E.-No. 3 .

NOMINAL RETURN of killed and wounded of the troops (40th and 50th Regiments) at Paterangi, February 11, 1864.

No. 23. copy of a DESPATCH fbom goveenob sik oeoege gbey, k.c.b., to his geace the duke oi* NEWCASTLE, K.G. (No. 2-*.) Government House, Auckland, Mr Lobd Duke, — February 15, 186-4. I have the honour to enclose, for your Grace's information, a copy of a letter from Mr. Mainwaring, dated the 12th instant. I thought it desirable that a friendly chief of the name of Te Ao-o-te-Kangi, connected with the Waikato tribes, should be allowed to communicate with the enemy who are now in front of the General's position, with a view of inducing some of his own people to give up their arms, and to return to their allegiance. 9. Your Gruce will find that he reports that tho Waikato natives evinced a good disposition, but that other tribes, such as the Ngatiraukawa, who have hitherto suffered little from the war, are overhearing and threatening, stating that they are getting weary of waiting for the General to attack their entrenched positions, and that if he did not shortly do so they would commit murders. I have, &c, His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K.G., G. Geet. &c. &c. &c. Enclosure in No. 23. MB. MAIISWABING TO THE COLONIAL SECBETABY. Te Rore, Waipa, February 12, 1864. Sin,-— I have the honour to report for information ofthe Government, that yesterday afternoon a party of the 40fh we nt to bathe in Mangapiko, under the protection of a covering party. A party of natives (about 50) immediately came out of the pa at Paterangi and crawled up and fired at the bathers. The natives were surrounded by the soldiers, and a sharp engagement ensued ; four of our men killed, two seriously wounded. At 7 p.m. last night 10 natives were picked up dead, two seriously wounded. They bave been searching for bodies again this morning, and I hope to be able to find out die result in time for the mail this afternoon. Only a very small number could have escaped unhurt.

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THE NATIVE INSURRECTION.

>rps. H 5 a so = Rank and Xames. Age as Date of Death. PlacR <.f Death. Nature of Injury. Result. Remarks. 40th 360 Private John M'Doole - Vrs. 33 Vr<. 17 Feb. 11,1864 Paterangi Peneti.iting wound of cliest, through the heart. Gunshot wound through fin head. Perforating wound of chest, tin- ingh tlie heat. Gunshot woiiml of fate and l);ise of skull. Guns'iot wmnd tbrongh hand and lefcwiist joint. Flesh w.und of left hand. Gunshot woim 1 in right ilia-: region ; ball lodged in bone. Gunshot flesh wound through nape of neck. Fle-h wound of left Ht. F esh wound oE scrotum. Perforating wound of dies', over the heart. Gun-hot wound through the hear*; a .d head. Gun-hot flesh abrasion of left s:de and arm. Killed. t$ 63 „ Henry BL.ke - 24 6 Do. Do. Do. »» 525 ,, Gemge Cnoper - 22 3 Do. Do. Do. t> 3192 „ Michael Cahill - 30 11 Do. Do. Do. |1 38 ,, James Biva 'y - 25 6 Very severe Fore arm amputated V 3564 ,, James Robins - 28 9 Severe. 413 ,, Jr8eph Spriggs21 3 Do. Bill extracted. 30 ,, John Peaton 24 6 Slight. »j 2949 „ John Meighan - 88 13 Do. >» 182 ,, Thomas Sullivan ■24 5 Do. 50th 4545 ,, Jam s Cnssen - 2S 8 Feb. 11,1864 Pater.mgi Killed. 596 ,, W.lliam Bins - 23 5 Do. Do. Do. *..V.It Captain diaries He iphv Slight. ead Qu; irters, Camp Te Eore, N. J. Moi rAT, •in. Med. '*> February 12,18(51. Dep. Insp.-G-en., Pj fficor.