ARRIVAL OF THE '"AIREDALE."

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 61, 9 June 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

ARRIVAL OF THE '"AIREDALE."

IMPORTANT FROM The following summary of news from the North we published in an " extra" on Saturday : — When off Picton Wharf, the Airedale an into the barque Josephine, which was lying off the wharf, and had a light in her fore rigging, which, however, was not discerned by the Airedale. The Josephine sustained severe injuries in her after deck. The Southern Cross of the 25th announces the abandonment of Raglan by the settlers. We give below the Herald's Journal of Events for last week. The following, from the New Zealander will show that energetic and decisive measures are being taken by the Government to solve once for all the Maori diffiThe New Zealander says : — Keinforcements, in the shape of one European and two Sikh regiments, have been sent for from India — that the 18th Royal Irish may be expected from England towards the end of June or early in July; and it has been currently and positively asserted, in several quarters, that the second battalion of the 20th Regiment were under orders. Whether this be so or not, we have no means of ascertaining ; but of this we entertain a confident belief, that if the natives shall determine to embroil the colony in & general war, his Excellency the Governor will be furnished with the adequate means of confronting them, and these, once at his command, we know the man, feel pretty satisfied of. the manner in which he will profit by their service. With respect to reinforcements more immediately at hand, we are happy to say that not a moment has been lost in summoning such resources. The detachment of the 70th Regiment has been re called from Otago, and the remainder of the 40th Regiment, amounting to 320 rank and file : and of the 12th Regiment, numbering some 600 rank and file have been ordered to embark for this country from their present stations in Australia and Tasmania. These, with a portion of Artillery, will augment the forces in New Zealand by from 1,000 to 1,200 men. 1 ' The Southern Cross of the 15th inst., reports :— "Mr. Rogan has returned from the Waikato, whither he went as bearer of the Hon. Dillon Bell's letter to the King and supporters. We believe he met with scant encouragement, and if rumor speaks true, he was submitted to the indignity of being asarched. We understand the Waikatos are building a strong pa at Wata Wata." William Kingi has accompanied the Ngatimanianotos (500 in number) to Taranaki to join the Ngatiranuis. Mr- Oliver — a settler who was induced to return [to his farm between the first and second ambush — has published a letter, giving an account of liis interview with the Governor, from which we learn, first — that his Excellency again, and at a critical time, professed at least comparative ignorance of what the natives were likely to do. Second, that both he and the Native Minister would not give any positive advice to out-settlers as to the right course for them to take in face of the apprehended danger ; and that the result of the interview was that two bush settlers, living some miles out, thought it safe to go to their homes, in the interval of seven days between the firsh ambush and the second fatal one.