Sixteen of the accused were found .guilty, and sentenced to death, but owing to arproviso having been, straugely enough, introduced by his Excellency tho Governor into the proclama tion of martial law at Opotiki and the East Coast, that all sentences should be confirmed by tho Government at Wellington beforo being carried into execution, the report of the trial and sentence wore forwarded to be ratified by his Excellency and responsible advisers. Under those circum stances, it is consequently difficult to say whothor the sentence will be carried so fully into effect as intended by the court-martiaL The] messenger who arrived at Tauranga also convoyed informa tion that another batch of prisoners, about 22 in number, remained to bej tried by court-martial. Tho meßsonger who arrived at Tauranga also conveyed information that another batch of

40 NATIVES KILLED AND CONSIDERABLE LOSS ON THE EUROPEAN SIDE. [From the Hawlce's Riy lleraXdi] Bt the arrival of the Sturt early yesterday morning, we hare important news from the soat of war. The general anxiety — we may say ex citement — to obtain a correct account of the stirring events reported to have taken placo, in duced us to apply to Mr. McLean in course of the morning for such information as he coald afford, and he very kindly, in this instance, deviated from the established rale in such cases, by per mitting us to print for public information a despatch he received from Major Fraser, the officer commanding. It will be seen that the news, although excollent, is alloyed by consider able loss on the Europeau side :—: — WairoDgaabika, November 21, 1865. Sib, — I have the honor to report for your in* formation my proceedings from the date of your departure for Napier. I marched, as I had previously determined, and halted at Mr. Goldsmith's for the night ; from whence I proceeded early next morning to attack the rebel pa built near tho Bishop of Waiapu's residence. We were not molested on oar march by the enemy until near the paddocks belonging to the Bishop, when we were fif jd on by tho enemy, who had been reconnoitering us from their pa ; they may thus be said to have fired the first shot of the war. 