BAY OF ISLANDS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3367, 1 May 1868, Page 3

BAY OF ISLANDS.

Br the arrival of the Government steamer ' Start' from the Bay of Islands' yesterday, we Jearn that at the last moment of her sailing ijhe' report that the two' murdereVs had been handed over to the authorities was contradicted. The ' Sturt' was delayed for several days in order that the pmoners might be brought up by her, but, as th«re were no signs of them on Tuesday evening, it was resolved to come up to Auckland at once, and despatch the ' Sturt' back to Jttussell. i A correspondent writing on the 24th April tt y a — «• I have just been informed, on native authority, that the murderer has been given up by the JKarawa to tfgapuhi. The Neapahi had surrounded the Rarawa pa, and would certainly have taken it. If true this is a great ppint gained, and relieves us from much anxiety." !From another source we have been supplied with a few further particnlars of the cause of j the quarrel between the Karawas and Ngapuhis. It appears a pa had been built by the Karawas near the TVhirinake, and the road close by was declared tapu. A fence was erected, but a portion of this was taken down by' the chief N uku, i» order that he might carry provisions to the Ngapuhi. Upon the last occasion | he made use of very insulting language and gestures in the face of the enemy, and several shots were then fired at him-^supposed to have been by half-castes. The wounds inflicted proved to be mortal. The Hon. J. C. Biohmond and Mr. Barsfcow visited the scene of war after his Excellency's departure for Auckland, and the natives then agreed to hand over the murderers. A large peace meeting took place, but with no practical result, as the murderers had not been given up when the ' Sturt' left.