WANGANUI.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1439, 22 July 1865, Page 3

WANGANUI.

1,8 "We have the Chronicle of the } " 15th inst., which gives the following l_ intelligence:— 1. Pipibiki.'—ln consequence of the r failure of the Favourite to go further i. up the river than Parakino, the garrison a at Pipiriki is in imminent danger of i- being starved out. Not only the Native i Contingent has gone out to Wereron, i but also the friendly river natives, on e whose services in conveying provisions i up the river in canoes the Militia office « depended ;so that now no natives are e to be had to d o this very necessary work. I Wehopethatsome means of conveyance r may be obtained, as to abandon i; Pipiriki would be disastrous, and yet 3 if men are to be kept there they must ) be fed. We are glad learn to-day ) that there is an oiler ot eight canoes 5 to go up on Monday, bo that the diffii culty has been overcome more easily > than was expected. We understand i that twenty Ngaiterangi (East Coast) Hau-hau natives have arrived at a pah above Pipiriki, with the loss of two men on their march, from the inclemency of the weather, and that Tahana has given notice that he intends to attack the post ; whether the attack will be made is doubtful. The West Coast. —We learn .that thooccupantsof the Wereroapah handed over the king and the hau-hau flags on Wednesday to Kemp, a Putiki chief, but up to yesterday evening they had not surrendered the pah. The friendly natives are close to the pah, and the rebels say that they will surrender it on the first sunny day. What this means those best acquainted with Maori usages may have a difficulty in discovering. Hori Kingi left this on Thursday morning to make peace with the Ngatiruanui,whohad signified their desire to arrange terms of submission. I Hori Kingi represented himselt as having authority from the Governor to arrange these terms. Mr. Paris is in the Taranaki country, and, we believe, he is succeeding in the object ol his i mission, which is to receive the submission of the natives there on terms die- ' tated by the Governor. Doings at Nukumaeu.—The", colo- \ nial forces were out reconnoitring on the sth, and we understand were at the rear, of the Wereroa pah. They | were out about six hours, starting at eight o'clock in the morning. Major Yon Tempsky has now the command s of the whole force.

j Surrender of the Wereroa Pah—The "Wellington Evening Post, of July 15, has received a private letter, dated Wanganui, 13th July, containing the following important piece of information: —" Last night the natives gave up Wereroa pah to Captain Macdonald, of the Native Contingent ; they would not hear of giving it up to the soldiers. This is another step towards peace; and if'we make proper terms we may maintain it." The correspondent of the Wellington Independent, writing from "Wanganui, on the same Jdate, states that—" A native messenger arrived in town late last night, with the gratifying intelligence that Captain McDonald had been inside the Wereroa pah yesterday, had Kai a Korero with the rebels, etc. The messenger came to acquaint their friends 'in town of the fact, and this morning, at daylight, great numbers of natives crossed over from Putiki to ride out there. I have no reason to doubt the veracity of the native, and therefore fully believe that at the time I am writing this, Mete Kingi, Hori Kingi, &c., and the native contingent are in. possession. The rebels are willing to take the oath of allegiance or wait and see Sir George Grey." Departure op his Excellency the Governor for "Wanganui.— Shortly after midnight on Saturday, his Excellency Sir George Grey, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, proceeded in the s.s. Lady Bird, Captain Eenner, to "Wanganui. The Lady Bird was originally advertised to leave last night for "Wanganui and Nelson, but late on Saturday afternoon, the Governor having received dispatches by the usual weekly overland mail from Wanganui relative to thesurrenderof the Wereroa pah, determined personally to endorse the terms made with the rebel natives by Captain M'Donald, of the Native Contingent, sent to the N.Z.S.N. Company's office to engage their steamer, the Lady Bird, then lying at the wharf, for the transport of himself and suite. We understand that his Excellence does not purpose making a long stay, and willreturn to Wellington before the meeting of the General Assembly on the 24th inst. — Wellington Independent.