New Zealand spectator, AND COOK'S STRAITS GUARDIAN. Saturday, September 20, 1845.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 50, 20 September 1845, Page 2

New Zealand spectator, AND COOK'S STRAITS GUARDIAN. Saturday, September 20, 1845.

By the Lady Leigh, which arrived on Thursday evening, we have received Auckland Papers to the 23d of August, from which we v have made copious extracts, and supply such additional information as we have been able to glean from private letters or from other sources. The Auckland militia has been disbanded, and it is reported that the Wellington mi.litia will share the same fate. It is said the Governor was induced to take this step with reference to the latter force in consequence of the representations of Rauperaha's son, who informed him that the natives in Cook's Straits were peaceably disposed, and had no intention of fighting. Debentures have been sent by the Lady .Leigh to discharge the arrears of pay, which amounts to a considerable sum', three months' pay being due to the officers, and two months' to the privates of the militia of this settlement. It would appear that there was some foundation for the report recently currrent here . of another conflict between the troops at Waimate and the rebels. It is stated that 1 Heki endeavoured to surprize the troops at night, but was repulsed, and that the loss amounted to six killed on either side. Before the Lady Leigh sailed another expedition had left Auckland for the Bay of Islands, consisting of H. M. S. Daphne, recently arrived from the South American station, and the Stains Castle with all the disposable force, for the purpose of making preparations to commence the campaign in •October. A great number of working bullocks and horses had been shipped for the purpose of -transporting the baggage. The Approach to the pa occupiejd by Held is dei-

cribed as being very difficult, the country being intersected with, morasses and deep rivers, the pa is situated at the top of a mountain, the crater of an extinct volcano. Up to the time of the Lady Leigh's departure the expected reinforcements from Sydney had not arrived at Auckland. We had prepared an account of the correspondence between the Governor and the Wanganui natives, but want of space compels us to defer the publication of it to our next number.

The New Zealander remarks that, "it is very curious and inconsistent that in the Sydney papers, there are published three dispatches, 11th, 12th, and 16th July, from Colonel Despard to Governor Fitzro\ , detailing his proceedings after the evacuation of the pa by Heki, and the natives. In our next number we shall publish thenv ia order that the settlers here shall, be in possession of facts, they ought to have known long since." — These despatches were published in last Saturday's Spectator from the Sydney Morning Herald, being the latest advices received in chis settlement from the seeat of war. It would appear from this, that Captain Fitzroy is desirous rather of with* holding, than of giving information to the settlers on this important subject.

By advertisements in the Auckland papers it appears lhat Debentures are taken in exchange for Commissariat Bills on the Treasury. Tenders for two thousand pounds of Debentures were required at the date of the last advertisement.

The New Zealander states, " we are most happy to learn, from good authority, that the valley of the Hutt is in progress of being peaceably evacuated by the natives." We can assure our contemporary this news is too good to be true, and we would advise him in future not to rely too implicitly on the authority that supplied the information.

Maori-grown Wheat. — The natives of Waikanae brought round the coast last week 200 bushels of wheat of their own growing, for which they obtained an immediate sale at a good price.