THE WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT Wednesday, March 11, 1846. THE AFFAIRS OF THE HUTT.

Wellington Independent, Volume I, Issue 54, 11 March 1846, Page 2

THE WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT Wednesday, March 11, 1846. THE AFFAIRS OF THE HUTT.

Since our last, some fifteen more families have been, robbed by the natives of all they possessed, and, in consequence of violence offered to females, compelled to quit their land. The number of men, women, and children, deprived of their property by the natives, amounts to more than two hundred. One .of the females, whose name from motives of delicacy we refrain from mentioning, was treated most shamefully. Some slight skirmishing has taken place, but without any injury being inflicted upon the troops. A company of Militia, seventy strong, under the command of Capt, Dim?, has been formed ontlie Hα tt; .a second body of seventy strong, under the command of Captain CI fford, has been formed on the Porirua Road ; and a third pa-ty of sixty men, under the command of Captain Wakefield, has been formed in the town. The ejected settlers have formed ihemselves into a body, and commenced on Monday cutting the wheat on their several plots of .ground, consecutively, whilst a ponion of .the Hutt Militia were ordered to protect them whilst engaged in this necessary work. It is anticipated that more than two thousand bushels of grain will by this means be saved to ihe colony. On Friday, his Excellency Cap'ain Grey, attended by Major Last, and a party of thirty men, proceeded to the I'orirua district, to reconnoitre the road, when'the Governor inspected the preparations made for erecting a block-house on Johnson's section, l».y the militia under the command of Capt. Clifford. The j.arty returned the same evening. During Saturday it was generally known to the settlers that the maories were conveying a portion of the plunder to their pah at Ohariu his tobs presumed that the Government will-take measures to convince theOhariu natives of thejmpropriety of this procedure. On Sunday, H.M.S.-Gis'or, 36, Capt. Graham, after signalizing H.M. Steamer Driver, weighed anchor and proceeded to the heads. On Monday H.IU. Steamer Driver, Command.T C. 0. Hayes, having on board hie Excellency Captain Grey, Colonel Hulme, 96th, Brigade Major M'Len'e, 58th, Capt. Snodgrass, 96ih, Lieut. Dressing, 58th, Ensign Wilmot 9@th. and 8° privates, of the 58ib, 36 of the 96, and 91 of 99th, altogether amounting to 164 rank and file, weighed anchor, and in company with the Castor proceeded to Ponrp., for the purpose of leaning the intentions of Itangihaeata. The Driver returned to port last niaht. By her we learn that neither Rauparaha nor Rangihaeata would go on board the vessels, entertaining ibe notion that they would be punished for the share they had in the Wairau Massacje. It was reported at Porirua that the naUv.eshad.left the Hutt, and that persons mXled? g the C ° aSt WoUld be u »- Wo defer any remarks upon the foregoing until our next publication.