At a late hour last niglifc we received farther particulars, with & tracing of the road between Waingongoro and Patea, showing the position of the two ambuscades, and the gully by which the third party of Hauhaus rushed to the" murderous attack — a few seconds too late to render their fire upon Major M'Donncll's parly effective. It appears that, previous to leaving Patea for Waingougoro, Major M'Donnell expressed his iu tention/)f going to Ketemara, but was warned that iMie did so he would be attacked. He then deoided npon going to Waingongoro, where, on Friday last, he met "the Hauhau chief Wiremu Hukauuk The Major told him that he had given instructions to his men not to interfere with or molest any horses, cattle, pigs, or other property belonging to the Hauhaus ; and also told Wiremu to inform the Hauhaus that if they found any of his men out in disobedience of orders, they were to bring them in as pri soners, and he, Major M'Donnell, ' would thank them for so doing. Wiremu expressed: his entire satisfaction at this arrangement, aud also

said that he was glad that the Major had not gone to Ketemarae, as he had intended to do that morniug, and that all will be well. This was on JFriday evening. Major M'Donnell then told Wiremu to go home and inform his men of th» conversation which had taken placb ; this hfr assented to, and left. Although the party was treacherously waylaid next day, the major does not attribute any treachery to Wiremu. It is a | singular aud significant fact that, at nine o'clock on Saturday morning last, a soldier stationed at Weraroa, nearly fifty miles from where Majof M'Donnell and party were fired upon,hvas told, by a Hauhau that 'tho ambu3cade was laid and M'Donnell and his party killed. The soldier reported the conversation to his officer, and the intelligence reached our office, from the Weraroa last night. We say this is a significant fact as connected with this murderous ambuscade. On the morning of the day that the deed was to be perpetrated, aud two hours before the time of attack, a Hauhau nearly fifty miles distant was aware of the plan that had been laid, and believed that it had been or would be successfully carried out. 