BAY OF ISLANDS.

Wellington Independent, Volume I, Issue 33, 23 July 1845, Page 3

BAY OF ISLANDS.

The Government brig Victoria, Captain Richards, returned from the Bay of Islands on Thursday. Before the arrival of the troops there had been an engagement between Hone Heki and Nene. The former came down on Nene quite by surprise, with above four hundred men—the latter mustering scarcely two hundred. Heke was beaten off, and severely wounded in the thigh, and was nearly taken prsoner, being obliged to be carried from the field. Night coming on deterred Nene from the pursuit, and from going too far from his own pah. The fighting chief, with some other considerable chiefs, were filled of Heki's party; and some few lives lost on Nene's side. Kawiti and his tribe we somewhere in ambush, it is supposed, to oe prepared to act as before, when the soldiers attack Heki.

On Saturday morning last, the 14th iust., before daylight, the British Sovereign, in beating up the Bay, struck on Brorapton's reef, lost her'false keel and rudder, and damaged her bottom. The troops were quickly and safely removed to the Victoria; and the British Sovereign got safely off into deep Water, by noon the same day. Os Monday morning, the 16th instant, the whole of the forces were disembarked, and by three o'clock in the afternoon, were at the j n Kiri, were they halted for the night. « being anticipated by Nene that Heki would attack him on Tuesday, the troops J«e on their march early that morning for Nene'spah. A , i * S Ver y severe ty wounded, and his hl gh has been much mangled by the natives extracting the ball. It is very doubtful, therefore, considering that his fighting general ls s^a 'n. and that he will wait to be again stacked by the regular troops—but will be conveyed far away into the bush.— New Zeaunder, July