NATIVE REBELLION.

Marlborough Express, Volume IV, Issue 190, 21 August 1869, Page 6

NATIVE REBELLION.

SURRENDER OF REBELS. We are happy to inform our readers that the whole of the Waitotara rebels who had not been previously captured have given themselves up to Poma, and Toma, at Jerusalem and Kawairoa, up the Wanganui river. They have delivered up over sixty stand of arms, including rifles, breechloaders, and revolvers. They have completely thrown themselves upon the mercy of the Government, and are prepared to go wherever the Government may direct. They have no intention of returning to the Waitotara, hut wish to he distributed amongst the different settlements of the Wanganui natives up the river. They denounce Titokowaru as the cause of all their misfortunes, and are prepared to submit to any terms the Government may impose. This, we can assure the Waitotara settlers, is perfectly authentic, and taken with other facts—foxinstance the deportation of Tauroa and his party—will fully justify them in at once returning to their respective farms. We have further information upon the subject to which we cannot give publicity, but the whole tends to show that the settlers may return with the most perfect safety. Meantime we would strongly recommend the Government to have those men removed as speedily as possible from where they now are. There are at least three murderex-s amongst them. —Wanganui Times. LATEST FROM AUCKLAND. By the s.s. Wanganui, which arrived late last night, we have Auckland papers of Saturday, 7th instant. They, however, add little to the information already before the public. The Herald says that a person residing and carrying on business at Parnell has been arrested on the charge of selling some of the arms and ammunition to natives, lately discovered in possession of the three Maoris remanded on the charge of illegally removing firearms and ammunition from one place in the Colony. Te Kooti still remains with a large body of followers in the neighboi’hood of Tokangamutu. Eewi, and other chiefs of the King pax-ty are with him, and although the King expresses a determination to hold no intercourse with Te Kooti, and while other professedly friendly natives express their determination to drive him away from the neighborhood of the Waikato, still the fact remains that he has been allowed to entrench himself in a strong pa quite near to the King’s court —not more than seven miles from it—that Eewi and other leading chiefs are living with or near him, and that his supplies are drawn from King natives. The mines on the Thames goldfield still cause the same excitement, both down at the field and at Auckland. Ground is being taken up daily on lease, and companies are being formed.’ A new rush during the week

has taken place to Coromandel. In the main range, just above the old workings, one of the richest reefs yet discovered in the Province has been opened up during the past week, and as much as £IO,OOO for a full share in the claim has been asked.—Wanganui Chronicle. PATEA LOOKING UP. Patoa, although down as low as any place could be without being wiped from the map, never despaired, and it should now choose for its motto, Resurgam. It is flourishing again, and trade does not seem much depressed for the removal of the prisoners. We are informed that a very awkward question arose the other day, in consequence of the prisoners having taken away all their money, leaving the women and children penniless. It was considered these should porfo- ra sundry ablutions, but there was no money to buy soap, and no Peabody to make a grant. The worst of it is, Mr. Booth is not so assiduous as he ought to be in these sanitary matters. The prisoners are in rags, and no clothing is provided by the Government. Where are the missionaries ? Where is Putiki, and the English second-hand apparel emporium ? Even Hauhau prisoners should be clothed. The settlers are gaining confidence, and are gradually going back to their farms, on which agricultural operations are being resumed; but there is a great scarcity of ready money, which is the one desideratum at the present time. Messrs. Taplin and Muir have built a really handsome and commodious store at Carlisle [the new Patea township]. Mr. McGuire has also built a large store in the township. Mr. Casey has at considerable expense got up a first-rate billiard-room and table. A few private houses are springing up, and Patea is showing signs of activity and life. If the Government deal justly by the settlers, the traces of the war will be soon effaced from that once flourishing district.—Wanganui Times.