BAY OF ISLANDS. The New-Zealander.

New Zealander, Volume 1, Issue 32, 10 January 1846, Page 2

BAY OF ISLANDS.

The New-Zealander.

Be just and fear not: Let all the ends them ainib't at, be thy Country's, Thy God's, and Truth's.

During the past week, there have been two arrivals from the Bay of Islands, but there is no intelligence of greatimportance. The troops were gradually and cautiously approaching Kawiti's pah, by breastworks being thrown up as they advanced, and a 32-pounder has been mounted within 800 yards of the pah, by which a destructive fire can be made into it. The field works were to be continued, so as to obtain a raking fire, in order to effect a breach. Kawiti had made a sortie from the pah, on the works of the British, but his intention being known to Nene, who consequently placed his men in ambush, and attacked Kawiti in flank, and the British sailors advancing, the rebels were quickly defeated, with some loss, but without any casuality on our side. As the pah is not wholly .surrounded, and its inmates have free egress and ingress, it may be anticipated that Kawiti and his natives, as soon as they imagine the assault to be intended, will evacuate the pah, and retire still further into the bush. Honi Heke, has burnt his pah at Jkorangi, and retreated to the mountains on ihe Kaipara, where the chief Tirarau allowed potatoes to be planted, although he professes to be most friendly to the government. It is reported that this chief is wavering in his allegiance. When the proximity of Auckland to Kaipara, is considered, the urgent necessity for immediate measures for the defence of Auckland should be undertaken, and likewise that some considerable force should be always stationed here.

The Terror, schooner, arrived from Sydney, on Tuesday last, and brought the long expected English mail of the Ist August by the Dublin, post office packet, to Sydney. By this mail we have received English newspapers, from which we have extracted various intelligence, but more particularly the debates in the House of Commons, of the 2 1st and 23rd July, on the loss of Kororarika, and New Zealand affairs. By the Calliope, English newspapers have be'eu received to the middle of August, with which we have been kindly favoured, and are enabled to lay before our readers, a conversation which took place in the House of Commons, on the Bth August,— the day previous to the prorogation of Parliament,— in which it was announced that a " harmonious understanding between the Colonial Office,and the New Zealand Company had taken place '* What the terms of the understanding are the Premier did not in the least explain, but it may be inferred that the Company must have made concessions by the observationa of Mr. J. A. Smith, one of the directors. " It was certainly true that the whole had not been obtained which the Company thought to be their right, and also to be essential to the good government of New Zealand ; bat he could not forget, after what had occurred, a certain degree of sacrifice on both sides was necessary, and he did haii with great satisfaction the tone and temper of the Colonial Office, which he thought were more important than the results themselves." As to the removal of the capital, we consider such act now,— if ever it was previously entertained,— or left as Sir Robert Peel, once slightly remarked, — ''as an open question," — to be for ever set at rest. Auckland must be the nucleus of the military and naval forces, — for the native population are in the surrounding districts.