“Smith, assisted by a man belonging to H. M'Arthur, Esq. who chanced to call in at the moment, killed one, and laid open the head of another—the rest escaped across the river.”

“Smith received a few blows with the head of a tomahawk.”

“Upwards of thirty able strong bodied men, with their gins and pickaninies, making a total of upwards of sixty, have taken up their residence at the station of Mr. Smith of Kyeamba, for upwards of two weeks, where they still remain waiting for the Hume River blacks to meet them.”

“Mr. Smith expects something more serious will occur if they remain much longer at his stations.”

“Accordingly the Military under the command of Captain Smith and Lieutenant Vignolles of the 28th Regiment, with the Border Police headed by Major Letsom and Mr. Russell, and a number of Constables proceeded about midnight to the scene of the natives' festivities, situated between two and three miles from the town.”

“Accordingly the Military under the command of Captain Smith and Lieutenant Vignolles of the 28th Regiment, with the Border Police headed by Major Letsom and Mr. Runsell, and a number of constables proceeded about midnight to the scene of the natives' festival, situated between two and three miles from the town.”

“Accordingly the Military, under the command of Captain Smith and Lieutenant Vignolles of the 28th Regiment, with the Border Police, headed by Major Lettsom and Mr. Russell, and a number of constables, proceeded about midnight to the scene of the natives' festivities, situated between two and three miles from the town.”

“Warrants were accordingly prepared, and the whole of the military and police forces under the command of Major Lettsom and Mr. Russell of the Mounted Police, and Captain Smith and Mr. Vignolles, of the 28th ; proceeded to the scene of action, and succeeded in capturing the whole of the blacks excepting the notorious Winberry, who was shot by Sergeant Leary of the Mounted Police, when in the act of striking at Mr. Vignolles with his waddy, and one man and two women who escaped by hiding themselves under the trunk of a fallen tree.”

“Accordingly, the military, under the command of Captain Smith and Lieutenant Vignulles, of the 58th regiment, with the border police, headed by Major Lettsom and Mr. Russell, and a number of constables, proceeded about midnight to the scene of the natives' festivities, situated between two and three miles from the town.”

“Accordingly the military, under the command of Captain Smith and Lieutenant Vignolles of the 28th regiment, with the Border Police headed by Major Letsom and Mr. Russell, and a number of Constables proceeded about midnight to the scene of the natives' festivities, situated between two and three miles from the town.”

“Warrants were accordingly prepared, and the whole of the military and police forces under the command of Major Lettsom and Mr Russell of the Mounted Police, and Captain Smith and Mr Vignolles, of the 28th, proceeded to the scene of action, and succeeded in capturing the whole of the blacks excepting the notorious Winberry, who was shot by Sergeant Leary, of the Mounted Police when in the act of striking at Mr Vignolles with his waddy, and one man and two women who escaped by hiding themselves under the trunk of a fallen tree.”

“On Saturday night Major Lettsom, and Capt. Russell of the Mounted Police, and Capt. Smith and Lieut. Vignolles of the 28th regt. accompanied by bodies of the military and mounted police, proceeded to the black encampment to apprehend several notorious characters.”

“On Saturday night Major Lettsom and Captain Russell, of the mounted police, and Captain Smith and Lieut. Vignolles, of the 28th Regiment, accompanied by bodies of the military and mounted police, proceeded to the black encampment situated about three miles from Melbourne, on the Heidelberg road, for the purpose of apprehending several notorious characters who were known to be with them, Jacky Jacky among the rest.”