THE WAR IN AUKLAND. MAKETU.

Tht) following journal; 1 kept Jby a ! borresponclcnt, at Makotu, w.ill'be'readwith intorosfc '—• Apkili 26.— The rebels during tho night Have approached" 600 yards- nearer arid hayo 1 been firing all* day at 1?ort Colville." Sevoral ' Arm|6trong shells have boen fired intothenv but 'as -jreb.the damage has not been ascertained. Sixty men of the 43rd Regiment arrived here to-day in-iho' 'Fortune,' schooner, lowed by the ' Sand-v fly','/to reinforce the garrison here. Astrong p*ai % i;y of the Arawas went out to-day to 'rescue some friendly natives who, report said; had been cut off by tho v enemy. An attack is expected to-night. < V AII our pits are manned ;if they coiiie they will get a warm reception; Akbix 27. — Ngatiporon. — The eneni3 r commenced early this morning, opening fire on the Colvillo 'Redoubt from the gullies at about 200 to 250 yards. Dr. O'Carroll, of ihe 3rd Waikato Militia had his house penetrated by several bullets, the inmate just escaping being "hit. Dr. Hooper, sleeping in the same whare, had his blanket penetrated in two places. Decidedly unpleasant visitors. The enemy's fire was quickly returned by the 43rd and Waikato Militia, and every now and then a shell from tho Armstrong gun told the rebels that the gunners wore at their posts. The natives soon ■withdrew from the rapid and precise fire from tho redoubt, leaving traces to show they had not escaped quite harmless for their impertinence. The colonial gunboat ' Sand fly ' and JIM. s.s. ' Falcon,' were now in sight, and 3<]nsign Langlands went on board the 'Sandfly to show them tlio direction of tho onemy's rifle pits. Tho two vessels soon commenced shelling them, and tho robols took to flight, retreating, some over the Waihi river, and some over tin; s\\ amp. Their retreat became a run over the sand hills. lI. M. s.s. ' Falcon' and tho ' Sand fly,' steamed in hot pursuit, shelling them as they wont. Major Colville went out with a party of men to examine the ground about the fort, as a few natives were supposed to be hiding in the gullio3 and fern. However, nothing was found but traces of w here they had been, Tho detachment of the Colonial Defence Corps and Forest Bangers crossed tho Waihi river, with about 250 nativos of the Arawas, about 4 p.m., 100 of the same tribe having gone in hot pursuit some time before, catching up the rear of (lie enemy and killing two. They afterwards said that the shells from tho men-of-war did execution amongst the rebels. The Arawas say they could have closed with tho oncmy, but were fearful of being hit by the shells from the vessels. The Arawas and "Europeans camped about ten miles from MakoLu, tired, cold, and weary, the sea boaoh, along which, thoy pursued tho enemy, being very heavy. Wo had just turned in when an alarm was sounded that Ngatiporou were returning — so out we all turned to a man, and commenced digging rifle-pits in the sand ; but the night passed off'quictly, Apbi^ 98. — At 4 am. this morning we started for Otamarakau, and arrived there about 9a m. Breakfasted. The natives shot some pigs and cattle belonging to Ngatiporou. After a rest we went on to Te Wai o to Atua. About 2 p.m. the onemy wore seen approaching, and some of the natives skirmished on to meet them. The rebels fired one volley nnd bolted, A running fight now took placo for about two miles, Tho dolachmcnt, being heavily laden, tired, worn out with hard work and want of rest, were soon done up in the heavy sand ; one European alone being able to cope with the nativoa \n the pursuit. The nebels did not then fight ; they were panic stricken. Four settlements, one after another, were routed out, several old men and women and one high chief of note, named i'c Aporo, being taken pvinoners. Tho natives orowded round the latter to tomahawk him, but Mr. William McDonnell, who volunteered to accompany the detachment to Maketu, with praiseworthy endeavours, and at great risk to his own life, saved him. He wa3 delivered over to afterwards to the care p.f Wnnata's men, the duof of that name being wounded. Nc^i of this e\ent was sent iv to Malcctu, and Dr. Hooper, with praiseworthy kindness came at once to attend to the wounded. He reached the spot about 11 a m., and found old Pckamu Winiata (Beckham Wynyard) sinking fast. Tho old chief noon died, Capt. McDonnell and Dr Hooper remaining by him at his request The chief Te Aporo, one of tho prisoners before mentioned, Avas sitting about 12 yards from him (Winiata's body), behind a whare. He had been told by Capt. McDonnell that his life wqs safe, and the old clupf appeared glad to hear it. But Mrs. Pckamu told a man who had been shot in the eye to load a musket. She then watched her opportunity, and 'ore she could bo prevented shot the chief Aporo through the brain. The man bent down his head to receive his doom ; thus, he fell aproy to satiate her vengeance for the loss of her husband The natives applauded the deed, but to my mind it was murder. No wounded men of tho rebels were talc°n prisoners. The rebels lost fifty men. Most of them -were buried, but some were left. They must have lost something like eighty or a hundred in killed and wounded Wo all returned this evening, and got to Maketu perfectly done up with fatigue and want of rest. Old Winiata's body was left on the sand, a report having spread itself among the natives that Ngatiporou were after them, so they went back as quickly as they could. They got plenty of loot, capturing forty or more horses, bullocks, pigs, &c. Natives are splendid performers in this way. Ai'niL 30.— Dr. O'Carroll, 3rd Waikato Militia, came down this morning to the pa to attend to the wounded, six: in number, one of them dangerously ; Dr. Hooper being too much exhausted to attend. D.r. O'Carroll has many things to contend against; natives are so obstinate and require so much. He merits their thanks for the trouble he took with them, sewing up their wounds, and being told all the time he was a fool. " All pakeha doctors are fools." One tapued man would not let him come near him, because, as lie said, " My blood is sacred." Thanks to his oare and Dr. Hooper's they are doing well at present. Capt. McDonnell was taken ill with typhus fever, and is now laid up. Jliy 1. — The natives [told Mrs. Pekainu that for the sum of ten pounds they would fetch Winiata's body in, but not without this sum being paid ; so she started off to where ho was left and tried to drag him homo by herself, but found him too heavy ; so she lay close by him all night, covering him with a blanket, beneath which she crept. The tribe evidently care not for him, but would like to be well paid for bringing in their own chief. The natives afterwards brought him in, amidst the firing of guns, howling of women, yelling of the men. The corpse was brought into the pa. He was buried to-day. A letter was brought in to-day — how, I do not know — signed by several chiefs. Among the names was one I only know too well, as, perhaps, may many of your readers. I need only mention Vac Itangihiroa, from the Wairoa, Hawko's Bay district. He is, perhaps, the most bLod-thirsty, evil-minded old man south of Auckland. This lettev was calling upon the Arawas (o make peace with Ngatiporou and come in a body to him to help him to " huna te pakeha "" — to smother the European, Ngatiporou imply by a message, that unless this mild request is attended to, they will kill and murder everywhere they ean — at Ttotoiti, Hotorua, the Lakes, and elsewhere. I have not yet heard their answer to the Uangihiroa's re. quest — intended, of course, for Hawke's Baj and elsewhere,