of great assistance in thinning their numbers, they remained 3 weeks, and made several attempts to force the intrenchments but without success. In one of these they lost 150 men who were cut up and devoured with surprising quickness by the Ngamotu and other tribes opposed to them - To use Mr. Barretts own words, he could only compare the interior of the Pa at this time to Leadenhall Market, there were so many parts of the human frame hanging up preparatory to being cooked - Notwithstanding the Waikatos were greatly superior in numerical strength to the Ngatiawas, the latter forced them to retreat and showed no quarter to those that fell into their hands - The Waikatos paid Muturoa a second visit about 9 years ago, they were then 4 or 500 strong and blockaded a small Island called Kimi Kotahi in order to make prisoners about 200 of the Pukitappu and Ngamotu tribes who had taken refuge there these poor wretches were captured almost without resistance and carried in slavery to the country of their conquerors. Within the last 3 or 4 years several have returned and are located in their old haunts''. Mr. Barrett has been married for the last 5 years to the Native Woman who had before followed his fortunes, a return she deserved for a long and tried attachment. His marriage gave him additional influence over his wifes people, for the natives, seem now, fully as well as Europeans, to understand the binding nature of the marriage contract. 2 of his companions, men who had formerly been engaged with him whaling in Queen Charlottes Sound, but who accompanied him to Taranaki when he left the Southern Island, finding that