 | Alexander Marjoribanks - Māori (New Zealand people) - 1845 - 190 pages
...darted across the creek, and heedless of the orders of their superiors, fled round the hill and escaped. The most strenuous efforts were made by Captain Wakefield,...Natives on the whole party indiscriminately. Captain Wakefield and the gentlemen about him were therefore compelled to proceed further up the hill, in order,... | |
 | Edward Jerningham Wakefield - Land settlement - 1845 - 618 pages
...charge. They, however, kept retreating up the hill, firing as they went. Captain Wakefield, therefoz-e, in order to prevent a further sacrifice of life, ordered...Captain England and Mr. Howard advanced towards the natives with a white handkerchief, in token of peace. Those in advance of the retreating party, however,... | |
 | George French Angas - Australia - 1847 - 374 pages
...their bayonets and come to the charge. They, however, kept retreating up the hill, firing as they went. Captain Wakefield, therefore, in order to prevent...Those in advance of the retreating party, however, still kept up a running fire as they pushed up the hill, which was returned by the natives on the whole... | |
 | 1848 - 350 pages
...retreating up the hill, firing as they went. Captain Wakefield, therefore, in order to prevent a K 2 further sacrifice of life, ordered the firing to cease,...Those in advance of the retreating party, however, still kept up a running fire as they pushed up the hill, which was returned by the natives on the whole... | |
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Mr. Howard called to them to fix their bayonets and come to the charge. They, however, kept retreating up the hill, firing as they went. Captain Wakefield, therefore, in order to prevent a further sacrifice of life, ordered the firing to cease, and Captain... 