She shares news that Kawiti and his men had fled in the night leaving behind two bodies, one woman (alive), casks of powder, some muskets, their great guns, and their flags - including the one then had taken from Tamati Waka. Marianne writes that the Pa had been burned and the body of Captain Grant found inside. She goes on to write of the improved health of her children Edward, Jane, and Thomas. Edward and Jane had been maintaining the school throughout the conflicts and had 30 scholars in Jane Williams old house. As for the rest of her family she reports that Thomas had remained at Pakaraka planting wheat, while her husband Henry Williams was at Waimate labouring to supply the troops with flour and beef.