The Hawke's Bay Times. NAPIER, MONDAY, 17th APRIL., 1865.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 253, 17 April 1865, Page 2

The Hawke's Bay Times. NAPIER, MONDAY, 17th APRIL., 1865.

By the arrival of the s.s. Lady Bird early yesterday morning. we have our files of the Cross and Herald to the 23rd lust. The principal hems of interest they contain relate.to the progress of the Federal army in America, and a, portion of which we transfer £o bur columns. We note also that the Esk had not arrived af that date with the Go-vernor,.-though wet think : ample time had elapsed for her . tp‘ have done , so. The Ahurirr~had' brought - despatches- for his Excellency by ’.lhe \Yest Coast from the Genera! $ hut as. he was aot there.she was about to start on “ a wild goose chase" back #gain; aiidrvia -Cook’s Straits round IklMkail, in' hopes to 'catcli 'Sir George

somewhere on the way. Some people seem td lose their senses when they moat' heed them. Knowing, as the' Auckland folk ought to .have * one, that he was momentarily to lie expected in the Manukan. why were not the despatches sent to Auckland, and His Excellency sought at the Kawau, or on the Cpastjapar atr hand. The Aburiri had not brought any recent news from Wangd;' hui,; except a \ ague report of the taking -of ; | Pipiriki by friendly natives, but (like that/ that has “ reached us) without details.' It' was said by some to be -a-Hoax.- -Twtrprr 3 - soners taken at Taranaki, Nepi and Ihakara, had, as usual, been set free. Hick’s Bay (Coromandel) had been.threatened by a party of the fanatics; but the prompt measures taken by the Proviheki Government in sending dowtr arms', &e. f fia’d restored confidence. Tire inquiry into the circumstances of the Opotiki tragedy was resumed on the 7th, hut again adjourned for the production of the Rev. M. Grace, who has taken'himself off, not liking the idea of being examined on the subject. An officer has a polite note of invitation for him when he can be found. W. Thompson (the king maker) has openly joined the Taranakis, and was about to assist Zachariah in lighting the Arawas.