AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 48, 13 January 1843, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

(From the Auckland Times.) TUB THREATENED WAR WITH THE NATIVES. The Government brig Victoria returned to Auckland early on the morning of thV’27th instant, bringing back the Honourable W. Shortland, Governor, pro. tern., of this territory, and suite, md the Barrier, where they have quietly restored to their useful occupations Master Jeffrys, Mr. Wood, jun., and the fifteen sailors and fifteen marines who have found the end of their wild-goose chase.—We call it so, not that we don’t estimate properly the good feeling which induced them to volunteer, but because we are, as we sincerely have been all along, thoroughly convinced of the unnecessary nature of this expedition. Nothing can be more injurious to the interests of the colony, and which is far dearer, to the interests of the thousands of our hard-worn fellow countrymen.at home, whose position cannot possibly be administered to so effectually as by emigration, than an exhibition of irritability and want of self-possession like this. There is no occasion for the display of a captious temper here, for the Natives of New Zealand are remarkably cool, deliberative, and good-tempered, so that any defect of these qualities in ourselves, as in the present case, will certainly be followed by defiance and derision.

The Governor, pro, tern., left here avowedly foi Port Nicholson—and how he contrived to get himself mixed up personally with a quarrel among the Maories by the way, it is not easily to conceive. His quiet position, if_Ji&-Aveht among them and found a quarrel,'—his natural one, was that of .a_£oWerful, qjrotectipg. selfassured_medkic6r : he ought not to have been known or imagined by the Aboriginese in atiy other,'or any less favourable estimation than that of a parent in a nursery correcting a hub-bub-boo. - The Bishop of New Zealand, who, as an incidental traveller, came across the proceedings, said that they might have been settled with a Broom Stick. What has been the denouement of all this great affair ? —The Attorney General writes to the Governor to say that he thinks his proceedings are illegal; that the waging of war without the advice of Council is not Comtne il faut. But what all this while becomes of the objects of the brig Victoria and the Governor Shortland as announced, or rather, as permitted to be rumoured. On their departure, they had both useful objects in view, motives worthy of her Majesty’s namesake. on the one hand, and her Majesty’s representative on the other. The brig was to secure the passage quickly of an especial mail, which we think is now likely to go backwards and forwards to the untoward Tauranga till dooms-day ; and the Governor (we apologise for naming him last) has yet to compass his progress to Port Nicholson, where we were all in hopes he was gone, or going, to create a conciliation of purposes in regard of the settlement of the colony between the Port Nicholsonians and ourselves. Such light purposes, alas ! turn aside our most serious intentions.

We feel bound to contradict the report that hostilities between the two native tribes have been suppressed. On the about two hundred of the Tauranga people left that place on Thursday last, in four large canoes, for the avowed purpose of attacking their enemies. They are greatly exasperated at the falling off of their Christian allies. Indeed, it is hardly desirable that a sincere reconciliation should take place, for it would probably be cemented by their making common canse, and falling upon the handful of men, sixty-seven in all, we believe, that remain under Major Bunbury’s command. The two parties of the Natives are of pretty equal strength; they muster abQut four hundred fighting men on each side; there is, however, great disunion among both the hands.

The Executive Council have been in solerhn and mysterious deliberation for thesh tvfo days past: of course the purpose of thfeir -conclave is kept profoundly secret-, —else would'ii be greatly shorn of its awfulness. Where the'r'e is concealment there will be curiosity,—when this is baffled conjecture will arise,—upon the shoulders of the latter, rumour will commence castle-building. It is out of our power to enlighten the people by positive information ; but

\vc have good authority for saying that all this closet work is about.the Tauranga affair, which before the eyes of the people the Government are so anxious to represent as a matter of no moment. It is further said that the whole of the Chronicle establishment are to be despatched to the assistance of Major Bunbury they are to be enrolled under, the honourable title of the “ Press-gang,” and' are to be placed under the command of H. M. A. G.

We give the following curious and impartial productions entire from the Auckland Times , feeling convinced that our numerous readers will be much amused by the perusal:— WELLINGTON. A certain gentleman, who is Wide awake to the interests of the above nascent borough, has made it his business, since his return, to disparage, ridicule, and abuse Auckland, in every possible way; one of his favorite expressions is to the effect, with a significant wink, or a Burleigh shake of the head, that our citizens all come from Sydney, and that premised, it will be needless to say more ! We (tan’t like to be deficient in complaisance, somehow we must have a Roland for an Oliver, and we therefore publish the rejected correspondence of the Nciv Zealand (Company’s) Gazette. We do so with regret; we don’t like this sort of thing, but it will be a lesson to “the sleepless” to be more discreet in his ebullitions for the future. Hints to New Settlers on arrival at Port Nicholson. 1. If you only come to obtain your land, purchased of the Co. in London some three years ago, your business will be done in a trice, —for you will get it immediately; you will then be tempted to re-sell, by the high prices offered, and you are done for a settler : you will charter a ship, fill her with fern-root—our staple export, and go back to London a made man. 2. Suppose you have brought some cash, don’t put it in the Bank, —they will only turn up their noses at the trouble of receiving it: there are better modes of investment.—Advertise in the Co’s. Gazette , or apply personally to Wide awake, between , the hours of ten and four. ' %K 3.1 f you should requjVe Ylvancez tor cOmjdeteja *to Johnny Box; if you are good-looking you will easily obtain what you upon your own personal appearance, but if haply you have a cast in your, eye, it’s no go. : 4. On arrival, do not lavishly adjourn to an Hotel; “The sleepless,” with some help from the Co., is so lavish of his hospitality, that he grabs all the good things for his public table. A friend of mine, rather green, sent to half-a-dozen butchers for a joint t’other day ; by good luck he got an ox tail. 5. Do not be rash in your garden proceedings ; as soon as bricks are cheap you may wall your ground to protect your crops from the gentle breezes which blow from “ the undulating hills” of the N. Z. C. 6. Are you aquatic: be ambitious in your rig, give your canvass freely to the zephyrs; no fear of capsising here, ’tis the home of atmospherical calm. N.B. —Always make fast your sheets and halyards. 7. Are you a teetotaler: you will never be tempted to break your pledge here, unless indeed you dine with “ The sleepless,”—then look out for a snug berth under the table ; ’tis a fate will be forced upon you. 8. If you are a rover be off at once, or there will. be a perpetual conflict between your inclinations and the attractions of Wellington — you’ll%ever be able to go. 9. You won’t require to drive more than a pair, the roads being very good; if you like walking, climb into the country, and you will perceive by the smiling vineyards, and waving corn fields, that you are in the granary of the southern hemisphere. N.B. Always walk in pumps. 10. The Police Magistrate has lately dismissed his force in cor. sequence of the honesty of our people; don’t trouble yourself about locks, bolts, &c. 11. The vile Home Government have paid a wholesale gang of pennyless people to vilify the hon’ble ! N. Z. C.; don’t be misled by these rascals; stop as long as your purse will let you, and judge for yourselves. 12. In writing home, never give a foolish preference to private conveyance, the Post Office is sacred and prompt; do not give- too strong accounts of the place, the unvarnished reports of the Hon. Co. have put it out of your power to lie to any purpose, if you would do so. . 13. Nelson do. do., only a little more wonderful on the part of the Hon. C.; if you go there,you’ll never come back. 14. B-e-yng an Old Settler, you may rely upon my advice. "