The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND.

(From the London Gazette of this Evening )
vl AR OFFICE, FEB. 18.

The Secretary of State for War has this day re-
ceived despatches from Lieut.-General C,:meron,

commanaing her M .j.-sty's forces In N w
Z otand, trom which we exiraet t tie tollo ing :
Head Quarters, Camp Rangariri, Nov 26, 1863.

My Lord,—After the evacuation of their position of
Mere-Mere, reported in my last despatch, the rebel natives
collected twelve miles higher up the Waikato River at
Rangiriri, where previous to the outbreak of hostilities, they
had co strutted a very t trong line of entrenchment across
the narrow is hmus which aivides ,he Waikato from Lake
Waikare, thus completely barring the road up the right
bank of the river,

Having reconnoitred this position in the Pioneer, on
the 18th instant, I determined on landing a force in rear of
the line of entrenchment for the purpose of cutting off
the retreat of the enemy simultaneously with attacking
him in front.

With this view the head quarters 40th Regiment, 300
strong, under Colonel Leslie, C. 8., were embarked on the
20th instant, on boardithe Colonial steamers, Pioneer and
Avon, which, withfourlgunboats, proceeded up the Wai-
kato, under command of Commodore Sir W. Wiseman,
whilst with another force named in the margin I moved
towards Rangiriri, by the right bank of the river.
Both arrived near Rangiriri at the same time, 3 p.m.
The troops were hardly in position when the enemy
opened a heavy fire of musketry on every part of his line,
but without effect, the troops being under cover of the Wow
of the hill.

I had arranged with Commodore Sir William Wiseman
that the guns attached to the force under my command and
those of the gunboats should, on a preconcerted signal,
open fire at the same moment when the Pioneer and Avon
should also land the 40th Regiment. But the strength of
the wind and current rendered the steamers and gunboats
almost unmanageable, and at half-past three o'clock, when
I gave the signal, only one of the gunboats was reaoy to
open fire, and the steamers were still far from the landing
place.
After shelling the enemy's works for an hour and a half
—the day being now fat advanced, and there being little
prospect of the remainder of the gunboats getting into posi-
tion, or of the steamers reaching the landing place, I gave
the orders for the assault.

Tue whole line of skirmishers and supports rushed
eagerly dow the slope of the hill, and advanced towards
the entrenchment at as rapid a pee as the rugged and un-
even nature of the intervening ground would wimit, exposed
the whole time to a destructive fire from the enemy. The
skirmishers of the 65th Regi..aent having approached to
within fifty yards of the entrenchment, and the scaling
ladders having been quickly planted under cover of their
fire, the skirmishers and the ladder party followed by
the support, mounted the parapet, and forced their w,,y
over the enemy's first line, then wheeling to the left and
charging up the hill, they carried the second line of rifle
pits and continued to drive the enemy bef ,re them until
their progress was checked by a deadly fire opened upon
them from the centre redoub., which the enemy appeared
(ietermined to defend to the last.

The remainder of the troops on the left, finding it im-
possible to penetrate the enemy's position on that side,
joined the attack on the riga and with the 65th Regiment
occupied positions round the central redoubt, almost com-
pletely enveloping the enemy.
Soon after the 65th had passed the main line of en •
trenchment, I had the satisfaction of seeing the 4.lth
Regiment landing from the Pioneer and Avon, nut tar
from the spot I had selectee. Colonel Leslie, without wait-
ing for the comi aides to form, directed Captain Clarke to
take the first 50 men who were landed and at, ask the ridge
in rear of the enemy's position, whilst he moved with 10u
men round its base, for the purpose of intercepting the
enemy, The ridge was carried at once, and a great number
of tne enemy were killed or drowned in endeavouring to
escape across the swamp at Lake Waikare. A portion of the
65, h Regiment, atter passing the main line of entrenchment,
joined the 40th in this attack.
Leaving a detachment to occupy the ridge, Colonel Leslie,
with the remainder of his regiment, joined the ,orce en -
gaget at the central redoubt.
This work the enemy continued to defend with great
tenacity and resolution. I ordered two successive assaults
to be made on it, the first by the Royal Artillery, armed
with revolvers, and led by Captain Me,cer ; the second by
90 men of the Royal Navy, armed in a similar manner,
and led by Commander Mayne, under the personal direc-
tion of Commodore Sir William Wiseman. Both assaults
were made with great gallantry, but the formidable nature
of the work, and the deadly fire directed on the assailants,
rendered.it impos-ible for them to effect an entrance. an
attempt was afterwards made by a party of seamen, under
Commander Phillimore, H M.S. Curacoa, to dislodge the
nervy from the work by hand grenades, but without success.
It being now dark, I resolved to postpone further opet
tions until daylight, ordering the troops to remain during
the night in the several positions they had gained.
At daybreak t;olonel Mould, C. 8., Commanding Royal
Engineer, suggested that a breach should be made in the
redoubt by labour with the pick and shovel, and this opera-
tion was in progress when at about 6 o'clock the enemy
hoisted a white flag, and 183 men surrendered uncondi-
tionally, and laid down their arms.
I beg to mention the names of Commander Mayne, her
Majesty's ship Eclipse, and Lieutenant Alexander, her
Majesty's ship •Curticoa, who particularly distinguished
themselves.
Captain Lacy, commanding her Majesty's ship Himalaya,
accompanied me in the march to Rengiriri, and was present
during the whole of the engagement.-4 have, &c.,
(Signed) D. A. CAMERON, Lieut.-General.
CASUALTlES.—Midshipman Watkins, of H. M.S. Curagoa,
killed—Commander Mayne (Eclipse), Lieutenants Hoeham
and Alexander (Curagoa), and Lieutenant Downes (Mir-
anda), wounded—Captain Mercer, commanding Royal Ar-
tillery, severely wounded (since dead)—Captain Brooke,
Royal Engineers. slightly wounded—Lieutenant Murphy,
Ist Regiment, killed— ,ieutenant Colonel Austen, 14,1
Regiment, severely wounded, and Captain Phelps, ditto,
ditto (since dead)—Ensign Ducrow, 40th Regiment, dan-
gerously wounded—and Captain Aresson, Lieutenant Che-
valier, and Lieutenant Talbot (three places), 65th Regi-
wounded.

ment,

The Late Miss Alicia Campbell (Lord Clyde's

b ister).

Utters of admiele• deer been granted h)
tee Court of Probate to Mr P S. YI :cever, editor
and proprietor of the Western Daily Press (Bristo:),
as one of the next of kin of the tete Miss Alicia
Campbell, of 4, S'anhopet. rrace, Hyde-park. ['he
circumstances of Miss Campbell's death were very
touching, and the event coming so soon after the
decease of her noble brother, they possess a mourn-
ful interest. Except a tendency to short breathing,
she was a lady of robust health, with a fine flew of
spirits and great energy and decision of character.
On the morning of the 30th December no danger
was apprehended, although she was confined to her
room; in the evening she was dead. Two faithful
friends of 30 years' standing watched her last mo-
ments and performed the last ofikes with greet
kindness and consideration. The attack of hitless
wee; so sudden that the first intimation which
General Eyre (Lord Clyde's executor) received was
a telegram announcing MlB9 Campbelt's death.
The funeral took place on the 6 January, at Ken-
sal-green Cemetery, and in the same ground which
General Eyre had purchased, in August last, for
Lord Clyde's tomb, his lordship's sister was buried
by a few friends who had long known and re-
spected brother and sister. Lord Clyde, by his will,
made a handsome provision for his sister of £l,OOO
a year, derivable from an investment of £33.00u
Consols, besides constituting her joint residuary
legatee with General Eyre. The first half-yearly
payment of this annuity became due on the Sib Jan,
--Awn days after Miss Campbell was in her grave.
In the letters of administration the deceased is sty led
" Alicia Maeliver, otherwise Campbell," the first
being the name of her father and the name in which
she is officially registered in Glagow ; the second
being her mother's name, which she adopted after
her brother was enrollel at th - Horse Guards as
Colin Campbell. Tne father, Mr. John Maciiver,
:VdS related as uncle to the gentleman who is ap-
pointed to act as administrator to his deceased
cousin. That venerable sire of a noble son attained
to a patriarchal age, exceeding 90, and lived to see
his son a peer of the realm. His daughter Alicia
was a most dutiful comforter of the cld man's de-
clining years. Her death, while sudden and unex-
pected, wits peecetul and happy. Trios() who knew
her best will miss her most. Miss Campbell's
age was 69, or two years less than her Wee her's.

.
AUSTRALI,!N PORTRAITS OF THE PRINC E SS AL EX-
AN D RA.—Tne folloWillf is an extract from a pr
vate letter which arrived yOterday :--,' H. and I went e
few days ago' to see the White BWan Hotel, in Ch.ndos.
street, kept by a Mrs. Haller, Who has a pretty daughter,
As soon as H. saw the latter, she said,
you are to the Princess Alexandra.' 'Bless me, haw like
, yes,' said the young
lady, laughing, ' I believe s,.' `lndeed you are, Continued
H.; `has nobody ever told you so?' 6 Oh, yet,' replied the
other, laughing • again : and then added in au under tone,
'to tell sou the truth I have stood for a portrait of the
Princess, and m ;11Y hundreds of my likenesses have been
sold for hers ; Then she explained that a photographic
artist, who frequented the house, had asked her to oblige
'him' by standing for the purpo;e, and for the fun of the
' thing she had contented, and that is the way in which some
lot the exact likenesses of the princess have been produced."
-...Bathwreit Times,NoT.l9) 186.3' ' '

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HER MAJESTY•

OSBORNE, Feb. a
His Serene Highness Prince Leiningen arrlce
at o.borne yesterd y on a visit. to her Mjeety..
Ti:, Right Hon. W E. Gladstone also synced
from London, and had an audience of her alb pat',
Mr. Gladstone had the honour of dinivg wit
the Queen and royal family.

The Prince and Princess of Wales
The Prince and PrinScTts.
sot LEONARDSNIries Feb.drovelB;ut

yestercll,y, and visited Battle Aobey. tbig
Notwithstanding a slight fall of sue/ -
morning their Royal Highnesses the Prince 01!
Princess of Wales ana suite left the Royal Vict°l
Hotel about 11 o'clock, for Bexhill, where liiroYas
highness again hunted with Mr. Brooks herriesrt,
and enjoyed fair sport. The prince returned 1°
bto.
Leonards soon after 3 o'clock, and about 813 i°
afterwards proceeded on foot to the East gilc
favourite resort for visitors to the towns of giii3;a
and St. Leonards, on account of the fine Ibud
sea views to be had from this point. The alt eto.° 4
was fine and clear. Dr. Sieveking fj;trl:o
this morning) and iNidor Teesdale accorapan'e-olie
royal highness. It was nearly 6 o'clock vibe°
party returned to St. Leonards.
• fel
W the
Victoria Hotel after witnessing the start el
harriers.
0
To-morrow evening the local volunteer c°11:
(artillery and rifle) are to have a march out rtstt
residence of the prince and princess.

p
PRINCE ALFRED.—His iyal Hi ha's -hrni
Alfred visited the Royal Scottish Academyg At Edtl3"/".:- •
on Wednesday last, attended by Mail. Cowed. Itin„r';e:.
neth Macleay, R.S.A., and Mr. W. B. Johnstone,
dtGe
had the honour of attending his Royal Highness r°u°
iea
rooms. The Hon. Frederick Charieris also aec°l4°P
the prince during his progress through the acadeteP,
Their itlyal Highnebses the Duchess of ,0
bridge, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg.Stteli!%oite
the Princess Mary yesterday personally called t°
after the health of the Countess (Dowager) of Jetseiloe
is still in an unsatisfactory condition, at, er ladyslllo
in Berkeley-square. bit.
The Duke et Devonshire arrived at neC° for
House on Wednesday last, and has left tovill r'156111
Holkar Hall, near Milnthorpe. Sod
The E ,ri rind Countess of Leven, the
U'ptcr
Countess of Stradbroke, and Mrs. Lane Fox are
longing their stay at tue Bedford Hotel, Bilghwu'i 06
Lord alio Lady Ciaua H.,natitoci and farl'il,oo.
arrived
at their residence in Eaton square tor the 'e "%w4
L ody Caroline .Y -eld has arrived at tier
residence L.
in Uppper Brook-street for the season. aOl
L'id) Mon agu anti Miss Leeds nave -trh.ice
the Portland lintel, South,ea, on their way to 1331"-proce
IHE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE con tows to Itl3`
in health. His grace has taken occasional Orria,4se,
jugs, but is, for the present, unable to attend -
in Parliament. a TO
THE RIGHT HON. THE CHANCELLuIt —l,Ol
EXCHEQUER and Mrs. Gladstone had 6 (131011
party last evening, at their private residence ctl-d66tooe
House-terrace. Later in the evening , Mrs. v.:'„birOle,
had an evening party, at wnich the Austrian Tuft
dor, the Duke and Duchess of Ariqll,
(the poet Laureate), Mr. Fronde, the Earl
-Viscount Amberley, and Lady Georgina V'tlsseis
,
United States Minister and Ca tain Adatus 'be ;ooOrt
Minister, Lord and Lady IrelaruPere and Miss Se.
Lord Frederick Cavendish, &c.,. were present.

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T
THE SHAKSPEAREAN TERCENTEN—
STRATFORD-ON-AVON.-0 Wednesday le'f
mayor in the chair, it was announced that the„.oo.
ing gentlemen had accepted the office of vice-Pre; Itlf.;
—The Right Honourable the Earl of Clasen es,gor
Francois Victor Hugo, Professor S. S. Brewer. fir. 060
Lucas, M.A., Mr. Alexander Dyce, Rev. Williata r
Clark, M.A., Mr. William Aldis Wright, Ali rt. ,:
Hardy, Mr. William Tite, M.P., Mr. P. A. TaPi° jotlej-1
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry A. Bowyer, Rev.
and Mr, J. W. Kaye. The secretary stated that 'l3O
Somers, Mr. Austin Henry LayArd, M.P , Sir it:
C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., Sir Coutts Liecle°l;tite'j
Mr, Gambier Parry, and Mr. Tom Taylor had c°,:lorerory
act on the monumental memorial committee. 1"-1.11Poli6t,lio
of Mr. Hogarth, of London, that an exlaibition plod of
known portraits of Shakspere, and eminent ac:130101,0
plays, should be opened in the Town-hall, durieg.o ads
ii:46
val (together with editions of the poet's works' 10, of
languages, and of all periods, so far as precti°:lol:ol,
discussed, and adopted by the committee. The c-atoPj dist
programme of the forthcoming celebration waa -orted
and ordered to be printed ; and the mayor ITP-aterfr
arrangements were completed for three theatrical ei4 s
merits. bat;
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Mr. Sother-, te s
lap
great degree recovered the cffects of his
dent. Although his arm is still in splints, 11.ebt
move it about, so that there is no reason to doL° ota log;
he will be able to appear on Wednesday next, tuea too hioll
in a "new monepologioal exuravaganzA," Whie fo,
expressly written for him by Mr. H. T. Crav44 rforoo4
will bear the title of " Bunkum Muller." Pie DO
will precede the unfading attraction ot the leire-t°
Dundreary, in " Our American Cousin." rhe
REPRESENTATION OF DORSET.—UP
,etit time no si,ps have brew taken bY t"acci°irert
of the county of Dorset respecting the vaeaneYo,l3o`°Fs'
by the resignation of Mr. H Ker Soyin r loril);o0;
very general)/ believed, although Mr. Payer 196_0 Pre IP
art
.ar, that the supporters of the Governtn,a' rolifierait
derauce of influence in the county. The tire;):
yest' rday says that the present state of the c°')aero
coupled with the fact of the principal lanaovi. 0,41
county being in tavour of.the present MinistrY., '-roporo
31
it
of a contest a second seat would more W.I. ,1)10
secured for the Liberal interest. The Shervadeotai
says —" Of course the success. .r of the host• g'p
be a Liberal. The territorial influence Of LW; iv° tioct7,
been so completely altered in the last eit;bt °t tlie;oati,;
and especially within the last 12 months, 1:710 ja.tot of
of a Liberal, if started, is beyond a doubt.
fa tat
landowners referred to as being in the. , too Y. 1101;
the Marquis of Westminster, Lord Porto/ ,;;liere
Shaftesbury, Lord Rivers, and Lord DigbY• vo°oo eS,
ever, a good feeling between the two politica to
the question of a contest undoubtedly depeo 48,1010:00S1
tent on the keeping up of the present g00d,.111 Olt 114;
IRE "ADORATION OF the KINGS' fi jrP'f
TINO, has just been placed in the N.064)8 rvrefo;
This was purchased, in June last, frail flid. "0000
Bromley collection. Barmantino was so 0116 13afsfai
mante, his master ; his original name W4solca:tare 6
Suardi ; the dates of his birth and deaLh ere
this
was living in 1495 and 1525, The figures ha Olaticla);
small life size, the canvas being 7 teat I,,llitaeno,e beta
feet 11 inches wide, It is a work of the "." 000tOtial
is
and, like many paintings coming trom th_A° eoirl°e4 #°oo.
cuted on poplar wood. The kind of wc'''tertA.,,i,ol wer
pannels often serves to confirm opinions ell rrtlia f"
the original locality from which they 01334. of 1
home Ao'
growing countries oak appears, from the
nO9 Ots
the pine ; and so on with other woods. firo... 00, 0
How THACKERAY TOOK THE Fitttddeclitirlote,
MICHAEL ANGELO ( Fit:wash beingteagoracd
afterthought)—T.ae correspondent of a eJt`iiiartiee'... cliaCnio
—" A fine-young fellow of the name of 1301,'iag oa' roa
other scholar or two, were, with myself, Tootetri'eatt°,
claret when Thackeray came into the 10
ill
mantling countenance and the glistenit 4.740 to
..cat
ho had been dinhag. It was a plOsel4_,ollds
idaa
Thackeray, for thooe who were not A 0 witi.ble 10,110
cuisinerie as himself : every. king ent rttorlia.„TifitorY,rof'
ta
fled in a moment--whether it was 01 co'reotr
French, Swedish, I might add Tirunuelts,7 40 Soot ttle
knew and partook of. Herein, perhaPa, t;;0lif i.03°0,0°
Thackeray, in fact, was a highly- tilerlsllo ?
claret went on with Ballantime. 031 t ;od plead
vie°
friend and printer of Sir Walter 600 t 00, pad
At the tontlee, baato'',ool.;',e
chaff' with Thackeray.
seated the living image of the celabrs Wit
examining. Michael Angelo redivivil!tor 10040
in hilarious accents ! In 24 hours then pine ablica"
00 Oil
a book, wench had been on the eve °t
Michael Angelo Titmarsii.' " ,Tjv lof AO
A TOLP 024 Pro.
UXFOIaD AND CAMBRIDGE at e
These sports will tie In .tigar6,";llo,iM
Saturday, the sth of Mai ch, ut. 1:130 eodY'vp
having consented to visit Oxiord fir''ut °lot'
regarded with great interest tilrongp°ooo ~oft
f)r 0
toe first of the kind which has ever
V IV' Oilti '
Universities. iIAC sr °tie "13a
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OXFORD AND CA MB KIDG E
rd et.,,A,
,rota I-0 tot
ran:lsta ay Evei fn. 0:' ad,
oo tta eclao
our col:turns last week, is still the ea'"
is too will
cot 'OO6
'limy of ,good aquatic judges, here is
gat claboa doff b~0(
selection oi. the Oxf.rd UUlVereltY the taeve
to that of the last three years. 6i,..",hey
active trainin g on Wednesdayo' (7,0)
0 1,1 odo
WO k, taking ,their breathings ,vesttoo (ft:
of
c 9
don lustier alivost '1:0-51 a distal3alt
row from Ox o.rd to Wallingtord,ildistarcl,
miles. The criow will dine at Air
. OxfoK4 by railvita in the evening. ,