The New Zealand Herald. AUCKLAND, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1864. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 84, 19 February 1864, Page 3

The New Zealand Herald.

AUCKLAND, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1864. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

St'F.CTEMUR. AOEXDO. Give every innn thine ear, but low thy voicei?*™ 1 man , * censuro, but resorve" tliy judgment. Tliis abova hll,—To thine ownsoir bo true; And it , mist f o [| OWi lls tho n , h( . t . |lo i( IUOH canst not tlion bo fulso to any man "

Testkhd.vx evening we were somewhat surprised at receiving no letter from our own Correspondent at To Kori, and still more ho at hearing that no mail had arrived from the Iront. In the course of the afternoon, however, we had been favoured with the perusal of more than ono private letter which had left Te liori by other and direct means, and from all of them we learned the important intelligence, that white flags had been hoisted on the several rebel pahs, though for what purpose, whether for a mere temporary armistice or for an opportunity of coming to terms of submission, was not known. "We should scarcely think the latter, or, if so, that they would be likely to be of such a nature as would "be acceptable to the General, or to the Colony ; for, irksome as may be the the performance of military duty to civilians, or great as may bo the loss occasioned by the war to nineteen twentieths ■of the settlers, there are we believe but few amongst \is who would wish to see the present struggle ended until absolute submission to the Queen's mil liority and the supremacy of the law has been fully and incontestibly established, and the only material guarantee the native can give, given, as a pledge of their sincerity. "We iire glad to learn that the Government, with a thoughtful care, have determined on keeping the newly-arrived volunteers and their fumilies a.s nearly together as possible, probably with a view to their early and ultimate settlement. The military settlers with their families, who have arrived in the ' Swiftsure,' are to be stationed at Burton's Camp for the present. Tents will be pitched in readiness for their reception, and the ' Corio' will take them up the Taniaki river to Eaird's wharf, from which place the men will be ma7-ched, and the families and luggage conveyed in carts to the cam]). As we all along suspected, the loss to the Maories in the engagement which took place the other day, at "Waiaro, was greater than was then known. From a gentlemen, who took a conspicuous part iu that engagement, and who arrived in town the day before yesterday, we learn that already forty-eight dead bodies of the enemy had been found, and that from the nature of tlw ground it was probable that more would still be discovered, and others in all probability never. As so much of the success of the General's movements depends upon the regular water communication hv way of the Waikato. it is a matter of public congratulation to know that the ' Avon' will soon be afloat again. Mr. Eowc with his working party are now engaged in raising this useful little vessel, raid he expects to have her on the ways during the present week, when the necessary repairs will be pushed forward rapidly. The ' Koheroa' is busily at work, and at each trip, we believe, she takes up as much as will provision the troops for live days. "When we think of the result which might have arisen from such accidents as those which have befallen these two useful vessels, we cannot but feel that the thanks of the army and the colonists are due to the untiring energy and undaunted perseverance which has characterised the action of the Minister of "War, and through his personal example, the several grades in the department. Quickly on the spot, himself to see and know the emergency necessary to be met. the plan has been thoughtfully decided upon, and once lixed, energetically carried out. In this manner diflieulties "which must have paralysed the skill of any General in the field have been averted, and the country has been spared a disastrous retreat of the troops upon Ngaruawahiii. It is with pleasure we inform our readers that the second AVaikato steamer, to bo called the ' Hangiriri,' was ready at the date of our last advices, for shipment in the 'Beautiful Star.' The ' ]{angiriri's'boilers hud been placed on board that vessel, which was to leave Sydney for Port "Waikato on the 11th instant.' She made the last run between those ports in eight days; so that in all probability she will have arrived at Port Waikato at the time we are now writing.