Latest Telegrams.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 160, 16 November 1868, Page 3

Latest Telegrams.

[by-btjbmabine telegraph.] THE MAOEI WAE. ! LATEST PROM POVEETY BAT. Welitngton, This day, 11.52 a.m. The following telegrams appear in this morning's Advertiser, having been communicated by the Government. Nameb, Saturday, 4 p.m. v It is now generally understood that the party murdered numberedonly 25. A large party of the enemy are a few miles in the rear of Patutahi, and it is supposed that they are entrenching themselves. 8 p.m. The enemy are still at Patutahi, two or three miles from the scene of the massacre. They have been largely reinforced, and now probably muster 600. Many are known to be out on marauding parties. The enemy consist of the original prisoners, the Upper "Wairoas, the TJreweras, and straggling parties from other tribes. The European force, at present, consists of 50 refugee settlors in the redoubt ; 100 of Poetai's men ; and 70 of Karatiaioa's men, from Napier. They have three good officers — Wesfcrupp, Tuke, and Gascoigne. At Wairoa we have 158 Ngaitpoas, aboutlOOEuropeana (settlers included), and 100 of the Wairoas, exclusive of Ihaka. The Mohaka Bettlers are coming in. It is not certain where Ihaka is. He was said to be making for Poverty Bay with some followers. If so, his main force will go to protect the respective settlements ; only 80 of them are armed.

TheiS? #n'6lae¥of Btoreiafc'T&M- -.-- :--. ... .-.■_ - .... :..-.- ._. i Major Lambert is still at Wairoa. , i The refugees state that tbe number of Europeans killed is 43. Some of these, however, may be missing. Archdeacon Williams says 20 Natives were killed. A great many women and children escaped barefooted in their nightclothes. ! Johnson and a party of 20 escaped to "Wangamaihi through the bush. They were taken up yesterday by the Ahuriri to the stockade at Turanga. Biggs was shot while loading his rifle. He at once said to his wife, "I am killed, fly to the flax bushes." She died by his side, with her infanty The Hauhaus took everything away fronV. the houses burned by them. It is not supposed that there were more arms taken than the weapon each set T tier had, with an average complement of ammunition. Drays were seen taking away the goods. i A strong rebel force is supposed to be stationed in Puketapu pa, a party having come to Maramara, fired volleys, and then retreated to Puketapa. This latter is a Maori report, brought overland, and is not reliable.

The following is from another correspondent.: — Wellington, This Day, 12.30 p.m. The Eoening Post has juat received a telegram from Napier, dated 9.50 this morning. The St. Kilda arrived from Mohaka I at eleven o'clock on Saturday night. She brings two families, and report! all quiet. The Ahuriri arrived at one o'clock this morning. She reports that the Big River settlement has been destroyed. The rebels are in full force there — 500 strong. They shot four friendly Natives on Saturday, and when the Ahuriri left they had seven tied up ready for execution. The Europeans at Turanganui are entrenching themselves. Altogether, they number 25, with 200 friendly Natives. Broomfield's house has been burned. It is dangerous to leave Turanganui. The Ahuriri took refugees — women and children — and about 100 friendly Natives from "Wangawehi to Turanganui. She called in at "Waiapu, for Morgan's Natives. Morgan refused to go, saying he had enough to do to defend his own tribe and people, with the settlers near him.