The Native Rebellion.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 141, 26 April 1864, Page 4

The Native Rebellion.

RAGLAN. [from our ovrs correspondent.] April 18th. Tho new P. 9. ' AVavjpnrmi' entered the harbour thi* morning, bringing a cargo of sheep and eattle for the Commissariat. "From her nppcarunee she fully bears out- the hieh enroniun's that !nev been pnsse.l upon her since her first advent in tin* Colour: she will [ undoubtedly prove a boon to all the settlements of j the "West the * AVomrn* and '.Storm Hird' j having both an overplus of work iu>t now. j 1 hear one of our old Maori residents. one Kereopa i of the Tainui has surrendered bis arms. Are., to the i ("Vnera.l. Tie was a man of same influence down | here and n most extensive bounce, but the tribe to | whic-h he belongs is numerically insignificant. He | has not been living with Ins own people for some ; time past haying cruelly deserted hi* loving and devoted, and taken unto himself another rib. Vor j this high crime and misdemeanour he wa* ignominiously expelled the place and has been living away up the coast. "Doubtless this la«t escapade of his will take the starch out of him pretty considerably. April Utth. To-dav the 4 Wanganui' took her departure for the South, having landed her live stoeU in first clivw condition, and to all appearance little the worse for the voyatre, to judge by the vigorous maimer in which " Messiem* beef" rushed about the town>bij» upon landing. To-dav six natives belonging to the "Ngatimahutu. TCawhia, surrendered their arms. &e., to ?vlaior M't Jregor. One would think that the fact of those surremlerinirs from time to time must have a beneficial effect upon other tribe* thai arc Known to be heartily sick of the war. ami are onlv waiting a chance to back out of it in a manner as little derogatory to Maori dignity as possible, and with a little--just a little —looking after the main ehanee, in the way of ulterior profit. Our Maori members of the peace society. Messrs. Xcro and Co.. have not vet returned from the front. The old gentleman hit out stronglv for a " niche in the Temple of Fame." and for a while past has loomed large in the public prints, but himself and scheme have collapsed. At some future lime we most sincerely hope ihe good old man —for conscientious and sincere In his endea. vours he certainly is—mav take an active part in the final negotiations for peace, but that halcyon time is still in the distance. The great, ami let us hope the linal. >truggle at Taranaki must come ; then, and not till then, when thoroughly broken down and subdued, the wretched fosterers of the rebellion humbly beg for terms, will there be anv possibility of concluding a really lasting peace.