m., July 11th, 1845. Sir, — I have the honor to acquaint you that the Pah is in our possession. Offensive operations against it were resumed yesterday, and continued till night, and would have been again resinned this morning, but the enemy evacuated the fortress during the night, fearing to stand another assault. I was made acquainted with the circumstance about midnight, but pursuit v\as then useless, — and from the nature of the country through which the i etreat lay, thick wood, and no road, an attempt at it would have probiibly been attended with an unnecessary waste of human life. I now anxiously await Your Excellency's further instructions, and am very desirous to get the troops under better cover before the rainy weather again commences, 1 have the honor to be, &c. &c. &c. H. DESPARD. Colonel commanding the Ti oops in New Zealand. ToHis^Excellency, Governor Fitzroy, iic. &c. &c. Auckland. P.S.— The body of Captain Grant, of the 58th Regiment, which was misbing, has been found. It had been bin ied outside the pah, where he fell, and was not mutilated. H. D.
The following is a correct list of the killed and wounded on the 30th June, and Ist July.
Her Majesty's Strip Hazard. Killed. — Lieutenant Phillpotts, oneseamdn> and one prirate of Royal Marines. Wounded — Two seamen.
Her Majesty's 58th Regiment. Killed. — Captain Grant, Serjeant Halliday, Sergt. Morrow, Sergt. Andrew Wilson, Corpoial William Stewart. — Privates, Oofit, Davis, Punched, Morton, Fisher, Claxton, Anderson, Doherty, Leech, Mollo) 1 , Reynolds, Payne, Button, Good ram. Wounded. — Sergt. Major Moir, Sgt. George Browne, Sgt. Sims, — Corporal Watkins, Privates M'Quin, t>ciy,MacGre<ror, Brain, Smith, Mitchell, Ctirran, Eagan, Morris, Carpenter, Byrns, LigtMj Company. Eimis, Fleet, Bree^on, Mapleslon. Murphy, Lucas, Mecns, Moll, Nowlan, Robinson, Cieen, Tiiljy, Hod^eskins, While, Later, Hopkins, Tysons, Duffy, Findlay, Delamore, O'Callagiian, Burnett, Mitchell, iinnbtiong, Nowlan9, Pearce, M'Kinnon, Grenadieis.
Her Majesty's 961h Rejimenf. Kjllld. — Privates, William Curie, William Suinps.oll, Jjimes Smith, William WdgstafF. WouNr;E.n.— Corporal lidwatd Seymour Private, John Walsh
Her Majesty's 99th Regiment. i Killed. — ■Grenadiers, brgr. Thomas Todd Pi 1 vales— Martin Moran, John Hill, William Watson, William Pope, John Mcuv ll ' 1 -""-'^' 11 Company, George JVlahar, John Noble, James Hughes, John Eaton, Patrick HicUn, Henr) Mosul v, James Stocks, Uenjamin Ucath. WouNDtD. — GtenadierSjJtimesCrane, Hugh Pow&e, Jacob Eilmonds, Michael Vat ran, Robert Hns-'hes, lienr) bpena'r, William Swan, Hector M'Coimiok. Light Cmpy. Srgt. iVLiley Thomas, Seiyeant liiadlev Martin — Puvales, Wiliimn Hrui^Cb, Thonwib Craw ley, David Mai k, Thomas Comiers, Andrew Duncan, Patrick Flyin, Duncan Muriay.
Auckland Militia Volunteers. Wounded. — Morris, Alexander, Sullivan, Beard, Bioune, Dent, and Rily, (since dead.)
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New Zealander, Volume 1, Issue 7, 19 July 1845, Page 2
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