MAKETU. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) May 5.

I HAVE nothing to relate since my last of any moment. The 'Foitune,' with Commissariat stoics, arrived from Tauranga, and Faulknei's cutter fiom the banie place, with ihewood for Foley. Last evening the Isgatikeieru were making gient complaints about Mi. JBlack, of Tauranga, purchasing a cannon fiom Retieat Tnpsall, the seigeant of police heic. It appears thut (vl)ouc tliiity yemsago T.ipsall's vessel Avas wrecked at the Turau, about three miles from MaUetu. Tlie guns, with ot'ier tlnngn, were got on shore, and Tapsall joined the Arawa and assisted them in their fights. The piescnt foit, occupied by the troops, the native name of which is Pukemaire, was one pawheie Tapsull had his guns mounted, but was compelled to spike them and retreat to Matfttft. On the

retreat <~ his son was bom, "and 'he christened 1 ' him i Retreat u from that very circumstance. Subsequently to this Tapsall and his"natives wore attacked by Waikato and Ngaiteiangi. The pa of Maketu fell and the guns were captuied and taken by Ngaitevaugi to Te Tutnu, which they fortified, The Arawa having been reinforced by some of the inland tiibe«, attacked Ngavterangi at Te Tumu, and touted them, re capturing live of the guns,' the sixth was, I believe, taken to Taurangn. One of the guuii was tukon by Ngatikeiei!u, and christened " Tawake lmi moa," another r was called "Takingn," a" thiid "Koroua telai." " Tawake hei mda, was lying at Maketu and was ' one of the guns sold by Retreat; Takinga was taken into Rohoihi ; Koroua teka is now lying at Ohinemutu broken ; the fom tli was lyini* in the water ; and the fifth was lying close to Heii Haupapa's house, in the pa at Maketu. The two guns that wero sold by Retreat to Black, wero Tawake hei moa, and the one lying in the water. This was the giiovauce, .Ngatiketetu weie indignant that their gun, named after one of their gieat ancestoia of their tiibe, should bo sold by Retreat. A committeo was to have been held last evening to settle the affair, but Mr. L.iw did not attend, and in the morning the vessel had gone. I believe Mr. Black says he wanted them for hullasfc for his vessel, but the impression hero was that he has taken them down the cnast, for what purpose wo can't say — there is no doubt they might bo made serviceable. Winiata Pekamu was butied to-day. A. laige giave was dug, the bonus of Tongaioa were placed in the centre, Nga Tlu Tereanuku on one side, and Winiata Pekamu on the other. This grave w.is made close to Putangaru, a large house in the pa at Makotu.

May 6. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Kice, of the Native Office, and Mr. Atlvyns, of the Land Transport Coips, arrived from T.uiranga, and in the evening Mr. Civil Commissioner Smith and Dr. Nesbitt ai lived fiom the same place. This morning the ' Mavis' fi° m 'Jauianga, laden with firewoo.l, Uommissanat stores, and five tons of potatoes for the Aiaw.i, was off the bar — was too Lite to cro-s. In the aftsrnoon the hopper sounded for the natives to assemble to dance the war dance and to wolcome the letnrn of Mr, Smith. The natives answei ed to the call to the number of about 200, seveial of the tribes having meviously leturned to their homes inland, tiicd of waiting for Mr. Smith and food becoming veiy scaice. After dancing the war dance several speeches were made by the natives, neaily nil to the same puipoit, winch was to the effect that they wished the Government to Mipply them with clothes, food, and munitions of war. Mr. Smith lephed appaiently to the satisfaction of the Maous, as they oeparated evidently pleased. I could not gather the puiportof Mi 1 . Smith's leply, and on asking seveial natives, each has given a diffeient veision. I therefoic picfer saying nothing about it, lest T bhould make a mistake, and put woidsinto Mr. Smith's mouth that he never utteied. I wish to have the c edit of iclating facts, for I am peifcetly disgusted at the gios.» inisstatements that are made sometimes.

May 8. Feai fully lough night, wind blowing ficsh fiom the w esfc, with heavy bhowcis of rain. Ib cleaiecl up tow.irds morning and has been a tolerably Ine day, blowing stiong from the west with occasional slight showeis. Te Pokiha biought Dews m the nuddlo of the day to the Foit, that Nj»a,ti[»oioii, unuibeiing 1, 100, liad letmned again to Otamaiakau, on then load to Makctu. We aio m a much better position to receive them now than ever we weie. r JLhe Foifc has been sticngthencd by digging a deep ditch ou the only we.ik\ule, .md by erecting p.vi a ]ietb all round, so that in its.piesent (tosition 10,000 Maoris would not take it, -with their piesent weapons of \\<u\

May 9. The 'Mavis' sails tins tide foy Tauianga, taking with her Captain McDonnell, of the native contiu gent, who is just recording fiom an attack of fcvei, Lieutenant T.vlbot, of the 4 lid, and some men who sue witnesses in a case of larceny, to be tiled at the next session of the Supreme (J«uit.