RANGIRIRI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 10, 4 December 1863, Page 3

RANGIRIRI.

[VHOM OUE OWN COBBESrOXDEXT.J December 1. Phis lias been a broken day witli us. The whob :amp was roused at half-past three this morning to itrike tents and be ready in marching order, on the sank of tho river, at 5 o'clock, and the report was :hat we were to proccod to a place about ten miles up :ko river, beyond the submerged in the boats, eavhia email force of the 14th Begiment here to iefend the redoubts, and that the forest that impedes the navigation of tho river to to be blown up. However, when we had obeyed orders, and had struck our tents, and '.vera readv for the neit move,miserable .trenching rain set in and the orders were countermanded, bo wc had to Bet up our tents ogam. Tomorrow morning, doubtless, we shall mtireh, and niy next letter will give you the full particulars of our destination and our manner of proceeding to it. Yesterday Bix Maori horaes were driven in, making altogether aome nine or ten that have been taken. A few of them thorn aro valuable —one mare being a fine animal. I have learnt that we start again at 5 to-morrow, morning. .. . , We are now to have a regular mail for ollimi letteis between here aud Drury; leaving Queen s Redcubtfor Kangiriri at 7 a.m., arriving nt 10 a.im; leaving Ksngiriri at 8.30, a.m. and reaching Queen s E-edcubt at 11-30, and Drury at 2 p.m.

DRURY. [feom oue own cohrkspoxdkst.]. 2nd December. A very serious accident occurred j <;>t< l *■" the first bridge oa the Boulb row. Ipi,vin / without any fatal result. >\ iv.c oneo man's teanm was going ovm, th ~ =. and dashod over the «do of tlw the eeoond home and its a ' o, '.^ u - is tj.Hy The man was sitting on hurt, the horses injur-* * onU 0 f tb.u smashed. When woojj'' t ] u -proper parties to tindit .-. 'O a nian foil from the them- Ahout two j," wlu , cl . This bridge is vwy'dangoroufl andrequires repairs: it wantsn handrail on both aides. II" »ot soon done other awideUa will occur.