WAIROA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 393, 12 July 1866, Page 3

WAIROA.

[from a correspondent.] Friday, 15th June. The Queen, schooner, arrived here on Saturday morning, 9th inst.; finished discharging cargo on Sunday by 10 a.m.; and left for Turanga at noon,-—being at anchor the very short time of only twenty-six hours. Everything was landed in good order, being a perfect wonder, as all the cargo had to be landed by boats. Between last Saturday night and Sunday morning a private of the 12th Regiment was found dead in the Block House. He had been drinking hard for some days previous to his death, and was even drunk at the time of the melancholy occurrence. A few of his comrades were about to put him to bed, when he was found to be quite dead. Everything is very brisk, owing greatly to the arrival of the Queen on Saturday last. Every store in the town was completely empty up to her arrival. Yesterday there was about two inches of water on the bar, and the river rose about three feet; but unfortunately there is a very large opening to-day. It is not so broad as it was some time back; still as long as it remains as it is at present, there is no chance of any vessel getting in or out. If Toha had been at home on Friday, they would have attempted to open the river in the newly-proposed entrance. Major Fraser, Lieut. St. George, Sergea-.t Whitty, and G. B. Worgan left here for Waiapu by the p.s. Sturt on Monday last. Thursday, 21st June, 18G6. The mouth of the river is nearly closed, there being no channel whatever. The ‘ Hero,’ ketch, has been off the river for the last three days, but without any attempt being made to enter. She left for Napier this evening. There is a sand spit across the entrance with about four inches of water. There is some talk of opening the newly proposed channel, but I am afraid it is only talk, as it would take an almost endless amount of labor to open the river satisfactorily while it remains in its present state. There is little or no business doing and every prospect of its getting worse before it gets better. Kopu and his followers arrived here on Monday last. They brought several looted horses back with them, taken from the Hauhaus down the coast. There an several strange rumours of war afloat again. It is said Karaitiana is about to fight the Hau-haus at Ti Ti Okura, a place near Maunga Aruru. Friday, 22nd June. The mouth of the river this morning is only about ten yards wide, but it is rather deep. It has risen about eighteen inches. Saturday, 30th June, 3 p.m. The natives are still at work at the spit. They have made great progress, but it will take some time yet to finish it. The south entrance is as wide as ever. I think the Hero could get in if she was here to try. Even if she could not, the goods could be landed by boats without the slightest risk, as there is no sea whatever; in fact, it is much more smooth outside than in the river. Three troopers arrived here from Waiapu on Monday last. On their road they were told by the friendly natives not to go by the inland road as the natives were assembled under the leaders of the new religion, and that they were waiting for Major Fraser to return overland, as they meant to waylay him and all the people with him. There is no doubt whatever but there will be more fighting on the East Coast. Friday, 6th June, 1866. It is very probable that our fleet of bar-locked vessels will effect their release to-morrow, as there is more water on the bar than usual. It is to be hoped that they will succeed in getting out, for things are wretchedly dull here at present. s The new entrance is nearly completed'; and it is thought that it will be available about the middle of next week. There are a great many natives working at it; but their operations will probably receive a check, as the river fell about two feet last night.