THE EAST COAST. ARRIVAL OF THE JANET.

Evening Post, Issue 239, 13 November 1865, Page 2

THE EAST COAST. ARRIVAL OF THE JANET.

LATER NEWS FROM POVERTY BAY AND WAIAPU. 800 HAU HAUS AT TAURANGA. HENRY POTAE (FRIENDLY) AND 150 MEN. MORGAN AND 100 MEN. (From the New Zealander, 6th November.) By the arrival of the Maori schooner Janet, we have eleven days' later news from Poverty Bay, and thirteen from Waiapu. The Ilau Haus from the different strongholds at Poverty Bay are all occupying a pa that is situated about seven miles from Mr. Read's store, Turanganui, and are reporfed to be about 800 strong. The men, women, and children are armed, and at night they have large fires burning outside the pa, and their movements are watched by our forces, which consist of 300 Native Contingent and 36 of the Defence Force, under the command of Lieut. Wilson. The rebels have six strongholds built in the bay, and the rebel chief Lazarua orders his men out of the pa every morning for the purpose of drilling them. A great number of war-dances are danced by the Hau Haus in front of the stronghold during the day. There was a report in the bay that the

Hau Haus were tired of being watched by our forced, and that they would attack the strongholds occupied by the Queen's natives to-day, the 6th instant. On the 22nd a number of rebel natives arrived at Poverty Bay. It is not knowu where they came from, but supposed to be from the Wairoa district. Henry Potae left Turanganui, about the 18th inst for Waiapu, where he arrived on the 2lßt. He was to leave the pa at Waiapu with 150 men to reinforce the Native Contingent at Turanganui, and the great chief Morgan was alßo to leave Waiapu with 100 armed men, about the 27th. Most of the men that weie under Henari Potae were taken prisoners at Pukemairo and had taken the oath of allegiance. They have repented taking up arms against Native Contingent, aud are going to fight against the Hau Haus because the great chief Lazarus was one of the first that induced them to take up arms. There was a report in Poverty Bay that the great Hau Hau chiefs Kereopa and Patara were on their wuy to Turanganui with reinforcements.