THE BATTLE OF NUKUMARU.
CAPTURE OF AN- EMPTY PA! ! ESCAPE OF THE REBELS. Tnraneaikar.Feb.iSrdit -10 a.m. t; ; ; Tifotowaru's stronghold was abandoned by him, and'talcen possession of by our troops this morning; at half-past nine. The storming party contested of the Arawas and No. 3 and 6 divi-
sions A. C. The rebels did not make a stand,' but after firing a few shots retreatsd down-the cully towards the Waitotara. In all my experience during the lust war, I never seen a formidable rebel position. It has a double row of palisading, inside which are rifle pits connected with each other all the way round, and havingsubterranean chambers. Inside there is a brsastwork about five feet high, traversed in every direction. At two of the corners stand a rough timber stockade, about sixteen feet high, loopholed. 11 ad the pa been stormed yesterday, and the rebels made a stand, we should have suffered a heavy loss, but the cowardly wretches dreaded the shot and shell and so tue redoubtable Titokowaru with all his boast has fled to the bush. We have not a single casualty, and the enemy has been driven off without loss of life on our side. After the Pah was taken, the Wanganui and Kai Iwi Volunteer Cavalry went on to Weraroa, burnt the native village of Perekama, aud brought off a number of horses. It is supposed that the rebels have retired to Papetupa. as numerous tracks were observed leading in that direction. The whole of the force is moving up to Taurangaika. The main body of the rebels is supposed to have left about three o'clock in tho morning, Had they held their pa for a few hours, their retreat would have been effectually cut off, and their escape impossible. A volley has just been fired at the Wanganui and Kai Iwi Cavalry, at Wcreroa, from the ridge leading to Papatupu. That may be a party covering Titokowaru's retreat. I take advantage of Captain Finnimore proceeding with despatches for Wellington to forward this hasty report.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume VI, Issue 1627, 8 February 1869, Page 4
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339THE BATTLE OF NUKUMARU. New Zealand Herald, Volume VI, Issue 1627, 8 February 1869, Page 4
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