WAIROA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 376, 14 May 1866, Page 4

WAIROA.

(feom a cpeeespondent.) Friday, 11th May. All the Wairoa rebels have surrendered, amongst whom is Te Warn. He had about ten followers when he came in. They arrived at Kopu’s pah on Wednesday, 10th inst., and were treated—-that is, w r ith a great feast, which lam sure they are in great need of. The war is at an end in this district. There are gome rather vague reports that Major Fraser has arrived in Tauranga, passing right through without seeing a single rebel. There are no grounds for these rumors, except that they are very common amongst the friendlies. . On Saturday, sth inst., six men arrived at the camp—three non-commissioned officers and three privates. They started the same evening as Major Fraser. They lost their way the first night, and I am sorry to say that they had to leave their swags, being too weak from the want of food to carry them. They came into the township on Sunday ; they were to start again on the 7th, following on the tracks of the Major. One of the natives that the Major sent back report that the troops, when about four miles beyond the range, had to kill a young horse to supply the soldiers, having run short of provisions. The Major sent back the whole of the natives from Te Heine, keeping only three European volunteers and a few half-castes, besides his own people. These were kept principally as guides and interpreters. Captain Biggs had to return, his health having failed him. The new entrance is open, but instead of opening up the river it has made it a great deal worse than it ever was before; in fact, it is a complete failure. The approach to the mouth from the inside of the river for about one mile is a series of mud flats at low water. They are completely dry, backing up the river, which, instead of falling four feet or thereabouts, does not fall more than one foot.- How a vessel is to get in or out is a query. . Captain Schon, of the Yivid, has discharged all his crew, seeing no probability of his getting to sea, for some time to come. It is very evident the new entrance is of no use whatever, and what is more, another cannot; without an immense amount of labor, be opened until this place closes. A new entrance is proposed about midway between the old and new entrances. The entrance that is open now might have been a good one some time ago, but since it has been closed, all the sediment of the river for years past has been deposited close to the Bluff, deceiving many of , the inhabitants. The river is completely blocked, until a very heavy fresh occurs, or the new entrance closes, when they will be able to open the river at the newly proposed entrance. It is the public opinion that the river ought to have been opened there at first.