THE WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT Wednesday, August 26, 1846.

Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 91, 26 August 1846, Page 2

THE WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT Wednesday, August 26, 1846.

In our last we stated that five of the friendly natives had been killed by the rebels under Rangihaeata. It appears that when the insurgent natives retreated from their stronghold near the Horokiwi Valley, the friendly Ngatiawas and Ngatitoas, under the command of Capt. Scott and their respective chiefs, hotly pursued, and tha£ frequent skirmishes took place. On Tuesday, the 19th ult., the friendly natives fame up with, and attacked, the rebels.Vamongst the' hills in the neighborhood op Wainui. Both parties are described as having fought well,

but the enemy had the best of it, having only lost two men, whilst three of the Ngatiawas were killed, and three wounded, sit is stated that E' Tako shot Te Pan, one of the murderers of the Gilles pies. After the engagement,'theso friendly natives commenced a tangi, and it is said that Rangihaeata, taking -advantage of this opportunity, gave his foes the clip, and is now en route for Wanganui. ; Should this report prove true, and we cannot doubt it, the rebels will not encounter further opposhion-up the coast, inasmuch as the Ngatiawas belonging to Waikanae were mostly engaged in the con-' flict, so that Rangihaeata, by this maiKsuver, will have left die main "body of his foes in the , rear. A*n-effort will no doubt be made-to cheek the progress of the enemy. s lf "this is effected, the rebels must be overpowered, and when once this body is put down, the wavering tribes on*the coast will consider well be fore they risk the consequences of rebelling against the -a&thority el the British Government*

It gives us great pleasure to announce the very euccesful progress of the School lately opened in Manners Street. Although commenced so recently, the number of children in attendance is already much too large for the building in which they assemble. To any one who has been at all accustomed to observe similar institutions, the interest manifested in the bright eyes and intelligent countenances of the children, while answering the questions of their teachers, or going through their accustomed exercises, is a sufficient guarantee for the progress they will make -in really "useful knowledge, 1, and if any thing could-add pleasure of seeing ■so many children happily as well as usefully occupied,' that addiiion is made by the presence 6f several respectable halfcaste ohildreh,"whose countenances are so lighted up with the glow of intellect, that they scarcely 6eem darker complexioned than their little compeers. We most sincerely hope and believe that this very useful 'institution will abundantly answer the design of its benevolent promoters.