AUCKLAND.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume III, Issue 158, 22 January 1864, Page 3

AUCKLAND.

LATEST NEWS. The Weekly Ncivs of the 1 6th inst. says ; —“ We may refer to the correspondence, which will be found elsewhere, as to the progress of the war. The truth we believe to be, that there is great, though silent, activity towards the front. The General is evidently making his dispositions, and preparing for another and perhaps more severe encounter than has, as yet taken place. In the meanlime the community must have patience and rest assured that our military movements are all tending towards what, we trust, will be a satisfactory consummation. According to the rumour in military circles, we need not he surprised if a severe collision ensues before long—providing that the Maories resolve to stand by the strong position which they have now assumed, and not abandon it as they did Meremere, two months since.” EXPEDITION TO TAURANGA. ' [From the Daily Southern Cross, Jan. 19.] Ax expedition is shortly to start for Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty, and about 40 miles this side of the East Cape. Of the strength of the force to be sent there, or of the means of conveyance we have as yet no information that we can use as reliable, except that we know that certain drafts of men have arrived at Auckland within the last day or two for that service. We may state, however, that there is reason to believe that the Miranda will be employed in the expedition. The Tawera has been chartered to convey a load of bullocks there for the use of the troops; and she will probably leave here either to-morrow or the following day. There seems to have been some misapprehension as to the destination of the expedition, owing to the confusion of names ; Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, and Tauranga, or Poverty Bay, being confounded with each other. After what we have said it is hardly necessary to say that it is to the former place the expedition is going; 'at the same time, we may observe that we have no reason to doubt in the least that the information we gave to our readers in Friday’s issue as to the settlers desiring protection at the last named place is not perfectly correct; on the contrary we have received assurances that it.