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Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1498, 19 February 1861, Page 4

His Royal Highness the G *™f° o™m™s30 ™ m ™s3 I in Chief, his owa services and that of those • «**flte'«a f he-has named irhisDespat^b. _ <J regret exceedingly the^eathof that gallant voW officer, Lieutenant Jackson of the,4oth Wimerit, Vhofell in the zealous P«fi»™nee of his duty, and am happy to find that the wound of Captain Miller, 12th Eegimcnt, is V "!lSSea ; nominalreturn ? 6f our casualties, which arenot many considering the desperate. , character of the attack. ■." '. ' :,< ■-• I also enclose a roll of the Maples who, up^ ' -to this'hoiir, hare been recognised, and with regard to them, I have pursued the same course as at Mahoetahi, that is, hare brought in. the* .Chiefs, (Paora-Te Uata andy Wirdmu Hqeta '' Kumete), for interment in New Plymouth ; the inferior Chiefs and followers have been buried on the ground,,, and Jthe;woun ( ded* ;Natives brought into this camp for treatment in hosI trust that the severe losses this manly and high-spir,ited";race aie :so continually receiving Will teach, them how unavailing are their efforts . against Her MajestyVsupremacy, and will lead soonsto a; termination of this unhappy internecine war. I have the honor to be, Your Excellency's most obedient servant, . ; . ,'■...:.. :•.. T. S. Pbatt, ' Major-General Commanding. To His Excellency „ ■ ; , Colonel Gore Browne, C.8., Governor of New Zealand. . . No. 3 Redoubt, in front of Huirangi, . • 23rd January, 1861. Sir,— l have the honor to report for the in formation of the Major-General Commanding, that a most determined attack was made by* the • ' enemy bfl No. 3 Redoubt this morning, which, "after about one and a half hour's hard fighting, was gallantly repulsed by the troops under my command (Detachment Royal Naval Brigade, ditto Royal Engineers, ditto Royal Artillery, ditto Head Quarters 40 Regiment) supported by a detachment seat to ray assistance by Col. Wyatt, 65th Regiment, commanding No. 1 , Bedoubt. • . The attack commenced at half-past 3 o'clock, "aim. A storming party of, the enemy having crept up through the fern and effected a lodgement in the ditch of the left face of the redoubt and having a strong support about 100 yards in their rear, as well as a line of skirmishers on all flanks of the redoubt. • : .The plan of ; the enemy appeared to be to keep down the fire of our men on the parapets | by their support, and by their line of skir misbers, while the storming patty scaled the ' * left face of the Redoubt. The* force under my command was under arms previous to the attack, and quickly replied to the fire of the enemy, who, in, the most determined and desperate manner rushed up the sides of the parapet, and in some instances seized hold of the men's bayonets, while others crept round to the rear of the Redoubt and fired through the gabions which bad been placed to fill up the entrances to the work, and one of the Royal Engineers was in this manner killed while coming out of his tent. . y.i A perfect storm of bullets was poured upon us' from all-sides for a considerable time, and I deemed it advisable to call for assistance from Cblodel WVatt,' 65th Regimeijf, commanding No. 1 Redoubt; for the purpose .of dislodging, the enemy from out ditch, as I had no hand grenades, I accordingly directed the Regimental t .call of the,66th; Regiment to he , sounded, fol- * lowed by the ' li advance," which signal was promptly responded to by Colonel Wyatt, who detached two companies of the 65th Regiment ' under Captain {MacGregor and : Lieutenant Urquhart, as well as one 'company of the 12tb under Captain Miller, one company of the 65th crept round the front face of tlie Redoubt, and ' lined' the sap at present beingf thrown out in advance -61 the Redoubt the other crept up the rear face, at the same time I directed Captain Miller to charge Jhe, ditch where the enemy was lodged, Captain Miller was I regret to say woßnded while, carrying out my orders,: but his 4 cbnJpariy was led on by'Lieutenaibt Lowry, aiad it .charged in a most gallant and effective manner, while the 65th under Lieutenant Urqubart on the front and Captain MacGregor 1 on Ihe rear-face advanced and fired on the enemy who immediately retired on this combined attack — a heavy fire was then kept tip on the retreating Maories by the 40th from the parapets; by the 24-pounder howitzer under Lieut. M'Naughten, Royal Artillery, and by the 8-inch gun in charge of a detachment of the Royal Naval Brigade. The enemy completely routed retired in great confusion, leaving their dead and wounded, together with arms and accoutrements in our hands, they were pursued for some distance by part of the 65th and I2tb, until tHey were recalled by me to the Redoubt. . I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of the 40th Regiment and of the troops of all arms who shewed the greatest steadiness throughout the engagement, and who although the attack of the enemy commenced under cover of darkness, never, 6hewed;tbe slightest symptom oJ confusion, the officers equalling, their men in their gallantly and steadiness, and I would wish i partfcttlarly fo b.ring:to. the notice 6f the Major;- --' General the assistance I received from Majoi Nelson, .Captains Messenger and. Richards, ;V4otli Regiment, and would also desire to bring him, the names of CaptainMcGregoi ■' and Lieutenant: Urquhart, 65th ' Regiment, ; afi well as that of Captain Miller, 12th Regiment, and Captain Mould, Royal Engineers* and Lieutenant M'Naughten, Royal Artillery. i 0f the losses of the enemy I cannot form an exact estimate, but they must have been heavy, they left ; iri our hands J34 s killed, 2 mortally wounded, aiid 4 prisoners wounded. . \ •■'" I begto enclose casualty 1 returns, and have " to deplore the loss of Lieutenant Jackson, 40th '■'■ Rdgt.,', who was mortally wounded, and .died f soon $fter the ebgagement,' He wasan ofli'cer !l of very great promise, and on all occasions had evinced the greatest coolness, judgment,; and gallantry. ; .... ... ;■''.. .'; I have, &c, ' ' ■• ' < (Siguqd) ' A. Leslie, Lieut.-C6loriel 40tb Regt., Commanding the Troops in No. 3 Redoubt; True Copy, ■ ': " ' •! ' > , . ! W. HonBTBY, Lieut , & A.D.C. ; \ To the Deputy-Adjutant-General, , ,' ■ Head Quarters, Waitara. (Frprn ProvinciaVGovevninent Gazette) ■ N* v: OTICiB is hereby given that a Sitthe'' Circuit Court of the Supreime CourJ; the Middle District of ftßTw Zealand, for the despatch of Civil iuadjOriminal business,. will -be i holden at tli^OdurtJ^Me-iri l iU "Pj?ovmciai : Qo-