QUEEN'S REDOUBT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 302, 31 October 1864, Page 4

QUEEN'S REDOUBT.

[FKOSI OUR OWN- COEKKgI'OXDEJCT.J October 27; This morning the dfeiachmeht stafioiie2 here iititt the settlers who.iire living, outside., the Redoubt alaimed by a cry of iire; when it jros discovered thjt a whnre wh:cii the aitiliery have had built lot ii cooif ing house was on lire, and it being in dangerous proximity to the cilices, stables, and also to several whares which have been built by some of the garrison for the accouimodntion of their wives and lajniiies, gTeat anxiety Was caused for .the safety of thei btiil<l» ings, but pion.pt assistance was given by the -lid detachment ltstli Royal liish, under the command of Major Kccke, who ordered the "n hole of the men off duty to turn out and extinguish the flames, which were soon got under, as the wind was blowing pretty strong at the time and setting towards the whams and stable.-. It fra£ fbriuhnte that a greater loss of property was hot iheiiribd. TliCre were some veil" Valuable horses 111 tlie stables, but they were fast loteti and taken out of the stables before there was any danger of their catching fire. There was hotliipg of any value in the cook house, cjieej.>t some eookfeg utensils, a bnrrack-ro< in tablt, tiiid tiro i'othis, -VhitH were completely consumed. J his evening a detachment of the 43rd Light Infantry, which li£.ve been stationed at the East Redoubt, marched in about half past five o'clock, numbering 53 of all ranks. Th<y have given up the Ktdoubt to the militia stationed there. Tht'-y will be followed tomorrow by about the like number of the same regiment stationed at the Miranda Redoubt. It has been rumoured that it is the intention of the Lieu ten,'mt-General to evacuate the before mentioned redoiibt:

A detachment that was expected from the Miranda Hedoubt of the 43rd l-tegimeut, also about 150 offictrs and men of the 12th Regiment, and about 95 officers and men of the 2nd ISth Royal Irish ; this is the last detachment that has been stationed at the front. The men of the 43rd Regiment hail with delight the prospect of seeing our good old town of Auckland, having been stationed in such an outlandish plate for the last nine months. They have left a detachment of militia at both the redoubts, but it is expected that all will be evacuated, with the exception of the Jsurrey Redoubt.