she will bring up sailors of the Pelorus to Taranaki, and the Pelorus will remain at Wellington with a short crew - As soon as the meeting at Ngaruawahia is either over or ends in smoke, I propose to send down the Victoria with the terms to be offered to King and with instructions to Gold to attack him if he does not accept them. Richmond will go and I should be very glad if you could go with him - Ministers are prepared to give pensions and act most liberally to Taranaki so that the Chiefs will have the choice between good and evil: between Cash with peace or war to the knife -