THE EAST COAST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume VI, Issue 1753, 5 July 1869, Page 5

THE EAST COAST.

WAH NEWS. From the Haioke's Bay Herald. Jane 22. We are indebted for the following; semi-oilk-ial information tf> the Hgent for the Genei.il Goverr.:r-,«nt:— Colonel Herrick would ahortly be in a position to vi«il the opposite shore of the Lakf, and reap the fruits of his perseverance under difficulties and obstacles cf almost unsurmountable ch tractor in preparing his flotilla The settlements on the shores of Waikaremoana have Ion? been a source of standing menace to the Wairoa, Mohaka, and other places ; but we may hope shortly to root out the lawl banditti who are harbored there, and 10 restore confidonco to our settlers who have been exposed to their outrages. An important deipatoh was received on Saturday afternoon from Captain St. George, dated T u r.iru 25th inst. Captain St. George reports that TejKooli is now Moerangi, a few miles from the southern end of the Lak«. lie haß only one hundred men with him, and intends to make a stand. He has sent letters to the Hauhaus and a few friendly natives on tne western shore asking them to join him, but it is understood thtt they have declined to do so. Tho King party are also against him, as for as can be made out. On hii march np the eartsrn shores be destroyed Te Hutapi, and killed one man, perhaps two. He then went on to Te Kura and Waihi, and is reported to have burnt those places. Hori Tauteka and Kingi, with their people, had retired in the direction of Wanganui. T« Hen Hea ana Paurini are reported to have been taken prisoners, or to hav joined him. From Hatapi or Tauranga the Uriwera portion of Te Kooti's force returned towards their own coantry. As far as can be ascertained these number about one hundred. Hotipu Tcmamutn and thirty men had gone from Tapnshararu round the Lake, as far as Uatapi, to look for stray friendlies that may be hanging about the kaiagas, and ware to return on the 25th instant. Captain St. George had at Tapueharaiu tone 63 Taupo natives, and 100 Arawes, which was a sufficiently Urge forse to attack Moerangi. 100 more Arawas were on their way up to assist- A prisoner who escaped from To Kooti had just arrived, and stated that Te Kooti was on his way up the western shore to attack Tapuehararu; but Capt. rtt. George says they nre quite ready to receive him, and do not require any mora help. The ferry at the church crossing of the Sfohaka, between Pohui and Te Karoto, is now in complete order. A large canoe is worked by a wire oabls, and affords a safe and ready Cf mmunication in any state of iho river. Those who have been in tho habit of travailing this toad will appreciate the [advantage which this ferry affords. Captain Coventry, late of the 79th Regiment, marck.-d on .Saturday afternoon, with the detachment of Guides . o reinforce the garrison at Te Haroto. i'ljig is a fin" body of men. i'r.m Captain St. George's despatch it would appear that tho report of 21 of Aurora Hapi's people having b.-en killed by Te Iv;oti is incorrect, only one, or nt mosi two, having been killed ; and there reason to hope, from other ace mnts, that these pe>ple aro only hiding simrwhore Paora Hapi, wit': 20 and his women and children, are with cur garrison at To HnrJto. The Government have given gra uitiea of £5 each to Constables Raymond and KrooUir.g, for their zeal and courage in carrying despatches betwen Fcrt Galatea and To Haroto. -Mr. ilacdonald (overseer to Mr. Vjox) who, immediately :ifter the afi'iir at '..tiepo, volunteered tj open up communication with Fort Galatea from this side, and succeeded in doing so, decline i any reward for hid serviced. lie has i ffered to continue them at any time when his bo does not interfere with hii station duti-s; and tne Government have to thank him warmly for his disinterested services on s:vctal occasions. liATi: T INTELLIGENCE. An orderly arrived from Patea yesterday afternoon, having left Mr. Birch's station on -junday. He is th« bearer of letters regardi,.. T the movement? of Te Kooti, which coufir* i the in formation furnithed on the 25th inst. by Cnpi" St. George, as to Kooti's being at Nroerangi, on tt west sidi> of the Lake. He had Uk.-n Htu Jleu a Paorini, with nearly all the people who remain at ToUar.o, prisoners. Kooti had not killed any c them, bur wi-hej them to oin him. iiehu-1 destroyed and lojted Tokano. Hori PtiutPka .i:;d his people were at the liatipe fails, ii, ar Karailiaim's p.i, iVca, and w«re daily expecting some uf the Wanganui natives, to whom they had written for assistance.