β¨ Military Despatches and Reports
Numb. 65.
DIEU ET
The New Zealand Gazette.
Published by Authority.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1863.
Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 17th Dec., 1863.
HIS Excellency the Governor directs the
publication of the following Despatch,
with its enclosures, from Lieutenant-General
Cameron, C.B.
THOMAS RUSSELL.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL CAMERON, C.B., TO THE
GOVERNOR.
Auckland, Dec. 16th, 1863.
SIR, I have the honor to forward to your
Excellency the accompanying letter of Lieut.
Colonel Nixon, Commanding Papakura Dis-
trict, transmitting a report from Captain
Jackson of the Forest Rangers, of his having
surprised a party of Natives in the bush
about five miles North of Paparata.
Captain Jackson, Ensign Westrup, and
the men of the Forest Rangers deserve great
credit for the persevering manner in which
they followed up the tracks of the natives,
who appear to have been taken so com-
pletely by surprise as to have been able to
offer very little resistance.
I have, &c.,
D. A. CAMERON,
Lieut.-General.
His Excellency Sir G. Grey, K.Π‘.Π.,
&c., &c., &c.
Camp, Papakura,
14th December, 1863.
SIR, I have the honor to enclose, for the
information of the Lieutenant-General Com-
manding, a Report from Captain Jackson,
of the Forest Rangers of an affair he had
yesterday morning with a party of Maories,
about five miles north of Paparata.
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SOIT QUI MAL
MON DROIT
In consequence of my absence on duty
from Papakura until late this afternoon, I
have been unable to forward the Report at
an earlier hour.
I have, &c.,
M. G. NIXON,
Lieut.-Col., A.M.,
Commanding Papakura District,
The Deputy Quarter-master General,
Auckland.
Papakura, December 14, 1863.
SIR, I have the honor to report for the
information of the Lieut.-General Command-
ing, that, in accordance with your instruc-
tions, I started on Friday, the 11th instant,
at 1.15 p.m., with a force of my Company of
Forest Rangers (as per margin*) on an expe-
dition towards the Wairoa river. At 6:30
p.m. on that day I camped on the Hunua
river, and started from thence at 4:30 next
morning; at 6:30 a.m. we struck Native
tracks, which appeared to be quite fresh; at
10:30 a.m. we found a camping ground,
which was capable of accommodating thirty
or forty Natives-one of the fires here was
still hot; at 4:30 p.m. we got to another
camping ground, the five fires of which were
quite hot; we had evidently gained a day's
march on the enemy. I continued our
march till 6'15 p.m., when finding we had
overrun the track I camped for the night.
On Sunday, December 14th, I broke camp
at 5:30 a.m., and turned back to re-examine
the path, and found tracks diverging to the
left. I then posted some men to look out
for smoke, which was soon discovered rising
out of the ranges; we went very quietly
towards it, and, by using great caution, suc-
- 1 Sergeant, 1 Subaltern, 2 Corporals, 23 Privates.
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NZ Gazette 1863, No 65
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π‘οΈ Publication of Despatch Regarding Forest Rangers' Action near Paparata
π‘οΈ Defence & Military17 December 1863
Military operations, Forest Rangers, Despatch, Paparata, Native engagement, Lieutenant-General Cameron
- Captain Jackson, Reported surprise action against Natives
- Ensign Westrup, Participated in Forest Rangers action
- THOMAS RUSSELL
- D. A. CAMERON, Lieutenant-General
- M. G. NIXON, Lieutenant-Colonel, A.M., Commanding Papakura District