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From Ner Zealand.-Briiish Forces Defeated
By The Naiires.--A letter from Van Dieman's
Land, to the Editor Of The New York Express,
says:-


Intelligence has arrived here this evening. by
tho coonia! schooner Louisa, from Sydney. of a
most disastrous. but decisive battle in New Zea.
iand. between the British forces and the natives,
under the command Of the celebrated chieftain.
John lIeki, in which the former were mos! signal.
ly defeated. with the loss Of 30 privates, and 3
commissioned officers killed, and &c wounded.


"lhe news OF this important event has occasion.
ed considerable excitement in tho minds of tho
inhabitants hero, and deep interest is felt for the
unfortunate colonisls Of New Zsaland, who arc
placed in most critical position. My own priv.
ate opinion is. that the colony must be abandoned
until large body of troops arrive from England,
sufficiently powerful to overwhelm these savage
Sparlans, if savages they may be called; bat they
have shown themselves, thus far, noble race in.
ferior in no respect to CIVILIZED men; and Heki has
proved himself not only u wise and brave, but an
honorable chief"