BAY OF ISLANDS.

Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 125, 23 December 1846, Page 3

BAY OF ISLANDS.

The late 'account* from the .North lead us U> believe that eve/y ihidgis .tolerably' quiet. M"ke,however, has not -ihorou jhly settled down—he still appears inclined to agitate. He has been making a round ot visitfl.attendeil by a body, of young men mounted on horseback,and arrogates to himself no Kttle.state and importance. We nademand that he has iri?trnctel the Natives generally to demand money in p&yineni for any limber or produce tliey may supply, to the Europeans, aul by no means to acrept of trader; sa?s, that he tells the Natives that they must adopl this plan, bfcause of'the prohibi ion by Goveroaxintof the.sale of gunpowder and arms." Yetgei the money," Bays he t " and leave me to get powder for y0u. ,, "

This is quite characteristic of tl)| man, and only shows the auimus by whic* he is actuated.

I Uu'r Wansaroa corresponflent, relating the circmn*anc(i9 connecied with one of Heke's recent visits to that place, epeaks of his conduct in (be following; terms ; November 26th, 184& r "Heke has been here on a visit— ho read a letter, which he stated was from the Governor. Some of (Heko's)advfce to the yie >ple liere was »ood, sotrie ibad ; he en/ouraged the people to beiiJve that sotnti of my land would, at what he called t'ne * huih.oinga nui, , (the great meeting), be retiirned to th-Mij. He threavened tv take four horses from me, and desired the inhabitants to take my stock if they trespHssed on iheir culiivations, and 1 did not satisfy them," " •