The following, from the Tauranga Argus, appeared in our second edition yesterday:— THREATENED OUTBREAK.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 2962, 22 January 1867, Page 4

The following, from the Tauranga Argus, appeared in our second edition yesterday : — THREATENED OUTBREAK.

On Saturday, 12th instant, a rumour was spread over the town, that two men who are employed on Mr. Hill's farm had been captured by the Hauhaus. The farm is situated about four or five miles from Te Papa, on the Gats' Pa road. It was said that after capturing them they had taken them some distance in N the bush, and having shared them and cut off their hair they were deter- | mined to hold them prisoners. A messenger was at onoe despatched to the farm, and on his return stated that they had only been warned to leave by some friendlies as the Hauhaua were prowling about. On Sunday, 13th instant, two men who are employed on Colonel Harington's farm, on the banks of the Wairoa, werevWarned to come in. They were again ordered off on Monday, and came into TePapa. The same day all the friendly nativei came in from Otomoita, together with a few European! who reside there. (The latter came in for arms and ammunition.) They left again in the same afternoon.

WAIKATOS ORDERED t OUT. An order wm issued, at sevea p.m. on the 14th instant, that *U the Ist Waikato Regiment on pay were to parade on the militia oamp ground at nine p.m., to march to Wi Mupu, where it was said the rebels had built a pa within a few miles of that place, and were mustering in force. About 120 men and seven officers, under the command of Colonel HaringtoD, left the parade-ground about half-past ten, accompanied by Mr. Skeet, Mr. Graham, and a staff of assistants.

IMPERIAL TROOPS ORDERED OUT. At 4 a.m. (Tuesday, 15th) 350 men and 10 officers, under the command of Colonel Hamilton, of H.M. 12th Regiment, assembled on the military paradeground, And left for the same destination as the Ist Waikatos. < Mr. Clarke, Civil Commissioner (who only arrived thB evening previous from a tedious, journey to Rotoiti), accompanied the expedition. Colonel Haultain, Defence Minister, who is at present on a visit here, also went out.

GREA.T EXCITEMENT IN TE PAPA. A rumour reached us about eleven o'clock to-day that a son of Mr. Johnson, who resides on the banks of the Wairoa, the road to Waiwhatawhata, the Bcene of the last expedition, had arrived in town and reported that 50 armed Hauhaus were making for Judea, where reside Lieutenant Turner, and family, Mr. Faulkner and family, and several other settlers whose names we have nob been able to ascertain. But we find on making inquiries that the report was without any solid foundation. Mr. Johnson and his family having only been warned to leave. 2 p.m. — Mr. Clarice has just arrived, and reports that the troops had found the house, or pa, that has been spoken of as being occupied by the rebels, and had taken possession of it. In all probability the troops will be in this afternoon. There were no rebels seen about. The 12th, headed by the band, have arrived.

FURTHER INFORMATION. Since the arrival of the troops from Waimaupu, we hare been placed in possession of further information las to the whereabouts of the Haubaus. Messrs. Johnson, Wilkinson (Q-overnment Surveyor), and Pitt (late Lieutenant in the Waikatos), have had to fly into Te Papa. The followiug is the narrative given to ua by them. A threat held out was "that the white man who was meaiuring with the chain, and had resisted their authority, Atu* (God) had told them was the first to be killed." This refers, as many of our readers are aware, to Mr. Wilkinson, who refused to leave off surreying when warned to do bo. It appears that the Hauh&us were first seen close to the Wairoa by .some native women, who were on the look-out in consequence of one of the men having gone to bring his son in the morning from a place half-way from the Wairoa on the Minden Peak road, when he was met by- his brother, who requested him to return immediately as the Hauhaus were coming down that day to cross the Wairoa, either 7 by the ford close to Johnson's residence, .or by the road to Te Rang*, and burn the whares and murder those they found in them. Between one and two o'clock, on Tuesday, the 15th, Messrs. Wilkinson, Johnson, and Pitt taw them retiring towards the Peak (they having evidently seen a movement amongst the troops, who had gone out that day to reconnoitre and' capture any rebels they came across, in the Waimaapu district). They did not wish to leare the place ; . so they remained till about half-an-hour before sunset, when they determined to start for 'Te Papa, and, on ascending an eminence close to Mr. Johnson's residence, saw the Hauhaus returning to the Wairoa. Mr. Johnson was the first to observe them, when he exclaimed, "Here they come again." The other parties were rather startled, thinking they were close at hand, bnt providentially they were tome few miles from them. They arrived safe in Te Papa about twenty minutes past eight the same evening, having left everything they possessed behind them. Messrs. Johnson (the whole of hit crops) and Pitt will be great loser* if the threats held out to them are carried out by the fanatics, that is, to burn the whole of their whares down. Mr. Wilkinson also loses almost everything/ About noon all the 'friendly natives who could find room for themselves and crops left by canoe for an island called Rangiwaea, leaving a number of women and children behind, so that at present there is not a European about that part of the Wairoa. As near as they can guess, they saw, as they were defiling down the rise (where they had arview), between 40 and 50 of the fanatics. There is a rumour that the troops will march out again on the 17tih instan^. '