ATTACK UPON THE ESCORT AT RAZORBACK.
11 KKAMi ( Mlice. Thursday. .lan. -S. 11* !-"> a.m. Tin-: Kscort lor the Provision Convoy was attacked lliis morning at lia/.orlniek. (.'real South i'oad. Two mm of the ISth Regiment were wounded. Tin 1 number of tin- riu'iny. and whether they suslaini'd any casulties not known. Kcinl'orrenu'iits have been sent lor. The above. which appeared in our second edition of yesterday morning, created some small amount of scepticism with those who have pooh-poohed the idea of any .Maoris beini; still prowling ainom; the ranges. The (act. nevertheless. is beyond cavil or dispute. From subsequent information received last iiisjlit. we learn thai oniy live natives were seen, and disappeared as suddenly as seen. The two soldiers were but slightly wounded, one in the hand, the other in the lleshy parL ol the The convoy was a lout; one. consisting of fifty wagons, the escort rather weak. .All the posts have since been strengthened. Should any further tidings transpire, we shall take care to place it before our readers. —
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New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 66, 29 January 1864, Page 3
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