The Native Rebellion.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 104, 14 March 1864, Page 4

The Native Rebellion.

CAMr TE A \V".\ MUTC. oci: OIVS COnttKSl>OXl>KXT.] !). 1 lie ( tenera) nut having come hat ir from Imvn wv Ita.v,.- little or no ,>:tfticttl.ir mr-vs to niai... It is .-aid the object of ids visit, was to consult with tin: Coventor as to tilt; propriety of wni.n lieloi-e the winti.-r sets in. There is plenlv of time to do .so if Die transport service won!,l be enabled to carry provision on. Thi.s is a verv <ri^,t litiestion, as. there are no roads do, and the stori s could only he hrou-hi l, v t,aek itois s until tin, roads v.vre oomph-ted. There are several swamps that have to b,. crossed, over which it will lake some time to make briiljf.-s, and two small rivnlels to bo forded and a v. iy tiii.-lc hn-di. so that alloe-olhcr the rout-' '.V.m'd not hi; one of till! easiest; hut if {h,. w,„l; were c.,mmcne,;d at once all mitcht be tiroti.rlv lini.slieii before winter, so that tlie Mores can be yot. nil, as we should n.-i tssarilv have lo huild ;i reilotiht and keep a strong force there, lieu i's people, it is feared, art; inakinu- their way towards" Tarunald; nut!, il 60, we shall have another campaign j n that Jiatt next summer.

tic native ehict' Witcmu Toi Toi, ivlio. il. will be recoil- cicd, cam- into < :unj. ; t ~hoit time b;i.-k wiili u ol tn,,w 1,1 asceitain Hit; terms of peace, lias not at yet made his r.ppearance again, sis j>i omis< il; it wus undoubtedly sin intrigue on his part to ohtain entrance to the camp tu reconnoitre, ami also lo obtain an '■jV>rvi.™-_ will, the Maori prisoners if however, he was defeated. U c hill! a very strong wind in camp vcslerdav and l i>' nay More, turning i„ a hurricane— a.l the ~„ts. ami lh,„, t!,, t wen; not tirmlv lixc.lt,, ucseeml,-a vi'i'v 11 v IJ, Mi-!:.,.,-,. u . iml • ( ~0 1. ,, !H . i|i(t Cnn.s u.rn, 1,,;.,,,] ~ lip H si..,rl c1iHi.,,,,,. I. i. iu. firouiui and !]„•„ threu- il ,I„ wn again. «(> nl the iiu-ii hflmi;;i!i ; r to Uu- corps w.-iv ivi„.r <lov,„ instil,- at tin- time, tmd ,-i-i,- L i what was'the : ::, id n,shed outside (!u . j , . hose h,okmg he dust » !f verv i„ ~er-. ,i '-" 1 *-* V'" wooch,, lion-,-.. - ,-v,.vvl!,i„;, Kin smothered--wnich was civatlv sitMi-d (o hv the : jnrti having, in „ju.-nr-e tt lav,e ; ,,,hie wind. WI | t ' ' " 1 "" a ''""I'- Al night ; or three ini'es around am! bla/.ed uuav furiou-lv -til : iiiiint. i here wciv two courts inarir.il hchl vestei\lnv---one <111 one ol tile private, of (he 70t'„ J.Ygt., for s(ealm-< ; a CO.III-iHie s nun on (lie march here ; am! the oilier; on ;t private m the for on (!ie | hnc ofmarcli. j»lamt nmierarr l .-: i\v Colonel Muloek, I ol lite 7(||]| 'l'hei-e are il inniil.er oi'men in 1 tin- "iim-d-rooms their trials hy courts mar- I fial. Drunkenness seems lo he tin- pri'neiiMtl et-ime. Lite only means tintnn iiits here oi fretting in a r-iatc ot inloxieiitioii ij hy a. coimiwie's {jvoj: (,:s tiiev are only allowed a -iila-titiy per man). This J knoxv to ho ;i hvt, thai such sums ;is i's. lid. lor u man's Lnx-g ittue £'c-jn paid iiy tlto.se wiio ure craving Jbr inoi'i■. j iie iiaiu oi the *70: ii Ke;tt.. ',ho fried :',n* ftcrtling ),i- eon,r,,il<-'n 1 |,u,,. j,,,i I. ''■I ' "'1 {•»'