restrained them, and, with great judgment,
withdrew them leisurely, the Natives being
afraid again to encounter the troops in the
open.

I have, &c.,
H. J. WARRE, Colonel.
The Assistant Military Secretary,
Head-Quarters.

New Plymouth, New Zealand,
25th September, 1863.
SIR,—I have the honor to report that,
agreeably to instructions received from you, a
force, strength as per margin,* paraded at
2.30 a.m. this morning, and proceeded to re-
connoitre the positions of the rebel Natives
in the vicinity of the pa at "Kaipakopako,"
and, if practicable, to entrap them in an
ambuscade. I divided my force into two
parties, and left town with the first (consist-
ing of three officers and seventy men of the
57th Regiment), at three a.m. Passing the
Bell Block, I crossed the Mungaraka river,
near Mahoetahi, and proceeded about a mile and
a half on the road towards Mataitawa. I here
placed half my men under the brow of a small
hill, about four hundred yards from the cross-
roads, one of which leads up to Mataitawa,
and the other back to Bell Block, by the
Upper Mungaraka Ford, leaving the re-
mainder in support a short distance in rear.
A few minutes after, I thus placed my men,
we saw a party of about seven or eight
Natives walking up the road from Kaipako-
pako. When they arrived at the cross-roads,
I opened fire upon them, upon which they
almost immediately concealed themselves in
the fern. I then brought my men down
upon them, and followed them down the road
towards Manutai, as far as the Ford of the
Waiongona river. I did not consider it
advisable to follow them across this river, as
there were still a large number of Natives
in my rear in the neighbourhood of Kaipa-
kopako.

I was unable to ascertain at the time what
effect our fire had on the Natives, though I
could see from the marks of blood, &c., that
one if not more of them had been badly hit;
and I have since learned that one native was
killed and three more wounded. I then with-
drew my men by the road leading straight to
Bell Block, recrossing the Mungaraka river
by the Upper Ford, near which I was
by the remainder of my force, under the com-
mand of Captain Shortt, 57th Regiment, who,
acting under my directions, had left the town
about 3.15 a.m., and proceeded to this place,
and whose report I have the honor to append.

I then marched the whole of my force back
to New Plymouth, which I reached about 11
a.m.

I would beg to bring to your favourable
notice the admirable conduct of the whole of
the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and
Men under my command, more especially the
steadiness with which they endured a most
fatiguing march of upwards of twenty miles
over very bad roads, and for a great portion
of the time under heavy rain.

I have, &c.,
H. BUTLER,
Major Commanding 57th Regt.
Col. Warre, C.B.,
Commanding Troops, Taranaki.

New Plymouth, New Zealand,
25th September, 1863.
SIR,—I have the honor to report that, ac-
cording to instructions received from you, I
marched at 3.15 a.m. this morning with a
party, strength as per margin,* and arrived at
Mungaraka river a little after daybreak. I
divided my men, placing half the number in
ambuscade, and overlooking the Mungaraka
ford, having a small belt of bush on my right,
the other half in support, well concealed on
some high ground a short distance to my
rear, which commanded the whole country.

A few minutes after my arrival I observed
natives ascending the hill on the other side of
the river, who were immediately fired on by
the party under Major Butler, and pursued
by him. Hearing natives talking on the
other side of the belt of bush to my right, I
withdrew my ambuscade and took my men
round by the rear of this belt, as I was in-
formed that it was exceedingly swampy. I
came suddenly on a body of natives, who re-
tired, firing, into the bush, where I did not
think it advisable to pursue them, not being
aware how many natives were about. On
my being joined by Major Butler's party, the
enemy opened fire at long ranges from various
parts of the bush.

The men behaved well, though it was with
some little difficulty that I could restrain
their impetuosity and eagerness to pursue.

I have, &c.,
W. A. SHORTT,
Captain 57th Regiment.
Major Butler,
Commanding 57th Regt.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 5th October, 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to
be notified that the following gentleman
is duly recognised as Consular agent for the
country set opposite his name.

HENRY DRIVER, Esq., of Dunedin,—United
States of America.

ALFRED DOMETT.

NOTE.—This notice is republished in conse-
quence of an error in the one published in
Gazette No. 51, of the 30th ultimo, page 433,
where Mr. Driver is Gazetted as Consul instead
of Consular Agent.

Fd. Officer. Capt. Sub. Sergts. Drs. Rk. & File.
57th Regiment, 1 1 4 3 1 100
Taranaki Militia, 0 2 0 1 1 53
Total, 1 3 4 5 4 153

+57th Regiment—1 Captain, 1 Subaltern, 2 Serjeants, 31
Rank and File.
Militia—2 Captains, 2 Serjeants, 50 Rank and File.