Those natives, on the morning of the 6th December, effected-their escape from-Dr. Mackay’s head station, and were fired upon by the police who had them in charge.
In consequence of this escape, parties were again out in quest of them; on which occasion two of Mr. Commissioier Bingham’s police, on the 6th December“, went to Mr. Docker’s under warrant to apprehend Tickerneedle and another black, who were charged with felonies; they escaped, and the police, with the view to intimidate, fired over their heads.
