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lency the Governor.

Camp, Warea, July 28, 1865, 4 p.m.
Sir,—l regret much having to report, for the information
of the Colonel commanding, that a patrol, as detailed in tho
margin,* under Captain Close, 43d Light Infantry, was
fired on to-day by a party of about fifty of sixty Maorios,
at a place named Hongu-Nami, about two miles from this
camp, in a south-easterly direction.

About one o'clock firing was heard in camp, and I imme-
diately ordered out all available men, and proceeded in com-
mand in the direction from which the firing was heard.
As we approached the firing ceased, and in about half an

hour we came up with Captain Close's party, when no trace
of a Maori was to be seen. They had evidently escaped in-
lanel on seeing the reinforcement coming up.
I regret much to state that Captain Close was mortally
wounded, and is since dead, and one private was killed.
I bog to enclose a report from Ensign O'Brien, who was
Captain Close's subaltern on the occasion, and who seems
to have acted with much coolness and judgment. A list
of casualties is also attached.

On arriving at the position 1 sent out Lieutenant Talbot
with 50 mon to' skirmish through some bush from which
the firing had come, but meeting with no sign of the enemy
he returned, and as the enemy was nowhere to be seen I
returned to camp.

On examining th© bush from whence the firing had come,
and on which it was returned, a considerable quantity of
blood was seen, so that they must have carried off their
wounded,

As the rear-guard were within 150 yards from camp, and
approachingthe picquot sentries, some shots were fired from
a considerabie distaniZ
I lost not a moment in communicating these circum-
stances.

T. E. IroDas, Major Commanding, Warea
The Garrison Adjutant, New Plymouth.

Camp, Warea, July 28, 1865.
Sir,—l have the honour to report, for your information,
that I was subaltern of the party (1 captain, 1 subaltern, 2
sergeants, 1 bugler, and 51 rank and file), which went out
under the command of Captain Close to patrol this morning,
28th July. The party marching along the track which
runs inland to the north of the Warea, and after pursuing
it for about four miles, struck a slight track to the right
over open country, and crossed the Wares, coming upon
the road which runs inland immediately south of the
stream, about half a mile above the point where the track
along which Major Russell's ambuscade was posted on the
occasion of the recent expedition to Te Punt diverges from
tho main road.

On reaching the point where the track joins the road,
Jim, the Maori, who was slightly in advance, came back,
and pointed at some fresh tracks of natives who had come
upon the road evidently by the path before mentioned.
We advanced with caution, and, turning a corner of the
road about 500 yards further on, saw a large body of Maories,
between 50 and 80 in number, on a slight hill on the left of
the road, about 300 yards in front of us. On perceiving our
party advancing they commenced gesticulating and shouting
"Pai Madre." On the right of the road, and running pa-
rallel to it, was a hedge, and beyond, at right angles to the
hedge, bush, which extended from the road to the river.
We advanced at the double, with directions to extend in
skirmishing order under cover of the hedge, and were met
on our way there across the open by a heavy volley from
the natives, who crowned the crest of the hill without
exposing themselves, and Captain Close and one private
fell mortally wounded ; they kept up a brisk and sus-
tained fire on us, which was returned by our party. Jim,
the Maori, was severely wounded immediately afterwards.
I took over 20 men and lined the bush with them in skir-
mishing order, to guard against any movement from that
quarter, and had hardly placed the men when a detached
party of Maories, consisting of some twenty-five men,
were seen creeping through the bush, evidently with the
intention of outflanking us ; a heavy firs was kept up
from the front to distract attention, they gave our men a
volley, and one man was wounded, the men closed and the
volley was returned. I then fixed bayonets and charged,but
the natives effected their escape by the rear of the bush,
and rejoined the main body, who now left the hill and
crept under cover into a bush on the left of it, about 150
yards from us.

The approach to this bush from our side was devoid of
cover of any kind, and their position there was strength-
ened by a small swamp in front of them. Under the cir-
cumstances I did not feel justified, being the only officer
left, and being obliged to leave nearly half my men in
the bush they had already attempted to force, with a
view to outflank us, in attempting to rush into it, but
kept my men under cover, returning the fire the natives
kept up continuously, until the reinforcement from camp
arrived; on the approach of the reinforcement the
firing ceased, and the natives must have retreated by
the rear of the bush, across a swamp, and so on to the track
to Te Puru, as, on joining one of the reinforcing companies
and skirmishing over the ground recently held by the na-
tive% we could find nothing but the tracks, which were
soon lost in the swamp; we found no native bodies, but
from the quantities of blood in different places, I presume
they must have been removed when our attention was
engaged by volleys from the front.
I beg respectfully to bring to your notice the conduct of
Sergeants Henley and Phelan, who carried out my orders
with groat coolness and judgment, and also to commend
most highly the conduct of Bugler Croghan, who stayed by
Capt. Close's body under a heavy fire, until he received
assistance to remove it under cover, and who behaved
throughout most pluckily.
I annex a return of killed and wounded.
I have omitted to commend to your notice the conduct of
" Jim," the Maori, which was most creditable throughout.
I have, &C.,
J. T. O'BRIEN, Ensign,
43d Light Infantry.
DETACHMENT 43D LIGHT INFANTRY.

Nominal return of Mon Killed and Wounded in the En-
gagement with the Maoris, July 28$ 1865-43 d Regiment—
Capt. A. R. Close, gunshot wound through loft eye ; mor-
tally wounded ; since dead. Private John Ifolohan, No.
694, gunshot wound through head ; killed. Private Joseph
Overall, No. 3,089, slight wound, left hip (gunshot).
Maori.—Te Waka, t, Jim," gunshot wound through right,
thigh ; severe.
(Signed) R. A. P. GRANT, Assistant-Surgeon
Medical Charge, Detachment 43d Light Infantry.
Camp, Wawa, 28th July, 1865.

New Plymouth, New Zealand, July 30, 1865.
Sir,—The enclosed report from Major Holmes, Command

* 1 captain, 1 subaltern, 1 assistant-surgeon, 2 sergeants,
1 bugler, and $1 rank and file.

Two or three of the mon having been wounded in this
very spirited affair, some little difficulty appears to have
been occasioned in bringing these wounded men away.
The Maoris kept up a constant fire from all sides, so that
we have to deplore the loss of Lieut. Bailey and three men
killed, and Lieut. Tylden and five men wounded, all of
whom were, however, brought back by the troops, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Colvile's party, after much difficulty,
owing to the extremely bad roads, having at last come up,
killed five more Maoris, and drove the remainder in all
directions.

I believe this account to be substantially correct, but I
will forward Lieutenant-Colonel Colvile's report, and also
Major Russell's, by the first opportunity.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) IL J. WARR; Colonel,
Commanding Troops, Taranaki.
The Deputy Quartermaster-General, &e.,
Headquarters, Auckland.