ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. AIREDALE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XX, Issue 1111, 4 July 1863, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. AIREDALE.

RISING OF THE WAIKATOS. EVACUATION OF TATAR ABIAKA. [FROM THE ' ADVERTISER,' .JI'LY 2.] The long and anxiously expected Airedale arrived this morning at 11*15, bringing news from Auckland to the 27th ult., and from Taranaki to the 2Sth ult. She left the Manukau on the 27th ult.. at 5 p.m.; arrived at Taranaki at 10 a.m., on the 2Sth: left again the same day at 4 p.m.; and arrived the following morning at Nelson, where, being too late for the tide, she was detained outside the Boulder Bank for the day. She left Nelson at 7 p.m. on the 30th, passed through the French Pass about 11. and arrived at Picton at 7 in the morning. A terrine south-east gale was encountered in the Sound, which prolonged the passage to Picton. She left Picton at 1130 a.m. on the Ist, and at 2 p.m. brought up i:i Okokari Bay—the strength of the S.E. gale and the heavy tumultuous sea at the mouth of the TonChannel precluding the possibility of Iter getting out. At 7 o'clock this morning she left Dkokari Bay, and arrived here as above. A very heavy ;ea was running oil Terawiti, and the wind in the Straits was S.W.

The Airedale's detention in the Manukau caused by her being taken np by Government : make a special trip to Taranaki; which special trip, however, was not made, the state of the Manukau bar preventing it. The Claud Hamilton was t- 1 perform the service in her stead, and was to leave Auckland for that purpose at 6 p.m. on the 27th u.t. Mr. Reader Wood, Colonial Treasurer, is a passenger by the Airedale.

Instead of having to report the occurrence i: - battles at Taranaki, with the defeat of the rebels. have to record the rising of the Waikatos and departure of General Cameron with a large ponw; of the forces to Auckland, without having nr?given either Taranakis or Ngatiruanuis a thrash'.;*The field of battle, it appears, is to be the W and the second and third battalions of the militia have been called out. it is presumed, tor tac protection of the capital. We give below the letter of our Taranaki correspondent, and the most interesting items of mtc.ligence from New Plymouth and Auckland. , A man by the name of Haper has been for trial at Auckland for the wilful murdi-r oi J--wife, with whom he had not lived on good He had stabbed her with a butcher's knife «ii.conversing with her in the yard. We see from the ' General Government that tenders are required for the mail service * tween Melbourne and Otago. to commence on m<.January next. ~ The assent of the Queen to the Native has been gazetted, and Auckland luis been co.ijtuted a district under the Act. ; The s.s. Claud Hamilton will take the the Lord Ashley, and the latter vessel will Puerto Sydney. [from our own correspondent] New Plymouth, dune The Airedale, two days over-due. arrive! morning from Manukau, and at once i' • the Southern settlements. Since the General j parture everything has been very quiet here, am' • • the troops are now being taken away, I think 11. ■ Ave shall have a quiet time of it for several ' mmn^_ The Eclipse unexpectedly arrived yesterday w ing, and came for troops. She did not bring_ a _ m ' ' and we could only gather that as troops quired at the North, that the Waikatos have nun i "sign." The Eclipse left at 4 p.m. with J 1 ' 1 o 70th, and the whole of the 40th and t'otli. m > about 300 men. r i. o By the Airedale this morning I hear tna Claud Hamilton is coming down, and al -"° . , Harrier, and will convey to Manukau the rest o 70th, all the mounted men, the Armstrong gun*.' the Land Transport Corps, leaving Taranaki its original garrison of the 57th. r I presume that it is the intention of the to invade the Waikato country, and leave while to take care of ourselves. Taranaki i* menaced on both sides, but I am certain tha «<• hold our own, and hunt up the rebels oeoasiona . • well. 1 don't think much could he done again enemy in this province until summer; no could be made in the present unsettled Sia e weather, so that the troops, with their ga an might just as well amuse the W aikatos. the only event since Friday, to be addedo ti 'Herald's' Journal, is the bombardrner it c _ Kaitake pa, on the range, which took I ice -V'.; nl i,ivThe Armstrong guns (4) poured an .u • directed fire of shell into the pa and rin a distance of 1,500 or 2.000 yards. j \' s i, e ll of the pa was knocked to pieces, and si• u fell into the whares—the ground was pi e _ i£ and the dust flew in all directions. Oi c

not known what injury the rebels sustained, but it is almost c«rtain that some were killed by the first will be evacuated to-day or to-morrow, Cameron's successor had not arrived in Auckland, and nothing is known of him. [from a corkespondknt of the 'colonist.'] New Plymouth, June 28. Sinco the affair of the 4th instant nothing of importance occurred here until the departure of General Cameron for Auckland in the Eclipse, with the object, it was understood, of meeting the new General (l)upuis). Fears are entertained by some that Cameron will not return, while others hope that lie will, and be permitted to work out what he has so well'begun. However, the settlers seem all determined to memorialise the Government to keep him in the country. His conduct to civilian soldiers is conspicuous for kind consideration, and it is quite refreshing to witness with what good will they perforin the duties demanded of them, though these are much heavier than formerly. On Thursday, Hapurona, William King's fighting chief, who was paid £100 per annum by the Government' for keeping possession of the redoubt at Waitara, sent us a formal challenge, addressed to the Governor, the General, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Parris, with a verbal message that if they did not come and fin-lit him in the light of the sun, he should march in from Mataitawa to the Bell Block, driving before him all living things that might come in his way. Bv the " light of the sun," he means openly, without aiiihuscade, but he forgets to name the day on which our troops are to meet him, or the place. Yesterday, the Eclipse returned from Auckland without the General, for the purpose of taking away troops, as the Waikatos have risen. This is all I could learn. About 300 were sent away by her at onct ,—about 100 of the 70th, the remainder made up of the 65th and 40th. 100 mounted artillery are expected to leave -by another steamer, probably the Claud Hamilton or the Harrier. The Airedale has arrived on her way to Nelson. She brings no confirmation of the Waikato disturbance that I can hear of. [FROM THF ' TARANAKI HERALD,' JUNE 27.] The Eclipse arrived this morning from Manukau with important news from the North, the particulars of which we have not been able to learn, but the Waikatos are said to have risen. That something serious has occurred may be judged by the fact that, instead of General Cameron coming back here, the Eclipse returns to Auckland to-night with the 70th; and we hear that Captain Mercer and the Mounted Artillery, the 40th, and the 65th are to follow. We suppose Tataraimaka will now be temporarily abandoned, and we hope Oakura and Poutoko too, as the natives will then be emboldened to come within reach. The Airedale started for this port on Tuesday with Government despatches and letters, and was to return on Friday (yesterday) with Commissariat horses, but could not cross the bar. She is detained by the Government till 3 o'clock this day, when she will leave for Taranaki. Four hundred volunteers for " active service " are wanted by the Government from the Ist division of !>he Auckland Militia. They are to receive 2s 6d per day and rations. The Eclipse has brought no mail.