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they avowed, of shooting him. Looking out, we observed a body of about eighty advancing in column, at double- quick time, with their arms sloped ; at the same time all the natives rushed precipitately from the chapel. In truth, being cooped up, without means of defence, in a small wooden chapel, and surrounded by a mob of armed New Zealanders, “on hostile thoughts intent,” was not the most enviable of positions. At this moment the chief magistrate rose, and requested all present to remain in their seats, asserting his determination to protect the pri soner, and carry the law into effect at all hazards. The natives having assembled at the door, demanded the prisoner’s person, with loud and vehement language ; to which the chief magistrate replied, that on no account would he suffer a hair of the prisoner’s head to be touched ; that it was a maxim of the English law that every man was considered innocent until he was proved guilty, and that he would hold no further parley with armed men, who presumed to interfere with the course of justice. This address being interpreted, the natives retired to a little distance to hold a consultation, after which they began to brandish their muskets, and utter loud shouts of defiance, which they seemed, however, little inclined to follow up. Advantage was taken of their absence, to send off a written dispatch to the Buffalo transport, which had luckily arrived from Sydney two days previously, with three companies of soldiers, under the command of Major Bunbury. At the same time messengers were dispatched to request all the ’settlers to arm themselves; and others were sent off to press, in the name of the Government, as many boats belonging to the ships in harbour as might be requisite for the immediate conveyance of the soldiers.