THE NATIVE WAR.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 14, 2 July 1864, Page 3

THE NATIVE WAR.

From thb latest" Northern journals it would appear that another "outbreak of hostilities, at .Tauranga was considered imminent. The New Zealand PCerold, of 13th June, furnishes the following particulars : — " THREATENED ATTACK ON THE HURUAI AND OATB rPA REDOUBTS BY REWI AND- THOMPSON. 17; " The Sandfly, which arrived in harbor yesterday, from Tauranga,brings up exciting news from that post. ; It was thought that the war had: settled down into the ordinary state^of torpor attendant upon ' going into winter quarters,' ; but it would seem to be far otherwise. Thompson and Rewi had collected a thousand, men, and in close proximity to our posts at Tauranga, and have sent a message to tlie commanding officer that they wiU attack the redoubt at the Gate Pa, and that at Huruia, (Judea) , on Wednesday next. ; -- ; " The letter in which this mena6e is conveyed," states, — that we have held the Gate Pa for the last month without doing anything, but that they, j that is, Thompson and Rewi and their i foUowers, will, find us plenty to do for- the next month, and that they will not desist until they have driven the force at Tauranga into tbe sea. . - ; ?•, * " The rebels' seem to be in excellent spirits, and seem; determined tp fight.;, -Ake! Akel Ake! : i' " H this be their determination, it is one ,in which we can_easily indulge them, and we hope before long to hear of the doings of our flying columns and forest rangers somewhat nearer in proximity to the enemy's quarters than they have been for some time past. " The Esk- went down to Tauranga on Thursday morning last, for the purpose of bringing up three hundred men of the 43rd Regiment ; but we hear that not only the men, but the Esk herself, will be detained for some days at least. " The hear-quarters and a large detachment of the Ist Waikato Regiment, who were about, as we mentioned in our issue of Saturday, to proceed to Tauranga, in order to be settled on their land in that district, proceed this day by the Alexandra, and further detachments of that regiment from Tuakau, Martyn's clearing, and other posts j may be early expected in town, and will at once be forwarded to their head quarter camp. The other Waikato regiments will remain in the Waikato district, and be at once located iv tho several military settlements on the Waipa aud Horottu rivers, and about Ngaruawahia, as we then indicated. " We are glad to find that the announcement of this most important step, which we made public on Saturday, has been received with a considerable amount of pleasure, not only by those of the Waikatos themselves, who then heard it for the first time, but to the citizens generally, who look upon this scheme of military settlement as the only means of securing sure and lasting peace to the colony. "Immediately on the arrival of yesterday's intelligence from Tuaranga, a telegraphic message was sent to the General, who is now at Ngaruawahia, informing him of the particulars, and an answer in return was received from him,, transmitting orders for Colonel Greer, in command at Tuaranga. " General Cameron may be expected in town to-day." The following is a translation of the challenge sent to Colonel Greer by Rawiri, who intimates in the most explicit manner the warlike intentions of the rebels : — " Now hear what we have to say. We have been waiting for you to come and attack us for a whole month, but you have not come ; and now we are coming to you. We give you warning, therefore, that you may expect to see me within the month, and not to let any of your soldiers out, for our young men will certainly shoot them. We give you warning that you may not say it is murder, for it won't be murder. We shall treat your wounded and prisoners well, and shall expect you to do the same," It has been decided, at a public meeting, that a monument be erected in Auckland to the memory of the gallant Colonel Nixon ; and a subscription list for the fund has been opened under the management of a most influential committee. From the New Zealand Herald we learn that, in consequence of an article which appeared in the columns of the New Zealander, the reputed PhiloMaori journal, reflecting on the conduct of the men belonging to H.M.S. Esk, a party of the sailors had gone to the office of the paper with the yiew of intimidating the editor. They even blustered about pulling down the premises ; but, as may be supposed, all tliis was mere swagger and bounce.