LATER PARTICULARS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1868, 14 May 1863, Page 3

LATER PARTICULARS.

JFrom the TamnaM Herald, May 9]. The Slorm Bird went down yesterday to Tataraimaka and brought up Private F.Kelly, the only survivor, who was slightly wounded himself. His statement of course is by far the most valuable and is cheering at least in this* that those of our men not struck down at once died fighting bravely, In speaking of Lieut. Tragett, he says, * Lieut Tragett asked me what we should do ? I said we had better retire while there are three of us alive. He answered he could not retire and leave the wounded on the beach.' And so he stayed and died nobly like a true soldier. We hope to give all the important parts of the. evidence next week. The inquest on the bodies of Lieut. Tragett and Dr. Hope and the soldiers murdered at Wairau by the Natives was concluded at an early hour this morning, — the jury having taken all night to consider their verdict, which was to the following effect :— "That the said Thomas Heathcote Tragett, William Astle Hope, Samuel Ellers, Samuel Hill, John Flinn, Edward Kelly, William Banks, and Bartholomew McCarthy, on the 4th day of May, 1863, at Wairau, in the Province of Taranaki, were cruelly and barbarously murdered on the Public Highway while in the peaceful disoharge of their duty by certain persons of the. Native Kaco to the Jurors unknown by Gunshot^ .Tomahawk, and Spear Vounds, and. of which wbuniis ,the said Thomas Heathcote Tragett, William Aa tie fiope, Samuel Ellers, Samuel Hill, John Flinn, Edward Kelly, William Banks, and Bartholomew McCarthy did languish and die." The following was the rider appended . The Jury are of opinion from the evidence presented to them that though the Government were in possession of information showing the dangerous state of the road to Tataraimaka owing to the threatened recommencement of hostilities sufficient precautions were not taken to guard against 6uch murderous attacks from the Natives of the disaffected District which there seems to have been great reasons for some time past to dread. (Signed) Francis Ullathoiw GledhKili, \ For self and uO.ore. From the South we tear that a fresh paity of Ngatiruanuis to the number of 200 is" on the road up. Wi Tako, who is said to have been coming to get Tataraimaka quietly restored, is reported us imprisoned by this tube for proposing it. We have received warning rum well informed natives not to go unarmed to any distance from the town, and we heartily recommend the cautiou to ihe attention of our fellow settlers. They may go out many times sufely, but they may go once to often. We are able to state that the Waitara block ia now given up by the Governor, not given to any one in particular, but he simply withdraws from it and leaves the owners and those who claim to be the lords of the manor to settle their title among themselves. TheMataitawa natives have been invited by the Governor to live on the block. "Teira," Tamihana tells us, "is to receive £600 from the Governor."