Her Majesty's 58th Regiment.
2 killed:
10 wounded.

Her Majesty's 99th Regiment.
1 killed.
1 wounded.

Volunteer Pioneers.
1 wounded.

Name of Officer wounded.
Mr. Murray, Midshipman, of H. M. Ship
North Star, severely, but not dangerously.

Wounded during the previous operations.
2 Volunteer Pioneers. One since dead.

Camp before the Ruapekapeka,
12th January, 1846.

Sir; In my letter of yesterday, I had the
satisfaction of acquainting Your Excellency with
the fall of Kawiti's Pah, by assault, on that day,
and now I proceed to communicate the detail.

On the morning of the 10th instant, our ad-
vanced batteries being completed, (one within
350 yards, and the second about 160 yards of
the Pah), a general fire was commenced from all
the guns with a view of opening a breach into
the place, and several rockets were thrown into
it at the same time, for the purpose of driving
the enemy out. This fire was kept up with little
intermission during the greater part of the day,
and towards evening it was evident that the
outer works on those parts against which the fire
was directed were nearly all giving way; but the
numerous stockades inside, crossing the place
in different directions, and composed of much
stronger timbers, were scarcely touched. To-
wards evening our fire slackened, and was only
continued occasionally during the night, to
prevent the enemy attempting to repair the
breaches that had been made.

On the following morning, the 11th instant,
no person being observed moving within the Pah,
a few of our Native allies, under a Chief, named
William Waka, a brother of Tamati Waka Nene,
went up to the place for the purpose of observing
whether or not the enemy had evacuated it.
This party entered the breach unopposed, which
being perceived from the nearest battery, a party
of 100 men of the troops, under Captain Denny,
was pushed up rapidly, and together with the
natives gained the inside of the stockades, before
they were perceived by the enemy, who at the
time were sheltering themselves from the fire of
our guns on a sloping piece of ground in one of
their outworks. Our parties had scarcely gained
the inside when they were noticed by the enemy,
and a heavy fire of musketry instantly poured
in upon them. The stockades, however, now
became our protection, and strong reinforce-
ments being immediately brought up from camp,
possession of the place was secured in spite of
all the efforts of the enemy to drive us back,
and he was obliged to retreat and shelter himself
in a wood opposite the east face of the Pah,
where the trees being extremely large and form-
ing complete breastworks, many of them having
been cut down previously, and evidently pur-
posely placed in a defensive position, he was
enabled to maintain a heavy fire against us for
a considerable time, until a door way in that
face having been broken open, the seamen and
troops rushed out and dislodged him from his
position. He, however, still continued to keep
up a fire from the woods, but more with a view
to cover his retreat, and enable him to carry
away his wounded men, than with any expecta-
tion of renewing the contest. The attack com-
menced about ten o'clock, a. m., and all firing
had ceased about two, p. m. The extraordinary
strength of this place, particularly in its interior
defences, far exceeded any idea I could have
formed of it; every hut was a complete fortress
in itself, being strongly stockaded all round
with heavy timbers sunk deep in the ground,
and placed close to each other, few of them
being less than one foot in diameter, and many
considerably more, besides having a strong em-
bankment thrown up behind them. Each hut
had also a deep excavation close to it, forming
a complete bomb proof, and sufficiently large
to contain several people, where at night they
were completely sheltered from both shot and
shell.

The enemy's loss has been severe, and several
Chiefs on their side have fallen; the numbers I
have not been able to ascertain, as they invariab-
ly carry off both killed and wounded when
possible. Several of the former were, however,
left behind; and it has been decidedly ascer-
tained from a wounded prisoner, that the Chief
Heke had joined Kawati in the Pah on the after-
noon preceding the attack.

As Your Excellency has been an eye-witness
to all our operations, and I may say actually
engaged in the assault, it may be thought un-
necessary for me to draw your attention to those
persons who had a greater opportunity than
others of distinguishing themselves; but the
satisfaction I feel in recording the obligation I
am under to those persons, makes me persevere
in doing so. To the Officers, Seamen, and
Marines from Her Majesty's Ships, for their ex-
traordinary exertions in dragging the guns over
steep hills, and through difficult and thick
woods, as well as for their distinguished bravery
in action, the service on this occasion is greatly
indebted. To Captain Graham, of H. M. S.
Castor, for his co-operation, and the readiness
with which he afforded every possible aid and as-
sistance since his arrival. To Captain Sir E.
Home, who had previously been the Senior
Naval Officer, and who, not only upon the
present occasion, but on all former ones, has
used the most strenuous exertions to forward all
the objects of the expedition. To Commander
Hay, of H. M. S. Racehorse, who commanded
the whole of the Seamen attached to the Force,
and who so greatly aided our operations by his
personal exertions and example, not only during
the assault, but in all the previous difficulties
we had to encounter. To Lieutenant Otway