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Maoris twenty-eight men killed (counted)
and two wounded, and prisoners in our
hands. Both these are said to be chief's.
Our loss was five killed and six wounded
(one since dead).

The effect on the Maoris of their insidious
attempt at ambuscade, being thus promptly
met, and signally and completely frustrated.
with their heavy loss in dead, cannot but be
salutary.

14. † It becomes my pleasing duty as
    senior officer, accidentally on the spot, to
    report that nothing could have been better
    than the behavior of men and officers en-
    gaged. Where the forwardness of all was
    distinguished, it is enough to name the officers
    present.

15. But I would beg specially to bring to no-
    tice 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 Volun-
    teers, took charge of a party and ably di-
    rected it. In gallantly assisting a wounded
    soldier of the 40th, who had fallen into a
    hollow among the thickest of the concealed
    Maoris, 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 Von Temsky,
when I directed him to relive the soldiers,
who had been skirmishing for hours, covered
the extreme rear of our march with much
coolness and judgment.

I have, &c.,

H. M. HAVELOCK,
Lieut.-Colonel,
Dep.-Adjt.-Qr.-Master-General.

From Captain Jackson to the Assistant
Military Secretary.

Camp Te Rore,
February 12th, 1864.

SIR,-In accordance with instructions, I
have the honor to report, for the informa-
tion of the Lieutenant-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's tent, we
heard some heavy firing on the Manga Piko.
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

† Present:-Brev.-Major Bowdler, 40th Regt.;
Capt Hon. F. le P. Trench 40th; Capt. Fisher, 40th,
Lieut. Simeon, 40th; Ensign Kong, 40th; Capt.
Doran 5th; Lieut. Leach, acting staff fficer to
Colonel Waddy, C. B., 50th; Ensign Campbell, 50th.

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 the 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
Von Tempsky. I took them to the place
where the enemy were concealed, and in-
structed 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.,

WILLIAM JACKSON,
Captain Commanding
Forest Rangers.

(True Copy.)
J. D. Baker, Captain,
Acting Assistant Military Secretary.

From Captain Von Tempsky to the Assistant
Military Secretary.

Camp Te Rore,
February 12th, 1864.

SIR, I have the honour to report, for the
information of the Lieutenant-General com-
manding 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 the front. Forty
men of the two companies being absent on
duty (burning fern), and Captain Jackson
being at the front already, I proceeded, with
thirty-five men of both companies, to the
scene of action, on the Mangapiko Creek.
On arriving at the extreme right flank of our
position, I met Captain Jackson, who in-
formed me that there were natives in a
thicket on the river bank. Colonel Havelock
then ordered me 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
the 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.,

D. G. F. VON TEMPSKY,
Captain Forest Rangers,
No. 2 Company.

(True Copy.)
J. D. Baker, Captain,
Acting Assistant Military Secretary.