HAWKE'S BAY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2675, 12 February 1866, Page 5

HAWKE'S BAY.

Later from Waiboa. — The 'Huntress' arrived yesterday from Wairoa. When she left things were very quiet. Tt is reported by 'some that twelve Hauhaus had given themselves up, and others state the number to be twenty. The rebels were erecting a fighting-pa on the other side of Waikaremoana lake. Messengers were tent out to the Hsuihaus to offer terms of surrender, but had not returned with a reply when the steamer left. The troops belonging to the 12th Begiment were landed safely from the ' Huntress' on Thursday morning. Upon disembarking, the men took charge of the stockade. The number of rebels killed in the late engagement at

Waikaremoana is stated to be fifty. One of the rebel chiefs who was wounded in the affair has since died. — Hawke's Bay Herald, February 3. Since our last issue despatches have been received from Waiapu and Turanga, reporting that the whole of the East Coa^t is fast returning to thab state of tranquillity which is desired as much by the friends of the Maoris as of the colonists. "We hear that in one place the men, who but recently were engaged in blasphemous imprecations and idolatrous rites, have already begun to re-erect a church for the worship of the Almighty. Such intelligence as we have been able to collect from the Wairoa is, we regret to say, not so satisfactory. Humours are afloat that one if not two pas are being erected on the other side of the Waikaremoana lake; on the other hand some dozen or fifteen men have given themselves up to justice. It appears not improbable that another blow will have to be struck, and therefore, that the settlement of the di-trict will be delayed a few weeks longer ; there can however be no possible question about the ultimate result, the more so as our rulers evince an intention not to rest till the matter has been brought to a decisive issue ; in fact, to do their woik thoroughly. — Ibid., "February 6. Waiapu. — Awanui, January 26, 1866. — Everything is much the same as when I wrote last, with one or two exceptions. The commanding officer has removed all the men to Awanui, which will be much better for them than living in the Maori pa. lam sorry to inform you that 3mall pox has broken out amougst the natives here ; there are no less than six cases, none of which, I hope, will prove fatal. January 29 : To-day Morgan received a letter from the Wairoa, stating that thirty Haubaus and twelve friendly natives were killed, including a Tuparoa chief. The natives were rather excited on learning the news. We have had some heavy rain lately, which was very much wanted. — Ibid. The Whitr Road Mxtkdee. — The Supreme Court was occupied the whole of yesterday with the trial of Richard Farrell, for the murder of Mr. Thomas Foan. The evidence, with few exceptions, was the same as that taken at the investigation before the Resident Magistrate on the 23rd January last. The learned Judge summed up at great length, after which the jury retired, and iv about an hour and a half returned a verdict of guilty. His Honor then passed sentence of death upon the prisoner in the usual form. The piisoner heard his doom with a stolid indifference. The Court was densely crowded throughout the trial.- — Ibid. Fatal Aocidknt. — Yesterday morning about 9 o'clock, while the men belonging to the gaol were working as U3ual on the Coote-road, a mass of earth (about two tons), which was being excavated, suddenly gave way and came down with a crash, burying beneath it a military prisoner named Pike, belonging to the 12th Hegiment. He was killed. — Hawkes Bay Herald, February 6. Petroleum. — We are able to announce that specimens of petroleum or rock oil have been received in Napier by Mr. Beyers, and have been submitted by the Superintendent to a chemist for analysis. The discovery is not recent, but the unsettled state of the country has prevented specimens being previously obtained. — Ibid.