LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 501, 1 April 1869, Page 3

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(From the Daily News.) Christchtjrch, March 28. News to-day from Taupo states that Te Kooti is at Tauranga. He has been strongly reinforced by the Ureweras, and by chiefs of noted bad characters. On the 9th, the Arawas from the Bay of Plenty overtook him and attacked him, but the result ia not known. An attack on Napier was previously determined on. The natives believe that Te Kooti is already on the march, and are greatly excited. They are anxious to proceed to Titohokura Gorge and intercept him. They urged Mr M'Lean to send them out, but he is powerless. A division of the Arawas after leaving the Lands Court encountered Te Kooti at Tawaroa and drove him from one fortified place into another. It is supposed they remain there pending fresh Arawa reinforcements. There is nothing fresh from Opotiki beyond a statement by a chief that sixty bodies of Te Kooti's men were found after the recent Whakatane engagement. A despatch from Col. Whitmore states that on the 16th Kemp discovered traces of the enemy's full retreat towards Whakamara, and a column of 400 men entered into the bush in pursuit. At 10 p.m. Kemp came on the enomy, who were posted in a strong pah. ! Two hundred and fifty men were sent for, and came up at daylight undiscovered. Tito was heard haranguing the people who were lamenting their great loss at Otautu. The women were holding a tangi all night. Kemp and the Arawas made a long detour to surround the enemy. Amounted scout discovered the Constabulary and gave the alarm. Our men immediately advanced upon the enemy, but the latter bolted, much to the disgust of the troops. Whakamara is a place no European was allowed to visit before. Colonel Whitmore cnt down the flagstaff there. He says that Tito is evidently panic Btriken, and that the Government may confidently rely that if he is again fallen in with, no obstacle will be suffered to prevent the troops charging him. ■ ■ At largely attended meetings at Waipukura, Havelock, arid Meanie, resolutions have been passed condemning the Government for Mr M 'Lean's removal, and memorializing the Government to

immediately call a meeting of the Assembly. The latest news from the front at Wanganui was brought to Wellington by a special messenger on Tuesday, to the effect that Colonel Whitmore had forced his way through a large swamp to attack Tito Kowaru, but found that the latter had decamped and abandoned his position, leaving a few women behind, who were captured. In future all information of movements is strictly prohibited, unless given officially from the front.