WANGANUI.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 258, 28 April 1865, Page 2

WANGANUI.

THE PRONE . ... * (From the Correspondent of the Wanganui Chronicle.) itr.f . Camp Taugahoe, April 13." The Brigadier-Geo eralwit-h the head-quarters of the held force, amounting to about 800 bayonets, arrived at this place from the fvopt and encapipedj,-,,, 300 men of the 57th regiment, in 'cominand ‘of | Major ' Butler, occupy ' Waingbngofo, •; and ’ are posted in two redoubts, one on each Aide * of river. • '<• \ U \

The Brigadier-General with the main force is falling back upon the Patea. The General'and'-- * hdaJ-quarters-stail' started-this moi'riiifgl-foF'Patea and from thence to’ Wanganui, where, it ia supposed, he will embark- for -Auckland,* leaving ftbs Brigadier-General in command of this district. ■ One of'the surf-boats was capsized in the surf at Waingongoro the other day, and three: of liifl'crew were drowned: their bodies have not been Recovered. This second accident with the surf boats seems to hive convinced the authorities of ” the impossibility of landing supplies from the sea f ' by means of surf-boats as the project is to be * abandoned, and tbe posts beyond ■ the Patea ■ are to be provisioned by means of the regular con»- , J voys. ; This will keep a large transport employed during the winter, as there will be three posts in advance of the Patea, • which will require to be supplied, namely, Kakaramea; - Manan apou, and Waingongoro, the clistailde to'the advanced post being about thirty miles from the Patea. , .

Camp Patea, April 14. 1 i . The General was to have gone to Wanganui fl '' overland this morning, but must since have' changed'his intention, us there is no /appearance ,of a move, The weather has been so bad-that no steamer has been able to got into the Patea river lor the last, week, and there is no appearance of its . (hanging for the betteri We have' had ! a' 'rumor ; * going in camp .that the ’natives ‘hare coUimitted 1 some murders about the Queen’s. Redoubt. If smh be the case, soine of the troops will in all probability he despatched' to Auckland imrnedi-

■ • * . {Fromthej Chronicle.J ... , . The Waitotaba Nat^es.— We understaiad that all these natives ’ have agreed tij surrender unconditionally, with the" exception, of Piripi, one of the principal men'in’selling the Waitolara, and about thirty of his-followers, who : declbrb-they. will hold the Wereroa pa. The Waikato and Ngatiruauui; natives have been- told to return home, and the surrender Is said do be' delayed only by the desire of the' natives’’to bring Piripi And his men in along .with them. -We beUeve’kO that the initiation of . this .movement is due, to. the , judicious action of Mr White, R.M! ' f Behest of a Civilian by the Military ’ Authorities. —On Saturday Mr Moore, a storekeeper ou Taupo Quay. was the mili- " tafy authorities/and lodged in the military prison, Rutland Stockade. He was sent for on Monday morning to the Militia,office, but the sergeant in charge refused to let huh Out W the- prison withput a written order'froirt Lieut.- C6l: Lbgah, whibh was not procured till' the Yesterday morning he was brought down to the office, and remanded until evidence-should be brought in support the bharge 'against. him, which,’wh-are informed, is; that ’of:holding? correspondence '■ the rebel natives. . This is a strange case, but’ we~*~ forbear comment Until more of the ikets transpire. Lieutenant-General CAMEHON was; at Pafcea v> yesterday morning, and is expected, here either to- f day or, to-morrow.,. Ho would certainly come to- ’ • dayias far as the Waitotara. •. The Bushrangers ax Parakino. —The native* . , at Parakino are afraid of an- attack by- a party of Ranghikoi hau-hau,natives, whom-they report as about to go' to * a*- meeting '-of natives of that persuasion to be held - there. It would. be, fnit of RartkinG j* bnt’ as?46e»i»& port is believed by the-natives, extra duty on guard' is required on the pasrthf the Company of ~; BaAnogaa, and of the fifty only Sflooa or tirsoty v "

aw able for duty during- the duty. This being very unsatisfactoiy and harassing, Captain Jones has begun.tjj a redoubt of suitable dimensions for bis force, * which, when completed,- will leave time for drill and other necessary duties. Thirty-five revolvers have been’' received; but there does npt; seem to have been;much encouragement given to these men by, the Government, no payment for last month; if our information is cor-; rect,; being yet forthcoming and very little clothing having been issued to the men, to many of whom, being ip rags, Captain Jones has .been obliged .to make advances in order that they may obtain clothing for themselves. All this appears exceedingly unsatisfactory, and denotes a want of energy or system somewhere that is 1 very discreditable.