LATER FROM PATEA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 590, 29 June 1868, Page 3

LATER FROM PATEA.

(From the Correspondent of the New Zealand Kerala.) Rates, June 0. I nAvn just time to send you these few line? to inform you Unit the natives inland of Ketcmarae have rc-commei;ccd hostilities in liiis rl'.-trict, and dimply regret to add that they have shown (heir colors in the usual manner, initiating their proceedings with a brutal murder. The full particulars arc not yet known ; what lias reached us is as follows; The Resident- Magistrate proceeded this morning in Company with Sub-Inspector Ross, to a village' son;.’ six miles inland of Kctemarac. This vi-it was by invitation, and its object- to discuss matters relating to the late robberies in (lie district.

After staying witli the natives a short time, Air Tooth (Resident Magistrate), returned to Waibi, where the Constabulary are stationed, and from”thence came to Palea. 'Before reaching his destination, however, lie was overtaken by a trooper with the melancholy intelligence that the natives had come down to the Ketemarae cleaving and brutally murdered Sergeant Cahill, late Xo. 9 Company Military Settlers, who had settled in the locally, and who was one of the principal victims in the late robberies. The portion of the Armed Constabulary stationed at Pa-tea, leave for 'Waibi tonight. It is to be hoped that Lieut.-Col. M‘Donnell will bo enabled to indict summary chastisement before the flame of rebellion spreads farther. June 11. Some further particulars have reached ns respectingthe murders at Retemarae, which I hasten to send you, News reached Waibi on the afternoon of the 9th inst., that Sergeant Cahill had been killed by the natives whilst working on his land, and a party of Constabulary immediately went out. On arriving at the whare occupied by the deceased they found that the contents had been rifled and proceeding a little further came upon a horrible sightIt appears that Sergeant Cahill and two men named Clark and Squire had been sawing on that afternoon, and the bodies of all three had been found c'ose to the saw-pit. They were fearfully mutilated and tomahawked, the heart- of one man having -bi-en taken. The bodies were brought info Waibi lor interment.

[ Lieut.-Colonel AT Donnell (who out ieafu lit Wanganui) arrived it; i'at, : a hist' night, and proceeded to 'Walla. It i,-t feared, however, that lie will bo unable to! do anything, the force uniier his coin main: slot being snfllnimit to undertake any ii.ra sure to punish the unlives. I am glad to be able to add that this rising appears to be coidined to the natives north of Waihi, letters having been received j by Air Booth, E. 31., assuring him of the sympathy and assistance of the leading duels and their tribes from Pokaikai to Wnitntni-a, The tragedy which lias been enacted will, nevertheless, prove a severe blow to the advancement of this promising district, bin it is to be hoped that the (ji.vennnent will come forward and do everything in their power to restore confidence. June 13. On Monday last, Bth June, was stm.-h the first blow by a section of the N'ganaiiii.o tribe, living to the northward and westward of Waihi, announcing the commencement of hostilities by these savages. I'or Some months past great uneasiness has been fe’t by the settlers in the neighbourhood of Waihi, owing to the repeal i aggressum id the natives, but however insale where property was concerned, il was not generally considered that life itself was in jeopardy. 1 deeply regret to have to inform you tint lour valuable Jives have been sacralie d, and tint such a terrible check to the ; progress of, perhaps, the ilnesf agricultural

at;,; pastoral district in Now Zealand has ialien place. line account of the expendition undertaken by .Mr Mouth, 11.11., and Lieut.-Col. MUlounoll, lias already appeared in your columns. \\ liar follows must be looked upon as tlio disastrous lin.ale of what ue hail loni.llv hoped was a decided success. For some days alter the return of the Armed Constabulary a;ul Militia item lie. native v ill aye uf L’e Ngutu o to Mann, all went well, most if not all the stolen property' was restored, and on Vlondav lest Mr Mouth, accompanied by Sub-Inspector he' ?, A.U., proceeded to meet the natives by invitation, at the village in the bush, some six ini.es livin V\ add aiiel near what is called General Chute’s road. I'ruiu tiie genera! bearing of the natives and tlie absence ot woman and children, Mr Mouth, who is experienced in native matters, did not con-ider it wise to remain in the pa, and from after occurrences, it turned out most fortunate that he saw how ’he “ laud and h..riled his departure, thereby undent!,.; .ally saving his life. Cniy a lew hours after .Mr Moo'.b hud. lelt, tile natives suimrised three m.u who ■were employe 1 in a clearing near VVaii.i and nmrd.rci them in a im.st, fearful inaniu r.

Men were sent out from the' redoubt :o soon as the sad hhedic-mee was known,! u;d the bo lies were iveovere 1, dreadful Iv I muii.alcd by the inhuman savages, dine names ol tile U'.i'o.-t unite moil ate .Sergeant Cahill, late No. g company Taranaki Aliiilary Settlers, S.jiiii'es, and Clerk. On the evemna of the t'th iiist., Lieut,Col. M'Munueli arrived all’atea and prove edei at once to A ami, He, however, C niside-ied ins force ill-loilcii lit u > do auvtning in tiie mailer, and relumed :o V> add on toe morning uf the litli en route to \\ ellingtou to consult with the Government. On Friday last (T2th), another man was murdered, this time in sight of the Redoubt at Vv’uilii. Ino pour fellow, a trooper, named Smith, was out looking fur his horse, which had strayed towards llu j bush, ihc natives apparently watchiimj their chance, suddenly rushed out ami tomahawked him. It is said that the gleam ol the tomahawks was seen through a pair ul glasses from the Redoubt. Aim wero scut out at omo, but were too late tu render any assistance, The wretches had carried olf the body of their victim, leaving only the logs. A great gloom has fallen over (ho whole district at these terrible occurreu -os. As soon as the news was communicated to the natives a meeting was held, and the native duels have issued a notice to the settler-, guaranteeing their safety between Alaieiigarara and Waitotara, and protesting that they aro in no maimer i-rplicated in the murders committed by the natives under Tito Rowaro.

It would, therefore, appear that this outbreak is entirely confined to the natives ou tile northern boundary of the military soiliciaents—to those natives, in fact, who remain in undisputed possession 0 f their muds, whilst ou the o>-ner hand those whose laud we have confiscated and now occupy, guarantee our sitiely ! it was umlouuteuly the policy ui the Government when they had a strong loree at Waibi aim \\ jingciigoro, when they had a large stall ot surveyors ou ino spot, and when' the Punarehu allair, in which the natives 1 sulicred so severely, was fresh on their minds, to occupy and survey the coni [seated lands north of the 'Waingongoro River. Had that been done promptly md ellbetually, and the land put into the marker, 1 doubt whether ’ino Low are and Lis bloodthirsty crew would ever have ligured m tlu-se pages. I have no doubt th-il the idea in the native mind was, and is now, that wo fear to disspossess them of the land. This in turn has given them con lldenca to act on the offensive, and hiu-c Hut lachrynus. June 15. A notice has been issued to the settlers by the Resident Magistrate, advising oli persons in the district, living near the bush to come into the open country, as the friendly natives think it possible that the Hauhaus, in their desire to implicate the Maoris iu tins part, may send parties down to murder settlers in isolated places, and thereby cause the outbreak to ba looked upon as general by the Grovernmant.

-* : jliiCt OUIi : 1 u O'>:LihijUL*u yustirrday morning, 14’.ii, at daybreak. The redoubt at the mouth ol die Wuingongoro river, where u small party of constabulary • lave been stal nmed, was lately abandoned, ■and the people living there bad, i believe, taken shelter at Wuihi. Early on Sunday' morning fires were observed from Waihi in the direction of Waingongoro, and it was found that the ii.iuhaus had been busy in the work of destruction. A mau named bn.;;!'., who had a public-house there, has lost las all; they not only burnt the house to *h<? ground, hut shiughtere'l •■!! cattle, pigs. Ac,. '.viiil-t sundry leather* scattered about showed that they had breakfasted on poultry. In the meanwhile we sit idly by wondering what will come nest, pending the return of Lieut.-Col, alTunuell from Wellington. I send you a copy of the resolutions carried at a public meeting on .Saturday last.

At a public meeting held this 13th day of June, ISIS, at I\lr Summers’ Hotel, Air Holland in the chair, the following resolutions were unanimously carried:—l. That this meeting deeply’ deplore the events which have occurred m this district during file past wed;, and are of opinion that the time has arrived when a large and eilLeienc held iorec should Ire placed at the sole disposal ot Lieut.-Colonel ai'Donnell, in whom the meeting has implicit confidence, or such otner ollieer as the (Jovernment may appoint, to enable him to successfully capo with tiie d.iiieuity winch has arisen, and to prew ni it j, lumber spread. 2. That James ■do..in, ILq., it.\L, should be nquested io take Midi steps for the pioleetiou of the Lump i’atea, and its immediate vicinity, cither by retaining the militia at present on pay, or such other means as he may see fit. 3. That the chairman be requested to forward copies of the foregoing resolutions to James iluoth, Kt-q., li jJL, with a request that lie will forward the same to Wellington as early as possible. -1. That under existing eircmus'auees a list should be opened ul all who are 'tilling to oiler their services gratuitously foi camp sendee the same to be forwarded to Hr ilootli, R.AL, or to the proper authority, pending Luo return of Colonel iHDonnell.

The Wanganui Times, June 13, says : Tne eo.ony at large has a right to demand Mi,.i the perpetrators of the recent brutal murders shall not escape punishment. Let nut the (Jovoramcut phad its inability to bri 'g those men to justice. Colonel Wi)o.meli could, if alt; wed, get as inaiiy voaiuteers in W anganui, within a few hours, as would avenge the blood of those men. line people of Wanganui are indignant at uu-teiujMn-i’ig policy w liieli not only ruins me settlers in the i’atea district, but ex- ;» ses their lives and properties to the depreaatious ot a lew savages whom a Ilriu liaud would have made obedient subjects. A public meeting wa< to be held at Wanganui on ilie Idle nisi., called by Maj »c Lurie, It I\l , in response to a requisition "to eons: ier the recent barb.irons murdeis ol our fellow-countrymen in the JAueii district/ 1 Ai< extra was issued iV-mt the Taranaki News oihee on the morning of idtii, containing the ibl.owing : \\ e under,-land on good auihoritv, that Mr .Messenger came ups;out h Inst night with ti.e intelligence that; the natives were burning the houses ut I’alea, having already nied that oi Colonel WDonucll and -Mr jhmitifs, late of the White Hart i lotel here. | 1 hey are also shooting the cat lie and pigs in every direction, and declare that they w ill not leave a settler in the I’.itca district. It is also stated that the doily of the trooper Smith was devoured by the savages.

Tin: ji'ia-R'ia.—We learn that since ;lie late Hoods this rivet 1 has deserted its olil course by Tamttmu, anti has taken a shorter cut of eight or nine miles to Idat angola through u valley in .Mr TiH'en’s run. Cunts in- C.vSTERnniY. —We learn from the Canterbury papers that (lie su l.len increase of crime in Christchurch lias created ,-ome pubii _• alarm, ami complain! j are made that there are only ihi'ee constables for duty in that city. Tin: Rev, Tickling Ou!d, rector of T-tt-leulu.il, h..s refused to read the bin ml service over the body of a poor old pauper widow on the ground that she was a .Mormon. It was welt known that during her illness slut renounced .Monmnd-m, and placed her faith in Christ; but the rector, when told this, still refused, amt the body was interred without burud service. Saxdvticu Ist.ands. — Tews Isas been received from these Clauds, by way of San ,Francisco, of dreadful volcanic disturbances by Manna Loa. beginning on tue 27th March. The eruption commenced with great, shocks of earthquakes and was accompanied with usual streams of lava, and iuuiulaiiou of the sea. About SO lives had been lost ; but no Europeans dies! roved, Gheat Floods in the Middle Islam'. —-A telegram from Otago dated loth J u.u-, S p.m. publish d in the Wellington Independent, states that, terrible lloods have occurred in Otago. Haiti had taken without intermission for -M hours, Main-street was Hooded, the Bank of Xew Zealand was two foot under water, and communication with the country suspended. At Boss the whole district was one sheet of water. The weather at Camaru is described as being frightful. Tews of much the same character comes from Titnaru, where the brigantine Despatch, Captain Driver, from the Chatham islands, with a cargo of cattle, was stranded at d a,in. on me ibiii, Captain Driver having been killed by luo fail' of the galley.