TAURANGA.

Auckland Times, Volume 1, Issue 31, 26 January 1843, Page 1

TAURANGA.

There was a schooner in from this place on Monday morning last. Every thing is perfectly quiet, and the troops are only waiting the return of tiie Victoria to land them in AucKland to the tune of-Conquering hero comes*; aud it will be appiopriate that the SirppLE Jack, or IVilloptboy,wlio ied them forth to battle, should be the cement ot and checK to their exuberant glorifi cation on their return. It is true that Farrow has got his boat bacK ! aud we owe the

• amende honorable’ to Mr. Edward Shoiiland, (tor the light manner in which we spoice ot the services h ithertq performed by the Prolectors of the Abongines, our observations ought not to have applied to his untested merits.) This gentleman has been principal! > instrumental in taming the gibes and cooling the ill blood of the natives towards each other; lie has undergone much p g a fatigue,and some person al danger in this service,—and tie remains now at Maseru, to perform single handed all the migt) y enierprizes for which his brother frighted our Isles from their propriety*! f Mountain in labour’ indeed J —as we said it would b<„ and Mr. Kitchen testified by order of wigs and spectacles ; but it is a very awkward thing about die — Utu !