Latest Telegrams.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 179, 8 December 1868, Page 2

Latest Telegrams.

<£. [BY ELECTItIC TELEGEAPII.] Wellington, Dec. 7, 9.4S a.m. The following telegram from Mr D. M'Lean has been received :— " Napier, Dec. 6, 9.50 a.m. Fifty-five more of the enemy were killed by the friend'y Natives six miles from the place of last engagement. One friendly Native was killed, aud five were wounded." A despatch from Turauganui, dated Dec. 5 says: — The Ngatiporas have fixed the enemy in a mass aboub five miles above the former field, and have taken the outer defence of their works with a loss of one killed and five wounded. Major Frazer's men — a detachment of Constabulary under his command — are off, aud will be on the ground to-morrow morning. So far all looks well ; there is no grumbling among the Maoris at Colonel Whitmore. 7 p.m. On Friday last, two of Titokowaru's men, with a flag of truce, came to Woodall's redoubt, and warned the Militia who held it to " char out," as they intended to attack it that night. Major Herrick detained these men, and sent them to Wanganui. They were searched at the police station. A watch was found ou one of them, which was ascertained to have belonged to one of the men killed at Nguto-o-te-manu. Tho men were brought before the .Resident Magistrate on Saturday, but the investigation was not concluded. The schooner Tyne, from Wanganui, missed staj's near the Heads, yesterday, and went ashore on the rocks. It is feared she will become a total wreck. No lives lost. According to later news from Waikato, there is every appearance of quiet. The Southern Cross sa , sit will have the effect of allaying the apprehension that has existed for some time past. About seventy Blue Jackets, with rockets, are to be landed from the Blauche on the East Coast. The Blanche and Phoebe nearly had a collision the other night. It was avoided by the Phoebe steaming astern. Propositions have been made by some of the dissentients to refer tho Manawatu claims to a Commissioner. The difficulty is to make auy arrangement which shail be binding on the whole. The Ch rybdis will probably leave ior the East Coast in a day or two. The Bakaia is signalled. 7.58 p.m. The Mataura, advertised at Sydney for England, i 8 said to have beeu taken possession of by Mr Marshall, agent of the Boyal Mail Company. Dunedin, This Day, 2.15 p.m. X.A new and promising goldfield, twenty miles from Switzer's, is reported.;