LATEST NATIVE NEWS,

Star (Christchurch), Issue 75, 10 August 1868, Page 3

LATEST NATIVE NEWS,

By tho Tamtmkf, wo hnvo vcoo.lvod fllc« from ilia North, Wu arc Rorry to fliiy that, In mm IfiHtanocfl, they uro very imporfoob. Tho Wmujanui Times of August 1 contains UlOfollOWlllHI"-; An tho oncort'w/iB returning' from Wulhl to I'fttoa about 10 o'clock on Wodncoday morn* inK lanfc, with tho cartorn wlio had convoyed supplier to that outpoßt, thoy woro attacked ami fired upon by an ambuflaadoof 70 or 80 llhu-Ihuui. To allay tho excitement created In town hint night by tho receipt of thin In* LulllßoncOi wo montton mimes— tho cftvtoro woro Kllli), Htovonaon, and Furlong, MIHh wan tho Hrafc man wlio mw tho Maoris j ho blatantly stopped hl» driiy, put up hi* hand, and at tho moment a volley wan Ilrod into thorn. Tho escort coiinliucd of 1 1 of Von TcmnHlcy'n men and 0 inountud trooporHi two of von TcmpHky'd niun wore wounded— one through the groin, dungoroiifdy, wound sup poxed tohouiorUl; the other a »kln wound on tho calf of tho log. Ono of Mr rout'n horAOii wim nhot, and will hnvo to bo killed, and one of tho troopcrn wuti Hllghtly wounded Ah tho atlaolc took place oloho to tho Walhl, Miijor Von Tcmpsky and hl« mon Jjciird tho flrltiK, and at onco run to (ho roscuoj lie tlion inanaijed to get botweon tho llau-luuiH and the hinil), and gave them a volloy; after which, Mr MvliikhUhio flaw tho Maoris curryIng away their dead, but the numhur killed Iwiv not boon aocertalnod, Mr Mumhoii, of and Ilnrvoy, waa on tho oscort, and had a narrow ciioupi) of hlfl life. Th« IlKht volunteer hor»o at Patoa have rofiiHud to serve, In ooiiHcquenoo of having too heavy work, They were compelled to bo In their Haddlod nl^ht and day. Tho mon Hont two of their number to repronont their cane to Colonel M'Donnoll, who rofiiflod to nee them, and ordered tho men to bo paraded lo blvu up their arniH. The corn« rcfuncd (o a man until they received then 1 pay. Tho corps wan compound of forty of tho moat oIIU elent men in the dlitirlot, and well dlflelpllned< On Thnrodiiy a notlco was pooled for thirty™ five men, but only two responded who had got horHWt,— lhrald, Ktifdi'rliig to the vnrloun complication!! it in authoritatively stated arc dally occurring at I'att'a, we may qnoto tho following from tho Wnngoiiui Herald ;—•" A Mr Noaworlhy, at I'ntca, who had a ntorc, wn« thrown Into tho guard room on Tlmniduy for what ncomß a very trivial oilimco. 110 remarked to a (ilioomaker, jokingly, that ho would "go owr And toko tho redoubt," which constituted his

ofltonoo. A K rei^ number of MnorlH arc coming Into camp at V&tan. Some of thorn stop a night and tho next morning run away. Tliltißfl do not look very bright at I'atea." Tho N. 'A, Ilemhl of August 1 gives tho following news regarding tho natives in the Auckland provlnco :— • A largo nativo meeting of tlio trlhc? of tho chief h known by tho nninos of "Jonathan" and " Long George" was bold at Lower Walroaon tho 10th July. A Brand feast was prepared on tho ocouslon, and a pleasant day speni. Wo ai'o noi'j'y to hear that tho hut mentioned chief, who has nlwayo proved liluiflclf bo staunch a friend to tho Kuropcann, oflpoclally during tho lato war, la acrionaly indlnpoaed. A genlloinnn who arvlvod overland from Iloklitnga recently, informn us that all is quiet in tho district, that Moacs 'i'awhla, tlio Nitnpuhl chiof, goca in strong for European law, wants a look-tip, polioomiui, and now magifltrato, All is poaco, and wo aro lnformod that at no timo wcro tho Kuropeima in this district in tho Rligh'.ctt danger. ' Achlof named Howl, from Poverty Bay, U at. prosont engaged In obtaining recruits from among tho Wafrarapa natives, to asnlst in CKpclling tho Europeans from tho lands conflttoatod on tho ICust ('oast. A few troublcflomo clmntdera have jolno-1 him. Tiro ohlof Ngalro Is also recruiting in tho flame district,