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i ■ »j ji1' ’ v I I - 1*1% J L w , Ulu [»iVI 11^ U 0111015.■ i he* J1 ■i »urut An/tt# of the lN.ltli Sept. states :—J Our uhlr-t runs is by the Lord Ashley, from Nelson, ?ad it brings u down to about e)f ember 10. I he first batch of volunteers from Sydney had arrived, aud. according to the newspapers, tile government I u 11 y intended to carry out the scheme of giving land bounties. The eoiuh t of the volunteers was excellent. i Jeaural Lumeron’s positions were being strengthened daily, and the held force has luen augmented by at least 270 men—111 of Her t\ troops m.in Tasmania, si Volunteers from Sydney, and 7o tiom otag , the mere forerunners of many others to follow, including 117 rank and tile of the 40th Kcgiment, who embarked from hle.lbourne on the 5th rud.It is certain, howcvtr, thit tli-a perseverance and ingenuity of j the rebels have been much underrated. They are liaru pushed for powder but somehow or aimt^ier manage either to procure it or j else man'anurture a substitute. The latest instance of their clever-ness wys discovered! when a rathe woman ottered a sovereign fora quantty lt;: little brass eyelet hales, Mich as ladies use in lacing. InqimUM were made, and it turned out that the Maorics required tin in *Vr percussion eaj s, having found that the top of a common iucife^ match inserted in the centre of one of these eyelet holes i answered every purpose.rw* /.t
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Leeds Intelligencer
Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB
Sat, Nov 21, 1863
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