LATEST FROM WANGANUI.

West Coast Times, Issue 105, 18 January 1866, Page 3

LATEST FROM WANG AN UI.

By Cobb's coach, which arrived yesterday evening from Wnngauui and the West Cpast, wo (" Wollirigtoii Advertiser/ January 10) havo later intelligence. News arrived in Wangnnui on Thursday last to the efi'ect that a skirmish had taken place in the- neighborhood of Patea, between the natives nnd the military, and that on our side « the loss was two privates killed, and Lieutenant Keogh, 14th llegimont,' dangerously wounded. Several Maories were killed. ' '.' ( On Sunday an orderly arrived- in Wanganui, bringing intelligonqo to the effect that another skirmish with the natives had taken place close to 'tho Wbreroa pa, and that on our side three soldiers had been killed and nine wounded, .while the enemy Jost a good umber, and several prisoners were taken. The prisoners were being' marched into the town of Wanganui under a military escort. ' ' l On Thursday a number of the Native Contingent left Wanganui for the purpose oi" looking out for tho robol natives' at Wercroa. , . General Chute and Dr Fcathcrston were at. the front with tho military, the latter having accompanied the Native Contingent. ' SOUTH SEA ISLANDSBy the arrival of tho schooner Neva yesterday, wo (Now Zealand Herald)' inivo • the following particulars to hand :—: — , , Upon her arrival at Raiatiu, Society Islands, she found n civil-war raging there, which had arisen through some dispute about the payment of missionaries. Tho King and his party had be?n defeated, and the robels were busily engaged in plundering the : liouses and property. At a fight which took place at the latter end of October, 90 men of, the King's side were killed, besides a number wounded. „ FronuTahiti we learn that another twenty -four gun American frigate had arrived there in search of the Shenandoah, making, the third vessel that had called' there on tho same errand.

Council.