The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-23
NEW ZEALAND.
Outbreak Of the Maoris- Massacre 1T Pow.
erty Bay-Anairs on the West Const.


erty Bay-A1airs on the West Const.
WELLINGTON, Dec. s. 1885,
During the past month events have occurred in
New Zealand which viii be long remembered with
shudderiug horror. Only two days after the last
steamer LEFT here for Panama whole settlement
destroyed, and the inhabitants tortured and put
10 death by the rebel Moarls. Three natives, who
you win remember, had escaped from the Chatham
Islands aud landed in New Zealand on the east
coast, some people here 1.-THE government among
the numberl were insane enough to imagine
would forget all thoughts Of vengeance anu
settle down quietly cultivating potatoes. They
certainly did remain quiet for little, but II
was only till they had obtained all the supplies they
required and had lulled oil suspicion on Tuesday,
settlement at Matawhero, near Turanganui, in Pow.
erty Bay the place where Captain Cook arst landed
IN New Zealand. AT three O'Clock IN the morning
the Hau-Hau attacked Major Bgss' house. The
Major, hearing noise outside, went TO the door to
see who was there. The reply was volIey which,
awaken his family, and told them 10 for their
lives as the house was attacked by Hau-Haus. One
the veranda boards to escape out into the fiax in
the Immediate neighborhood OF the house, from
was held down on the ground while they smashed
bis head In with their muskets Mrs. Biggs being
held near and forced TO see the brutality. She
baby and the nurse were subsequently murdered.
The boy Charlie managed 10 escape to q house
short distance or where Mrs. Bloomfield, the widow
was living. and giving the alarm the inmates imme-
diately ran for Their lives TO the redoubt Turan.
ganui. Other residents were not fortunate. Mr..
Wilson's house was attacked and he, his wife and
four children were murdered. House after house
inmates being put 10 death In many instances with
frghtful fortunes. Mrs. Mann was dragged BIZ the
hair OF her head outside her house and then burned
10 death. Some Few OF the settlers managed 70
cape TO Turanganu, from whence they went IN two
small coasling craft, which happened 10 pass the
bay az the time. TO Napier and Auckland.
l1irty-tnrSe persons In all Killed. also
about twenty friendly natives. Every house in the
settlement Is destroye ed. crops, stock aud everything
gone; In fact Of the prosperous little settle
ments on the East coast has thus been bote out OF
the map,
ON the west coast again matters are as bad M
they well can be- Before Tito Rowaru and his band
VI ABOUT 400 men we have hal TO re.reat, giving up
reuouDt after redouot, one line OF country after
anolner III now We are pnshe back into the % IN
OIL WaDganui aud the rebels are encamped within a
lie province.
The Auckland gold nelds are sin a. work. They
we're at trst very mucl oyefratel. One or two on
ne quartz claims were good and THIS started q mania
Io Duying shares IA them. The result mas been OF
soirse, ihat hundreds and thousands OF perfectly
worthless shares IN ci0ims, totally devoid of auy-
ting but gravel ana rock, have been bought arid
500 aud many grecniofns have bought exp lence.
Agentleman nom Waugaaui brings the following
important intellgencc.--
On Friday last two Maoris came into wooiaIs
Luoubt with flag OF truce and an autograph letter
iim TITO kowaru. This letter Is addressed to
SPnel Whitmore aud lts gist NAV BE- given fol-
~ &c day made mau or two different races: the one
MN i've IN England, that was the Pakeha: the
aibeA Ia New Zealand that Is the Maori-it
thenloes on 10 stale that the Pakehas ought never
70 m nay crossed tic sea. and that Tiios cndcayors
wln b,t0 cxterminate them. lie soleInnIy warns
sne europeans to leave wanganui, and ends some
VIVA, \ Judge does alter passing sentence or
hat tie Lord may have mercy on their souls
.ne wo MAJORS were taken prisoners and sent
Int0 "ssanul. On the person VI one was found
goll Alhyt guard which has been idcn,ified NJ
li.u.uh HASTINGS properly; also a silver watch
% wy rntDc o. another o. those thai were LEFT TO-
oibd az ne lgutu.oIe-Aanu.
un natulNy Woodall's redoubt and bIockh0use
Mete hpantQncd by the armed coiIs anulgry aud
neauquutersyemoved 10 Westunere Public inIiy.
nauon Wa ABUSED vi tlis the more 40 AZ by tnis
IeirogfNne mStnent the Wanganni militia were
town. N' oa' "'i
On Sunu5 Nan was fired upon ~ an apbus.
Shue Nhnin nvcinles Of Nunganui aul ptweeu
hs Two posts heSncrc aud Stewarts'.
Latest accounts fpm the Interior inform ne mo,
the volcano ~ i.ae Tanpo Is IN state Of active
eruption. lhIs coiVincd with the recent freanent
human disturbances VIC iinmiuent