ARRIVAL OF THE ST. KILDA. LATEST FROM POVERTY BAY. (From the Hawke's Bay Herald, April 13.)

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume XX, Issue 2057, 19 April 1865, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE ST. KILDA. LATEST FROM POVERTY BAY. (From the Hawke's Bay Herald, April 13.)

The s.s; St.-Kilda, Capt. Peck, /formerly of the Colonial Government . brig Victoria., in which capacity r fre was well kilown&rid highly esteemed) arrived from Poverty Bay on Tiiesday last at 10 a.m. The" St. Kildaleft Napier on Saturday at 2 a.m., and arrived off Wairoa for some time, but did not communicate with the shore. Offlttahiaf, the "Snip* MW|§ bbarded py the pilot, who reported all qui'etand a good feeling on the part of .the Jresictent natives. Left at 5 p.m. on Saturday for. Poverty Bay, and at midnight, on* Portland IslaScL passed a large steamer steering south. . Arrived in Poverty Bay at 7.a.tn. on Sundaf , .and at once communicated with the short*: The Hau hau §arty, with Patara at their head, was still. in le neighbourhood, but Kereopa was supposed to have returned to Opotiki. The state of matters was pretty milch as when the Bishop left — the influence of the , Hau hau being to sprae extent counteracted by the preience of Wi Tako and party. The latter were at the big pah, 'and a large hui was.td > be Held oil -tPuesday last. The feeling of tn& Eurdpeani was that?, as sdon as Wi Tako and party took their depai'ttire the resident niitiveS would t breakout^ such of the settlers ds remained were busily engaged getting their gbpets to the iandirig place; and otherwise making, pre r i>arations for departure. , The Lady Bird had palled in on Saturday, and went on to Auckland with the Bishop of Waiapil anct passengers frdm Napiet: ■ .The St Kilda left for Napier on Monday it half-))afit^ p.m., with a light westerly \vina, wHich lit 9 p»m.. shifted io a heavy southerly gale.. , At midnight, off Portland Island, spoke H.M. i.s. Esli, and.ari; swered questions as to the of m Otters at Poverty Bay. .It was blowing very hard f dt . the time, and the two ships had to be brought in rather unpleasant proximity before jinf oral communication could ua'ss bptv?&i them. Capt. Deck \yas not a'vvare till reaching Napie? that his Excellericy was 6n bb^r'd the Ship 1 ot The St Kilda steamed 1 ibr Wairoa Wte Sn night; having on board Major Lambert, Mr. Locke; trad li volunteers as a^urird to the stockade; as well sk k supply of arms and ammunition She will leave on T^hursflay next upon another visit to Poverty Bay. The Bey. S. Willianrs and the native chief? will then return to Napier, as well as, in atl probability, Archdeacon W. L. Williams and the remaining settlers.

(From the HdwJke'i Bay Herald, April iti.)

JJy the St Kilda.we have news from th 6 Wairofi district to the 13th. At that time a large party of pai marire native's^ said to be four huridred strong add to btfve Mr. He'wett's head in their possession, were within' a day's march of Wairoa. Their mission was for the purpose of making proselytes,' and they would fight, they said, only if interfered with*. We trust, for the take of putting an effectual stopf to the outrages of these scqunttrelsy that they will be interfered with and that to s*ome purpose. The government have acted 1 in" ftls rna'tter with promptitude. Major I^ambertj upon' landing from the St: Hilda, had a quantity of arms and ammunition whi6h' were forwarded by His Honor the Superintendent,' placed iti a f&njpbmry building, under guard of tho party, of Volunteers. He also selected a' site" for the stockade,- which had arrived* fy th'« Mahia, atod would! be erected-in course" of a* few days. Some of the arms were subsequently issued by 6apfc. Dpighion to the loyal natives; and, oifthe • 18th, the Native contingent, under* the command 1 6f Ropu and Paora, Wttir'oa* chiefs; pa¥. fded with arnis'for the inspection of the' { Maj&r. The party, wirfcb: mustered' nearly; j6o men, Expressed tbeir* desire' to try their' strength' with the H«u'B?au' { dndpTove tne'ir loyalty to, the Queen. In' addition to the small party of between tweniy and thirty resident Europeans have been diiibHed and armed— making in all about ll6o'.mdhwho have been dirm^d for Ihe defence of Jha liV^roa disbict ind'tHe northern boundary of the nrovince. A diffdrtnce, of- opinion will 1 Hme,' without doubt. aJ" to the pradence of placing so many itmu in thff hands of natives, more especially in the prefsen^ wavering state of the native mind; but the' government Had eVery reason tb place reliance tnSon the integrtiy of Kopu jftid the others, and.experience hafif shewn us native Varfare is a (foniingßnt tribes^ So far, therefore, as human '^mresigbt eitendd,- this safety' of the northern P«rt of the province hai' beett^ provided for; without doubt, the' prompt treasures' tAke*hß^ the government, coupled with*'the Tisits of the ereamei' St. Kilda, will have a salutary effect' on the native mind. During Ihesfftyof tHe St.- Klhla', the native chief had a meeting of his followers, when it Xhi resoled to' take decided steps against tha Hau Hau, should fn'ey a^emp't, any. of their nonsense'at fb'e, Wairo*>. while Inaka Whaahga; as we understand, has given'peremptory" oVderi~to'them to cteaf 6ut; of his district at l^nhmki." A rumour is said to have reached 1 WairoM through native sanrces 1' to the effect that the Artwm* had again' signalled them■elves in the Bay of Plenty, having'defeated the'rebels with considerable"loss*

- The HtAi/nr oi? the' Tcrtnt. — Much sickness prevails mt present in Napief. ' An epideiriic, which «B»umes the form of 'an' ulcerated fhroat, has beeu genftrilly prevalent. I( attacks both old and joupg, and, among the latter has ttnainated jainiyin TWTeral inrt» tjc»«-~-/^.'