TE WHATA, RIVER THAMES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 140, 25 April 1864, Page 5

TE WHATA, RIVER THAMES.

[feoii a cokbebpoxdkst.j April 19. j As usual not much news from litre; a lew day* since ivo had a Maori down from the front, he ac'k- j nuwledges they have been drubbed at Oakau, and • 1UI! killed, but don't know how many Kuiojitwii.--, and i tour more c.,11111- down yesterday, b juiid down tin: i coast, but 1 could ~,,t boar anyUnng from them, onlv i liml Thompson wi.uM not h'. : i) lt < UrA to ],io|i>.-e ! inr |)i'.n:e, :ihii<nii;)i j K - would like ii, but it must be j from thosj iii.it urged liim into the war. 1 Jie;ird i that tlirev or ]~iir o! the Waikato cbieln liad consent- ' ■ ■d to pi0j,.,.,; lor ; J( ;aci- aj,'j-f«iblo to the Oi-ncral's jiri.j-..»-it:..., >:i jnliil>:.j tliut, WaikMn uiid nad ruutkeii tii<; Awainuiu, whic'u tliese natives ;i]i-IK-ar to believe, and that tlie Maoris had tliot two h;ilf-(Mstes aj traitors lo tlieireause, I believe ifeKar-lhii.-'s y(,ti have this as I have heard it. You Imv... of cmirhi; he.nd how Mr. ilaekay has hnd S'niie <.f the rebels' arms delivered over to" him, but some of them han;c Inick, thinking it will not be known, but far as regards the Thames natives, I think they will all hand over their arms shortly ; the lii.ioiisenient.i the Goneral h:ivo given them since Meremere. had hud a very beneficial effect on the whole of them. mndo a seizure of some things from tie ' George,' and your humble servant had a Kmall j/fetiitg* <>i iobnvo, (30ibfc.)» tttk%n, ?, =»ge !ua»>", Mid

4 bags nail, its on board tho * Ksk.' Ooorgo Simpson had 5 casks on board which were also soizod, ho put them gn board as ompty, and turned out to bo lull of trade, my eon heard him toll IJuchanan nnd .Stewart they wuro empty casks tbr pork, and im. email picknges from the Maoris were also seixiil , tho irallant commander noted very humane toward* one uf the .Maoris, ho allowed him to bring home a crinoline petticoat, ".! bonnets, :uul some other femalo furniture which has sriveu these dusky devils! a very high opinion of him ; I should not b<) nt all surprised ;it liiiii receiving; some small favour from them in n>tnm for this kind iui, as usual the cry with thoin in kapni ie IFerniiiiiiw. I wrote you iu my hut what a preference Maulvaskill seems to have, thnt ho blinds down such (luantitios Di'ti-uU-, however, 1 have s.-nt u bitter cup this time to the Government, it's he.st to j; o to tliu fountain head. My real opinion is, that all the natives will come to the Ifovernnn.-nfs terms, and should you see anything in the Cross about the Maoris keeping their S ur.s Ikicl;, it L-omos from a certain jwrty \ip the river. lam sure, of this, and then: is no foundation whatever in saying so. I know every Maori that's boon from line, audit' I lind any of them trying to sneak out oi' it, I will tnko good caro thoy shiili not. I will hand all tho name;; over to the Government, but them is time, enough for that yet. I have good information of somo of thu wurst of Iho characters that were at the Wuiroa.