THE WANGANUI CHRONICLE AND RANGITIKEI MESSENGER. "Vérité sans peur.” Wanganui, September 20, 1860.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 209, 20 September 1860, Page 2

THE WANGANUI CHRONICLE AND RANGITIKEI MESSENGER. "Vérité sans peur.” Wanganui, September 20, 1860.

We have'only room for the following epitome of the news yesterday’s mail brought; in consequence of- the large space occupied by Dr. Featherston’s speech, <

7’he expedition from Taranaki, reported in our last, started on Monday instead of Sunday evening. On the following day (Tuesday, the 11th), another body of .wen, consisting of 1000 soldiers and 100 sailors under 5 Commodore Loring, the whole under Major-General Pratt, marched out towards the Waifara. They had not proceeded far before they fell into.an ambuscade, and hada'Jieavy fire.opened on them from some natives behind trees and in fern and scrub, from which they could not dislodge the enemy ; andy after several attempts,to;- do so, Were obliged; tofretreatiwitli the loss of one man.. If this report is correct, Major-General Gold may begin to hold up his head again. We can, only .-;account, for itihy the supposition that his Excellency the Governor, Major-General Pratt; and the military authorities generally,, are in league -with I)r. Featherston ,and his party in their factious opposition to. the ministry. It is evident that the object of the whole is to disgust the colony with the war, and to bring it to a desired end. And the sooner tliis is.done. the better, if our long series of humiliations is to continue, and our Taranaki war is to - end like the other contests we. have carried on, ..with so great meekness in times past. Our military commanders are, after all, the real missionaries. They exhibit,, in the, most praiseworthy manner, that meekness and forbearance which are the most delicate fruits of Christian culture, and thus they teach, by example, if not by words. ... Another., cause .disgust lyith . this series of reverses—called', by —is the proposal of, the ministry to borrow ,£150,000 to- pay expeiices. There are, indeed, some other items ;to be paid out of this sum, such as electric telegraphs, a lunatic asylum, and a penitentiary; and only .£40,000 is, in the meantime,, wanted for the war ; but as IF. King must be caught before be is put either in the lunatic asylum pr the penitentiary, of course the war expences will have the first claim on this .loan. The only other news from Auckland is* that the Native OfifeudmrsdSlJ is not pass lower house. A motion made by Mr. Fox, that Bishop Selvryn, Archdeacon Maunsell, Rev. A. iteidy and Rev. B. Y. Asliwell, |lio|d<f be examined by the Select Committed on tliis bill, was negatived by 18 .t 0.37. "V