PORT OF WELLINGTON.

Wellington Independent, Volume I, Issue 47, 21 January 1846, Page 3

PORT OF WELLINGTON.

An account of the number and tonnage of vessels lhat have entered Inwards and cleared Outwards at this Port, for the quarter ending January 5, 1846. T , Vessels. Tons. inwards from beyond seas direct 11 1996 " coastwise 39 1195 Total Tnwards .. 50 3190 Outwaids to beyond seas direct 9 1369 " coastwise ....39 1355 Total Outwards.. 48 2724 John Macautyy, T ._ Harbour Master. January 8, 1846. The War in the North.—John Held seems determined to leave no effort untried, to enable him to re,isr, successfully, ■British authority. Not contented with the assistance which he receives from the natives in his immediate neighbourhood, He has recently sent a message to the NgaHrakawa tribe, intimating that the white men _intend making war upon the whole aboriginal race, and that tho natives oudit in self defence ( 0 .ally round and assist him i« few, endeavour to drive out the English, lhe Ngatirakawas seem ... place implicit credence in hi. statement, and have in jfonflsquMioo urged the Ngatiawas, to join w the coalition. The Ngatiawas have, liovvcver, declined. Pomare, ibe ally of

Fitzroy,'and cnomy of tl.p Europeans, being related t-» the Ngatirakawas, there i* some probability that weshall beeven:ually embroiled with them, more especially if Pomare should be slain, for then, accordi>:g to rnuivo customs his relatives and friends will bo compelled to attempt t<> revenge his death, 'i h ■ presence of a large moveable force, is becoming more imperative every day.