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REMINISCENCES
OF
TWELVE MONTHS' SERVICE
IN
NEW ZEALAND.
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REMINISCENCES
OF
TWELVE MONTHS' SERVICE
IN
NEW ZEALAND
AS A MIDSHIPMAN, DURING THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN THAT COLONY.
BY
LIEUT. H. F. McKILLOP , R.N.
LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET.
1849.
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C. WHITING, BEAUFORT HOUSE, STRAND.
REPRINT PUBLISHED BY
CAPPER PRESS
CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
1973
Printed offset by The Caxton Press, Christchurch from the copy in the Canterbury Public Library, Christchurch
[DEDICATION]
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TO
ADMIRAL THE
RIGHT HON. SIR GEORGE COCKBURN,
G.C.B., ETC., ETC., ETC.
REAR-ADMIRAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
SIR,
The kind permission which I have obtained, of dedicating this small work to you, makes me regret that, under such distinguished patronage, I have not been able to offer something more worthy of your perusal; but having been employed in New Zealand during the late disturbances there, I was induced on my return to endeavour to give such authentic information as I was able to gain during the time I was serving on that station, as well as
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to submit my own reminiscences of the late proceedings against the rebel natives; no one else having written on this subject. Trusting that you will make allowances for the narration of events which occurred in my midshipman's days,
I have the honour to subscribe myself,
With the greatest respect,
Your humble servant,
H. F. McKILLOP, LIEUT. R. N.
LONDON, JULY 20, 1849.
[CONTENTS]
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CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.
EARLY SETTLERS--CONDUCT OF THE NATIVES--IMPOLITIC TREATMENT--DOUBTFUL TITLE TO LAND --RIVAL SETTLEMENTS--RAUPARAHA--JOHN HEKI --KORORARIKA--HATRED OF THE ENGLISH FLAG --ARRIVAL OF TROOPS--KAWITl's STOCKADE.........1
CHAPTER I.
JOHN HEKI--TOMATI WAKA--RANGAHIATA--RAUPARAHA--HOEPA TARE (OR CHARLEY)--A SKETCH OF THEIR CHARACTERS...........24
CHAPTER II.
ARRIVAL AT THE BAY OF ISLANDS--MARCHING UP TO THE CAMP AT RUAPEKAPEKA--PUKUTUTU's PAH-- FIRST NIGHT IN CAMP--BURNING THE HUTS BY ACCIDENT--NATIVE TRIAL--TAKING OF RUAPEKAPEKA--COLONEL DESPARD'S DESPATCH...............90
CHAPTER III.
BREAK-UP OF THE CAMP--EMBARKATION OF THE TROOPS -- FALSE ALARM AT PUKUTUTU'S PAH-- RETURN TO THE "CALLIOPE"--REMARKS IN THE AUCKLAND PAPER -- HARD CASE OF A SETTLER AT THE BAY OF ISLANDS--DEPARTURE FROM THE
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BAY OF ISLANDS, AND ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND-- BALL GIVEN BY THE INHABITANTS--NEWS OF DISTURBANCES IN THE SOUTHERN SETTLEMENTS -- MINERAL PRODUCTIONS--FLAX AND DYES............128
CHAPTER IV.
ARRIVAL AT WELLINGTON--MURDERS AT THE HUTT --MILITARY STATIONS AT THE HUTT AND PORIRUA --VISIT TO THE ENEMY'S PAH---GUN-BOAT AT PORIRUA--BRUSH BETWEEN THE GUN-BOAT AND THE NATIVES--RAUPARAHA'S TREACHERY DISCOVERED --CAPTURE OF RAUPARAHA--VISIT TO WELLINGTON --BAD NEWS FROM THE HUTT--A COOK'S STRAIT NORTH-WESTER FRUSTRATES THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN OF ATTACK--EXPEDITION INTO THE BUSH-- ENGAGEMENT IN THE HORIKIVA VALLEY--MAJOR LAST'S DESPATCH................167
CHAPTER V.
RETREAT FROM THE HORIKIVA VALLEY--EXPEDIDITION TO WAKANAE--LETTER FROM THE CHIEF, WILLIAM KING--EXPEDITION TO WANGANUI--SUMMARY PUNISHMENT OF SOME OF THE REBELS-- SHIP-BUILDING--FISHERIES--"TANGI," OR WAIL --IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COLONY--NATIVE MILL --TOMMY RAUPARAHA--PASSAGE VIA PANAMA-- LAND CLAIM ................236
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