LATEST FROM TAUPO.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 443, 15 October 1869, Page 3

LATEST FROM TAUPO.

The following despatch, from the Superintendent of Hawke's Bay (Mr Ormond) was forwarded to the Government yesterday, to whom wjg are indebted for a copy. It gives the latest news from ColouelJ&lcDonnell: — A despatch has been received from Colonel McDonnell, dated Oct. 9. He reports the surrender of Te Heu Heu, with his uncle and a few followers. The information obtained from Te Heu Heu is attached. I have already directed Colonel McDonnell to send Te Heu Heu down here, and he is probably on his way by this time. I shall send word ,vow to Colonel

McDonnell to accept, of course, the surrender of Matuaka and the rest of the Taupo people, and to inform them that the Government are disposed to deal leniently with them, but must have proof of their good faith in the future. Our forces have gone after Te Kooti, and I hope we may have an account of him very shortly. The Hakaraia referred to is, I conclude, the Lrouhlesome upper Waikato man. Tbe following is Te Heu Heu's speech in answer to the chiefs of Ngatituku: — " I have little to say to you, bad tribe ; it was you who made the raid into tbe TTriwera country, and afterwards lefb me as food for Te Kooti. Forsaken by you, when I got to Tauranga I heard of the man who was killed. I then got frightened. Te Kooti came. "When I got back I was taken prisoner. I have been such ever since. I have fought against you, but what was Itodo ? I was a prisoner. I blame you for my misfortune, however. I have nothing more to say. Te Kooti is here in' the bush ; go and find him." Te Heu Heu's answer to Major Kemp's speech was as follows : — "I agree "with most that you have said. If you wish to send me to gaol, or to the Chatham Islands, well and good. All you have done is fair. I have nothing to say against you, but I do blame Hokepa Tamemutu; and if, when he led the charge, lie had been in my power, I should have aimed at him and shot him, as he is the sole cause of my misfortune. I have nothing more to say; your words ai'e good." iTe Heu Heu gives the following infor*matiou: — Te Kooti stopped in the pah till just before it was taken, when, as he was putting his hand into his waistcoat pocket for caps, he was struck by a ball which wounded his thumb and second finger, cutting them completely off, also passing through the fleshy part of his side. If we had followed them up in the creek, instead of the track, he would have been caught, as he had no gun and was going slowly, owing to the pain of his hand/j Kereki, Te Heu Heu's uncle, left the pah with Te Kooti. Te Kooti has with him 40 or 50 Chatham, people, and 50 Uriweras, including most of the Uriwera chiefs, namely, Te "Waiu, Paerau, Hapurona, Heke Hameruaria (chief of Ahikeriru), Te Makarini Uakukaku, and Te Kererui. Te Waiuuanui was left withTe Waru's men and the rest of the Uriweras to! defend Waikaremoana. This is the total of Te Kooti's force now. The Chatham Islands men suffered severely in the late fight. Matuaka has gone towards Tuhua for the purpose of collecting his women and children. TeHeu Heu thinks Kooti is at Whakapapu. Hakaraia and the Patatere people are said to be on their way to join him. To Kooti received a letter to that effect.