AUCKLAND.

North Otago Times, Volume I, Issue 10, 28 April 1864, Page 6

AUCKLAND.

By the latest advices from Auckland (April 12th), we learn that nothing is yet known of the whereabouts of the rebels since their retreat from Maungatautari and Orakau. Search, however, is being made for them. Humor says that they are busily I engaged constructing a Pah on the Koheroa Ranges, eight miles south of the Tauranga camp. All the Colonial officers engaged in the taking of the Oiakau Pah have been promoted a step. The erection of winter quarters for the General at Ngaruawahia are stopped. It is not known whether he will hunt the rebels up or rest till the spring. The correspondent of the JS'ew Zealand Advertise?' has the following : — From Tauranga we Lad bad news yesterday of a reinforcement of the East Coast natives to the number of 700, who arrived at Otamarakau — ten miles south of Maketu — and another force at Matata, who were to join in a combined attack on our forces, and if successful would come on to join the rebels at Waikato I enclose you the following letter from a friend at the Front : — " Pukerimu, April 6, 1864. " I just drop a line to tell you that the enemy have e\ acuated their position on the spur of the Pukukua Range, and have retired towards Maungatautari. The pobition is now occupied by the 50th. " The natives seem to be very hard up for grub, a quantity of the kind of nuts upon which the wild pigeons feed having been found boiled in kits at the place. " I believe it is the intention of the General to follow them up ; but I hear he I cannot go any further than the village of Maungatautari, which is five miles beyond the position they have left. I do not know whether they have a pah at that place, but I hear the General is going up to reconnoitre it. '• I think Rewi must either be killed or severely wounded. One of the prisoners states that he was shot in the belly crossing the swamp. I believe the natives cannot find him themselves " The Maories have lo<-t over 200 killed and wounded at Orakau, besides tho lot wg have; they were all night and next morning carrying away their dead and wounded beyond the furthest of pursuit. " Shot and shell is going back again."