before anybody knew they were coming; that they have converted a number of people to the most meticulously degraded superstition; that Te Hapuku, hither-to supposed to be the friend of the Pakeha, has invited them here, subscribed to their faith, and hoisted the rebel flag with many absurd ceremonies; and above all, that they are to be followed by further armed parties of propagandists, with the distinet object of defying the English and the peaceably disposed natives, in the hopes of bringing on disturbances. As soon as I had reliable