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13. This very successful affair cost the Maories 28 men killed (counted), and two wounded and prisoners in our hands. Both these are said to be chiefs. Our loss was five killed and six wounded (one since dead). The effect oa the Maories of their insidious attempt at ambuscade being thus promptly met, and signally and completed frustrated, with their heavy loss in dead, cannot but be salutary. * Present:—Brev. -Major Bowdler. 40tli Regt.; 14. *It becomes my pleasing duty as senior officer, Capt. Hon. F. le P. Trench, 4utli; Capt. Fisher, accidentally on the spot, to report that nothing could have Cap!/ S£ « ?£*! &S. Staff teen better than the behaviour of men and officers engaged. Officer to Colonel Waddy, C.8., 50th ; Ensign Where the forwardness of all was distinguished it is enough Campbell, 50th. to name the officers present. 15. But I would beg specially to bring to notice Assistant-Surgeon Stiles, 40th Regiment, to whose assiduity in caring for the wounded, in the most exposed situations, and under sharp fire, their safe and early removal to camp is mainly attributable. 16. Captain Heaphy, Auckland Rifle Volunteers, took charge of a party, and ably directed it. Iv gallantly assisting a wounded soldier of the 40th, who had fallen into a hollow among the thickest of the concealed Maories, he became the target for a volley at a few feet distant. Five balls pierced his clothes and cap, and he is slightly wounded in three places. Though hurt himself he continued to aid the wounded to the end of the day. Captain Jackson, Forest Rangers, gave great assistance ; and Captain Yon Tempsky, when I directed him to relieve the soldiers, who had beeu skirmishing for hours, covered the extreme rear ot our march with much coolness and judgment. I have, &c., H. M. Havelock, Lieut.-Colonel, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General. CAPTAIN JACKSON TO THE ASSISTANT MILITABY SECBETABY. Camp Te Rore, February 12th, 1864. Sic — In accordance with instructions, I have the honour to report, for the information of the Lieu-tenant-General commanding, that yesterday morning, in company with Captain Heaphy, I started to look at the enemy's position at Paterangi; that, whilst in Lieutenant-Colonel Havelock'a tent, we heard some heavy firing on the Mangapiko. We immediately proceeded to the scene, and I led a party of soldiers to the rear of the enemy, and thus cut off their retreat. Whilst there we shot several natives. Some of them drifted down the river, and three I pulled on shore. One of the natives snapped both his barrels at me, and I shot him with my revolver, took his gun, and brought him across the river. "Whilst there, I noticed several natives concealed in the thick scrub on the edge of the river, and thought that a few of the Forest Rangers would be useful in driving them out of it. I therefore, with the permission of tho Lieutenant-General, sent for all who were in camp, about thirty-five, and they arrived about four or five o'clock p.m., under the command of Captain Yon Tempsky. I took them to the place where the enemy were concealed, and instructed them to go down and search for the natives, which they did, and in about ten or fifteen minutes they brought up five natives, whom they had killed, and two who were wounded. The wounded were carried to the nearest camp. I have, &c, Captain J. D. Baker, William: Jackson, Acting Assistant Military Secretary. Captain Commanding Forest Rangers. CAPTAIN YON TEMPSKY TO THE ASSISTANT MILITABY SECBETABY. Camp Te Rore, February 12th, 1864. Sib — I have the honour to report, for the information of the Lieut.-General commanding the Forces, that on the 11th instant, at three p.m., an orderly arrived in camp with orders for the Forest Rangers to proceed immediately to tho front. Forty men of the two companies being absent on duty (burning fern), and Captain Jackson being at the front already, I proceeded with 35 men of both companies to the scene of action ou the Mangapiko creek. On arriving at the extreme right flank of our position, I met Captain Jackson, who informed me that there were natives in a thicket on the river bank. Colonel Havelock then ordered/tie to dislodge these natives. My men, with promptitude, surrounded the thicket, and entering the same, revolvers in hand, extracted in a short time seven natives which they had killed at close quarters, after a good deal of a resisting fire from those same natives. We carried seven bodies up to the bank, laying them in a heap. Two of tho same number, showing signs of life, were carried to our nearest redoubt, one of them dying on the road; the latter was laid with nine bodies brought in previously by the regulars. My men behaved with coolness, judgment, and alacrity, particularly in covering the orderly retreat of the forces. I have, &c, Captain J. D. Baker, D. G. F. Yon Tempskt, Acting Assistant Military Secretary. Captain Forest Rangers, No. 2 Company.

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