WAREA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 540, 5 August 1865, Page 5

WAREA.

ENGAGEMENT WITH TifE EEBELS. LIET'T. BALLY. 7"rji KEC-IMKNT. AXI> THE EE SOLDIEKS KILLED. LIEFT. TYLI>E>\. 70TH EEOl.ment, AND fIVE SOLPIEKS WOUNDED. THIETY 31 AO EI? KILLED. TWO I'ETSONEES. Te republish the " Extra" ot the Tarauaki Herald received yesterday by the Auckland, relative to the recent enirao-jment

at the Warea between detachments of the 43rd and 70th. and a party of the rebels. Jln-aU. Office, Thursday. August 3. 186-3. Yesterday evening, Major Uussell _ and Captain Mace came into town from area, bringing intelligence of a very spirited upon the rebels at a village six miles inland ot the wreck of the Marchioness at Jvapoaiaia, and about ten miles from Warea, by a force under Major .Russell, consisting of Captain Cay, Lieutenants Bally, Tylden, and Howard : Surgeon Turner, 43rd L.I. ; Captain Mace, a volunteer, and 115 of the 7Utli regiment. As ire mentioned in our extra of Saturday last, a force of 200 men under Lieut.-Col. ColTille, 43rd L.1., left town to rout out the rebels who killed Captain Close and Corporal Hanaghan on Friday last. On Sunday Colonel Colville went round by the Tutu, and corning out by the titonv Kiver, camped for the night there. J*ext day going inland by the Kopua he followed the bush track that leads to the Puru. leaving the village of Akakawhia, and came out near the village burnt bv Major Uussell s party on the 13th .June last, and back to camp at W area by the road on which Captain Close was shot. Tuesday was a day of rest for the troops. On Wednesday morning a party paraded at 3 a.m., consisting of the force named above, under Major Puissell, and a force of 1<«) of the 4:-.'rd, and 140 of the 70th, under Colonel Colviile, and the following officers :—Captain lion. Harris, Lieutenants Talbot, Longlcy, and another officer whose name we have not ascertained, and Assistant - Surgeon Grant, 43rd Light Infantrv, and proceeeded as far Kapoaiaia, where they separated. The party under Major Hus.-ell turned inland and took the track for Okea. where the mill was burnt on the 13th •fune. 'I lie party under Colonel Lohille went further down the coast, and turned inland for a place called Kairuru, where it was supposed the natives were. It was believed that a track in from Kairuru to Okea, and the plan was th;:' alter Colonel C'olvillc- had driven the rebels out ol Kairuru they would be cut of by Major liussell's party. Major Pussefl reached Okea about / a.m., and going to the top of some high hills that eojnruand the liar, smoke was seen at a distance in the scrub distant about 500 yards, Captain Cay was at once sent, with <>0 men. to reconnoitre": and after getting through the bush found himself close to a collection of about twenty whares. The natives were completely surprised, and at first made little resistance. Lleven Maoris were bavonetted in the open, and a large number more must hare fallen in the dense scrub and in the whares. 1' ive were taken prisoners. The onlv loss the 70th. sus tained in this place was erne man shot, aiu Lieutenant Tvlden severely wounded in tin hand and face. Captain Cay's party then re turned to the reserve with their wounded ant prisoners. Whilst these men were being ex aniined by Dr. Turner, the mii'.ves exchanged ; fen - shots with our men, and a skirmish thei ensued, the natives fighting most determined!; and aiming with remarkable precision. lh native position haviug been destroyed, the fore began to return to camp, but soon found on that the rebels wanted ii/n for their losses, i the search for which the features of the countr \ ° °^"'- rp d great facilities. In several places it wa \ . DUnd necessary to check them, as they began t swarrn on the flanks of the party who were ei: cumbered with their wounden, Ac.. whic accumulated in their constant skirmishim On one of these occasions we regret exceeding' that Lieut. Bally -was killed, wlio-was shot wbil

in command of Hie rear miarcl. The falal bullet entered bis side, causing almost instantaneous deaili. lie was a deserving ollieer, ami verv niueh respected l>v all who knew him. The troops returned to camp about I 'HO ji. 1.i.. and durin;; the lniuvli three of llie prisoners, in attenip; iug to eseajie, were shot.

Cohme! ColiVee. hearino the t'oree-d his way through ;l dense track, guided by Minara]ia. and having' p>t on the same road on which Alajur .ikus-iell had t raver.-cd, tell niwitli six liat ives t,i ;i m | shot !:\e of them, two of whom were rccogni--ed bv Minaraoa as chiefs.

The two prisoners brought in out of the live iakeii are a young woman and a blind man, belonging to the gahaiiiaiiLTa tribes. Ihe following is a list ot' our casualties:— iv i i.i.::l>. Tieui. Pally. 70tli reiiimeiu. Private -ninth. 7oih regiment. Private lirown. "oth regiment. Private Ralph. 7" ! li regiment. Wot nmn>. I .'.cut. Tyhlen, roil., reuiinent, severely. Private Lau_diton. 7<Uli severely. Private Koval. 7iUii reginii-nt. severely. Private Savide. 7< >111 regiment, severely. Private Ward. 7"lh regnnenl. dangerously. Private Maley. 7"tii regiment, dangerously. The above i- ueces>arily a hurried account, but may be l'eli-'d upon as authentic. \\ c cannot conclude without alludon: to the prompt it tide w it'll which. Colonel \Varre has followed up and punished the natives who attacked the partv under Captain Close on Friday last, and also must speak in liigh terms of praise of the gallantry displaced by .Major JxilNsell. not only on this but on every occasion where opportunity has oll'ered. from the commencement of the war in ih:~ province. We understand Colonel Celville follows up yesterday'> success i.y lvturiiinn' this monnuir to the village, wiiere. no d.ouiit. lie will lind the remains of the rebel force, and will, we feel certain, give a isocount of thcni. AW-hear that All*. Parris left Opuna.ke yesterdav mee.'nii.'j.- tor ,M audii. wit It a escort of i'rieiidiy natives, and a force of the bird from \Vare:t 'left this moniiiiL,' to meet him. jle may be expected in town or to-morrow.