The Native Rebellion.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 135, 19 April 1864, Page 4

The Native Rebellion.

l'UKKimiu. [l-KOM. A COHJtKSI'ONDK.vr.J April 14. I have this d iy buon to the natives pah anil found it deserted with tin: exception of three, old men, in: was deal' and blind, another blind, and i;ne was a cripple, i think they have rather dom; the lieiieral this lime. Win. Niiylor went to see tin: natives and brought two or three grisit ehicls in, who promised that on Wednesday next (that was yesterday), 'iOO or 300 natives would come in, they .stopped iill niuht and eat enough to last a company of soldiers a woTk, and then went buck to send in the rest. On "Wednesday morning about 100 of old women, children, inlirin and sick men came in, most of the women were the wives of the. prisoners in the Hulk, and tint wus all. About 1:2 or 18 or "JO old muskets were also given up. Thus the natives have gained two objects, viz., time to get all away quietly, and getting rid of iill their non-uilcctivb*, "which i call a m;ister stroke on their part. 500 of the .30th went up to the pah, and 1 wcnl with them only as a visitor. There is conie first class bu;h land there. Tin; natives have cleared n great (leal of it and have had wheat on it. They seem to huvu been princ-iiiallv living on hoilrd w'heac and Taua. berries. 1 only saw potatoes in onu pit and those, very lew. The llorutiu river is a very tine one. April 15. The Governor arrived this morning in camp and had an interview with the prisoners. The}' wero in a dreadful way, and any ono from their features could easily sou that they" were denouncing Naylor for getting them to come" in under false pretences. The head quarters are to bi: removed immediately from this part of the Province; the General and staff leave, this to-morrow morning, and the 70th Itogimcnt with a detachment of artillery, march also to-morrow for Kgaruawhia c-n route to Auckland; so all further operations up this way are suspended for the present. About 800 men leave the advanced camps to move towards Auckland for embarkation, hut this number will very probably Vie considerably augmented by troops from j some oi the oilier posts. The force takes several pieces of ordnmiru with it, and a largo qnantitv of ammunition from heie, .which, I hear, w;ll bo conveyed down the river to I'oit, Waikatn, then to lie <;ink;ri;ul lor J.cmU quarters. TheTar,inaki operations will In; <■~,mini need unm.-r similar tircuui»lauciM<i tliOM! ill the Waikato liirt year. The (iei:ei-..l v.,11 li.ivc-,.;i iii.- ; t ir;iiigi.nienl> (iiunig- U.e wimer, re.-uH' j to commence, iii tfie oi.iiv.g. I only trust that at-the end of next summer he wiil iiuvi- driven tins Tarnnukis alid Kgaliiuaniii« aa lav from Js\.w l'lyuioutii ijb iiio lain b-itti-tiTil >i« from Auckland.

I don't Know what we are going to do with our i prisoners, I tAink they .•■hunld bo .-ent buck to where j thuv Cftni'e from, in oitl-'i , tiiat thoy m:g/it tie subjectto ii Fiv.v of the hardships during tin- approaching winter tin-result-of or" their own fully uml wiekedness but instead of that will bo accommodated with : nuiv tents or comfortable quarters nnd supplitxl Willi rations from the Government at the peoples expense. Tlie troops marching to-morrow take tf.6 "day's rations, cooked, with thorn, that \yfll ci'vn- th'em'ns j tar us Kganiawahia, the gnns .i-nfl a::uiuinition go by the return steamer. . . | The Governor l!ks returned for Auckland. I