The Mahoetahi affair has cooled the courage of the Maori but he is not as yet subdued, and he has such an inflated idea of his own prowess that one or two severe lessons must yet be taught before heyields to British rule and ascendency. You will I trust excuse my writing with the utmost freedowm to a person of your age and experience when I take the liberty of saying that I trust you will not expose yourself as you have been doing as it would be a sad blow in connexion with this war if you met with any misfortune. It is true you are under the guidance of a good providence but that does not exempt one from taking care especially at your time of life, I really do not think that the friendly