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The Athol's orders have been changed, and instead of going to Woolwich, she is to refit in this harbour, with all speed, and to take to Malta two companies of Royal Artillery. The detachments of Royal Artille and SaPpers and Miners brought from Bermuda have been sent up by the South-Western Railway. The Athol Caine into harbour this forenoon. Her Majesty's ship Albatross, Commander Farquhar, arrived this morning from the Nore, to wait orders. She i 5 intended for service on the coast of Africa, and will be paid here, and sail next week. --- The Kestrel ✓ yacht, formerly belonging to the late Earl of Yarborough, has been surveyed by the dockyard officers, and being declared fit for her Majesty's service, has been purchased by Government. She is to be brought here from Cowes to be fitted for sea, and Lieut. Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart., a Lieutenant of the St. Vincent, is to have the command of her. The Kestrel is intended for service in the West Indies, and is to re lieve the Pickle schooner. The Crown has made a good bargain in this instance. The Kestrel is upwards of 200 tons, rigged as a brigantine. She was obtained for about 2,000/., including everything in her except her cabin furniture. To avoid any future accidents to her Majesty's ships going from Portsmouth to Plymouth on the Downs, by unqualified persons being taken on board as pilots, as occurred for instance in the Daphne, an order has been Issued that all commanding officers who may be going to those places are, if' they require a pilot, to apply for one at the Rear-Admiral Superintendent's office in the dockyard, and no other place. Commander Hugh Goold, from the ordinary at Sheer ness, is appointed to the ordinary at this port; he has been superseded by Commander Gordon. Commander Hall has the ordinary at Plymouth. The Scourge is to return to Lisbon about the end of this month, and be attached to the squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. Parker. Her Majesty's sloop Hyacinth, 16, Commander F. Scott, has arrived this afternoon from the West Indian and North American station. She has been ordered home to b e paid off, having been upwards of three years in commission. The Hyacinth has a few supernumeraries from the squadron. WooLwrcu, JAN. B.—The Geyser steam-vessel, Corn • wander F. Brown, left to-day for Greenhithe; and after having her compasses adjusted there by Captain John son, will proceed to one of the western ports, where she is to receive her final sailing orders. Her destination is now ascertained to be the East Indies. The Rosamond, Commander John Foote, will not be completed before the end of next week, after which she will proceed to the Cape of Good Hope to relieve her Majesty's steam-vessel Thunderbolt, Commander A. Boyle. The Thunderbolt has been upwards of four years in commission. The Tartarus steam-vessel has undergone an entire refit, and will be re-commissioned in a few days by Com mander Wolfe, who commanded her during the recent surveys on the coast of Ireland, and where she is to be employed again on *similar service. The Janus steam-vessel, having had her machinery taken out and replaced at this dockyard by the con tractors, was towed back to Deptford on Tuesday. Several steam-vessels are ready for trial, and will be commissioned very sh ortly, viz., the Growler steam sloop, the Antelope and Odin steam vessels. The An telope, Triton, and Oberon, new steam-vessels, are ordered to be fitted out at Chatham. TRIERS'S HISTORY OF T IONSULATE AND PmpißE.—The sixth volume of the authorised English edition of this important work, translated by D. Forbes Campbell, Esq., has just been published by Mr. Col burn. Under the titles of " Ulm " and "T rafalgar, " " Austerlitz" and the " Confederation of the Rhine," Thiers has embodied in the present volume the great events which occurred between October, 1805, and Au gust, 1806. The disasters of France on the ocean, and her triumphs on the Continent, are portrayed with a masterly hand. The diplomatic negotiations of the Period are laid bare, and the political reconstructio n of Germany explained with admirable lucidity. Although the author has entered minutely into the internal condi tion of Imperial France, her military strength and orga xisation her system o f fi nance , na ti ona l e d uca ti on, pub lic works, &c., he has reserved space to record what was Passing in the other states of Europe, and to pay a noble and eloquent tribute of admiration to the memories of Nelson, Pitt, and Fox. POST-OFFICE NOTICE, FRI D AY. DEPARTURE oP MAILS. —The Forth, for Sydney, New South Wales, and W es t I n di es, on the morning of the 18th inst. The Cambria, for America, on the evening of the 3d Feb ruary. The Giraffe, for the Holland and llamburgh mails, on the evening of the 9th (this day). OMNIBUS PUBLICITY COMPANY.—Friday several omnibuses belonging to this newly-formed company were started for the conveyance of passengers from the Great Western Railway to Gracechurch-street, and from Brent ford to the Bank, and from Paddington to the Strand. In the omnibuses compartments are filled up with adver tislu. g cards, one foot square, which are offered to the public at ss, per quarter. The newly-started vehicles are Well Ailed with advertisements. i!i p T.TTFE 8,1-TTRE. her while looking over a book of receipts, with the Forrov..fo ! (1- , :irc? 7, t have you any r,cciot for a &iisAppoiilt,d " Certainly," replied 'Lady Eddington, turning over a few leaves of the old book, and stopping, as if she had found the receipt in question, " Take equal por tions of humility, patience, charity, and hope; mix them well together, and then divide into daily por tions." In the history of the priest of Northumbria the account of his first mass is full of interest, and the proud feelings of the mother on beholding her son for the first time performing the sacred functions are beautifully described. We transcribe the fol lowing lines, prefixed to one of the chapters, on account of the beautiful ilea with which they con- BORGIA ; a a T-1; t,11 , 2.! Author of " Whit/friars." 3 Vols. The author of " Whitefriars " and " Whitehall," after having, in those productions, endeavoured to pourtray the glittering and dissolute Court of the second Charles, and the stirring events incident on the downfall of his predecessor, has now, grown confident by past success, adventured on a more arduous, because more comprehensive, theme, and turned to an epoch as eventful, though less interesting. A recent historical novel, the " Roman Traitor," described to us Rome in the old days of the republic ; in " .7cesar Borgia," we are again introduced to the eternal city, but under very dif ferent auspices. Here we behold the Rome of the middle ages her pontifical magnificence almost equalling her ancient glories—no longer by force of arms the boasted mistress of the world, but avowedly the supreme ruler of all Christendom. In atgtemptin to depict the state of Italy at such a period as during the pontificate of Alexander 'II., and in endeavouring to narrate the fortunes of such a hero as Caesar Borgia, the author of these volumes has chosen a theme fraught with abundant materials for the romancist, but also, from that very cause, most com plicated and most difficult. He tells us of a sove reign, who in virtue of his religious office was regarded , with awe and reverence even by his enemies, but who was at the same time from his great abilities, inordinate ambition, and ma n y crimes, en object of fear and hate even to his (so•called) friends. He reveals to us a court uniting all the gorgeous magnificence which wealth could furnish and the varied allurements which luxury could de vise, with the polished refinements of art, and the fas cinations of beauty, and wit, and genius. In the bright circle which surrounded Lucretia Borgia in. numerable varieties of character were combined — the poetic compliments of Bembo mingling with the pregnant brevities of Machiavelli. Of this last personage, however, we have not enough in these volumes ; he is intro duced it is true, but is only interesting from the prestige of his name—not from any words or actions there chronicled. He appears only in a secondary character, as the confidant of the plans of Caesar Borgia—the apt pupil of his dangerous doctrines—the true expounder of the Machiavellian policy. The character of Caesar, as depicted in the work which bears his name, presents a compound of extraordinary vices and extraordinary abilities—one of those which history happily but rarely presents to us, in which an almost superhuman intellect is combined with an almost superhuman depravity—the deficiency of heart rendered more conspicuous by the superabun dance of brain. Yet the adventures of such a man are full of interest. We turn with disgust from the records of those slaves of passion, who plunge into all excesses and all crimes in following its dictates, but with very different feelings, with an anxious and curious eagerness, we follow de tails of plots and counterplots, daring expedients and marvellous combinations, crafty intrigues and subtle treacheries—such as make up the history of Caesar Borgia. We are interested, we are perforce interested, not from the merits of the cause but the ability with which it is sustained; we Leak on with the rapt attention of some spectator of a game of skill, who, ignorant of the value of the stake, and in different as to who obtains it, yet watches the game with absorbing interest on account of the talent therein displayed. The novel of " Caesar Borgia" is peculiarly valuable at the present time, evidencing as it does the great power vested in the head of the Catholic Church, and furnishing as it does an ex ample, in the history of Alexander VI., of the crimes which may desecrate the sacred office, and the tyranny and ambition which may render its power most pernicious ; it enables us most satisfactorily to compare the Feast with the present, and the better to estimate the acts of the present Reformer of Rome. It is salutary now-a-days, in this improving age, to look back on the annals of ancient tyranny ; it is pleasing to be recalled From the iniquitous doings of the Borgia% to hear of the good depth of Pius It is well to read the history of Alexan der VI. at the present time, when his successor in the chair of St. Peter, by acting in a manner diametrically opposed to his, is doing far more to increase the true glory of the Pontificate, and extend the real power of the Church, than did ever the all ambitious Borgias by force of arms or intellect, however potent the one or marvellous the other. In an historical point of view " Caesar Borgia" is more valuable than as a novel. The characters are well discriminated and well drawn, the language is animated, the descriptions full of in terest, yet, as a novel, it is certainly not without faults. In the first place, it is too long, and is rendered so by a constant succession of irnpro- elude " The love of happiness—alas, how strong! All feel this instinct of their heavenly birth, Rushing to gain this prize, or right or wrong, In rank, or intellect, or giddy mirth. But this which is a madness and a cheat A love—of what this world can ne'er bestow, Has yet a stronger rival—calm and sweet This secret can be purchased heie below. Love on—love more—instead of less ! Choosing thine object from thy home above, Then wilt thou find the love of happiness. Exceeded by the happiness of love." VANITY FAIR. Pen and Pencil Sketches of English .Society By W. M. Thackeray, author of the "Irish Sketch Book," "James's Diary," " Snob Papers in Punch," A serial by Michael Angelo Titmarsh, and why have we not had a serial from the pen of Michael Angelo Titmarsh ere this ? It boots not to inquire. We are rejoiced to find that at length Mr. Thackeray has undertaken to give us that which, of all living writers, he is the most competent to execute, " Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society "—not cari catures a la Dickens, nor monstrosities a la Bulwer, but sketches of every day life, and of every day cha racter, such as of old we were wont to have (as far at least as the pen is concerned) from Hook. The opening chapter introduces us to Miss Pinkerton's aca demy at Chiswick Mall, and to Miss Pinkerton herself, a Minerva of a woman, who having been once honoured with a visit from Dr. Johnson, ever after fancied herself a aecond Johnson in petticoats, to her sister Jemima the quiet drudge of the establishment, and to two young ladies, Amelia Sedley and Rebecca Sharp, who are about to quit the establishment. Amelia Sedley is the daughter of a rich stock broker, residing in Russell-square : " But as we are to see a great deal of Amelia, there is no harm in saying at the outset of our acquaintance, that she was one of the best and dearest creatures that ever lived; and a great mercy it is, both in life and in novels, which (and the latter especially) abound in villains of the most sombre sort, that we are to have for a constant companion, so guileless and good natured a person. As she is not a heroine, there is no need to describe her person; indeed, I am afraid that her nose was rather short than otherwise, and her cheeks a great deal too round and red for a heroine; but her face blushed with rosy health, and her lips with the freshest of smiles, and she had a pair of oyes which sparkled with the brightest and honestest good humour, except indeed when they filled with tears, and that was a great deal too often; for the silly thing would cry over a dead canary bird, or over a mouse, that a cat haply had seised upon, or over the end of a novel, were it ever so stupid; and as for saying an unkind word to her, were any one hard hearted enough to do so—why, so much the worse for them. Even Miss Pinkerton, that austere and god-like woman, ceased scolding her after the first time, and though she no more comprehended sensibility than she did algebra, gave all masters and teachers particular orders to treat Miss Sedley with the utmost gentleness, ss harsh treatment was injurious to her." Rebecca Sharp is an orphan, and an articled pupil of Miss Pinkerton's, who has procured for her a situa• tion as governess in the family of Sir Pitt Crawley. Before, however, she goes to Sir Pitt Crawley's, it has been arranged that she shall spend a week with Amelia Sedlev in Russell-square : " Miss Sharp's father was an artis., and in that quality hal given lessons of drawing at Miss Pinkerton's school. He was a clever man ; a pleasant companion ; a care less student; had a great propensity tor running into debt, and a partiality for the tavern. When he was drunk, he used to beat his wife and daughter ; and the next morninz, with a headache, he used to rail at the world for its neglect of his genius, and abuse, with a good deal of clevernesh, and sometimes with perfect rea son, the fools, his brother painters. As it was with the utmost difficulty that he could keep himself, and as he owed money for a mile round Soho, where he lived, he thought to better his circumstances by marrying a young woman of the French nation, who was by profes sion an opera girl. The humble calling of her female parent, Miss Sharp never alluded to, but used to state subsequently that the Entrechats were a noble family of Gascony, and took great pride in her descent from them. And curious it is, that as she advanced in life this young lady's ancestors increased in rank and splendour. " Rebecca's mother had had some education some where, and her daughter spoke French with purity and a Parisian accent. It was in those days rather a rare accomplishment, and led to her engagement with the or thodox Miss Pinkerton. For her mother being dead, and her father finding himself not likely to recover, after his third attack of delirium tremens. wrote a manly and pathetic letter to Miss Pinkerton, recommending the orphan child to her protection, and so descended to the grave, after two bailiffs had quarrelled over his corpse. Rebecca was seventeen when she came to Chiswick, and was bound over as an articled pupil, her duties being to talk French, as we have seen, and her privileges to live cost free ; and, with a few guineas a year, to gather scraps of knowledge from the professors who attended the school. bable adventures—the historical events which it chronicles are certainly marvellous enough to render the addition of fictitious wonders unnecessary. Lu cretia Borgia, the sister of Cesar, is represented as a paragon of be auty and talents. The story of her wooing and wedding is sufficiently interesting. The adventures of her lover, Alfonso of Ferrara, perhaps equal those of any knight-errant upon record. Hav ing heard many calumnious reports respecting his future bride, he comes to Rome in disguise, in order to discover their truth or falsehood, and after much difficulty his doubts are at length dispersed, much of his information being acquired by the unknightly system of eaves-dropping. We are candid in stating our objections to " Caesar Borgia," and for two reasons: in the first place, admitting the evident abilities of its author, we are anxious he should in future abstain from errors which greatly diminish their effect; and in the second place, we have no fear of wounding the feelings of a young author, for the writer of these volumes has apparently no small con fidence in his own talents—we say apparently, for doubtless the whole " preface dedicatory" was only intended pour rire. Nevertheless, it in clines us to believe that the author of "Whitefriars," in consequence of the general approbation bestowed on that, his first production, deems himself secure of public favour and future fame. If this be the case we beg respectfully to assure him that his future fate must depend on his future exertions—if he has done well he must do better. On this present work he has evidently bestowed much labour and much research, it was a great and arduous undertaking, and he has performed it with much care, but we would advise him fbr the future to bestow more care and more attention on details, not taking such delight in the marvellous and improbable. There is one description in one of these volumes of a sort of firework or illumination, which "She Was small and slight in person ; pale, sandy' haired, and with eyes habitually cast down: when they looked up they were very large, odd, and attractive ; so attractive, that the Reverend Mr. Crisp, fresh from Ox ford, and curate to the Vicar of Chiswick, the Reverend Mr. Flowerdew, fell in love with Miss Sharp ; being shot dead by a glance of her eyes which was fired all the way across Chiswick Church from the school-pew to the reading-desk. This infatuated young man used sometimes to take tea with Miss Pinkerton, to whom he had been presented . by his mam ma , an d ac t ua lly pro posed something like marriage in an intercepted note, which the one-eyed applewoman was charged to deliver. Mrs. Crisp was summoned from Buxton, and abruptly carried off her darling boy ; but the idea, even, of such an agle in the Chiswick dovecot caused a great flutter in the breast of Miss Pinkerton, who would have sent away Miss Sharp, but that she was bound to her under a forfeit, and who never could thoroughly believe the young lady's protestations that she had never exchanged a single word with Mr: Crisp, except under her own eyes on the two occasions when she had met him at tea. " By the side of many tall and bouncing young ladies in the establishment, Rebecca Sharp looked like a child. But she had the dismal precocity of poverty. Many a den had she talked to, and turned away from her fathers doer ; many a tradesman had she coaxed and wheedled into good humour, and into the granting of one meal more. She sate commonly with her father, who was very proud of her wit, and heard the talk of many of his wild companions —often, but ill suited for a girl to hear. But she never had been a girl, she said ; she had been a woman since she was eight years old." As a still further illustration of the character of Re becca, we will g've a scene between that young lady and Miss Pinkerton, which led to the departure of the former from the Chiswick establishment t-- " Her music she practised incessantly, and one day. when the girls were nut, and she had remained at home, she ~as overheard to play a piece so well, that Minerva thought wisely, she could spare herself the expense of a master for the juniors, and intimated to Miss Sharp that she was to instruct them in music for the future. is perfectly bewildering, and almost baffles compre hension. Again, we would pray him, in illustrating a subject, to seek not only for forcible but for elegant, or at least appropriate, comparisons ; for instance, speak ing of the great alarm felt by a monk lest some accident had befallen his superior, to whom he was much at tached, the author of " Caesar Borgia," pathetically observes, " he trembled all over like a man in an ague fit, or rather like a jelly on a shaking sideboard." Lest our author deem us too severe, let us inform him, en revanche, fbr our severity, that having, in this " preface dedicatory," apportioned the different parts of his book to various classes, inscribing to the critics " all they find good," we, in virtue of this arrangement, notwithstanding our exceptions, con sider the greater portion dedicated to ourselves. TALES EXPLANATORY OF THE SACRA MENTS. By the Authoress of " Geraldine, a Tale of Conscience. In 2 Vols. This being a strictly Roman Catholic work, we shall briefly speak of its purport for the benefit of our Roman Catholic readers, without investigating the theological subjects of which it treats. It is, in our opinion, incumbent on a newspaper, while enforcing the practical duties of religion, to abstain from all doctrinal discussions it were well, in • deed, were such a course pursued not only in newspapers, but universally. The volumes in question contain seven tales, explanatory of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. The design of these tales, the authoress tells us, is to enable the sacra ments " to be approached by the young Catholic with awe, with gratitude, and with a full comprehension of the specific nature and value of each sacrament." In order to effect this, she has wisely attempted to teach by example, rather than by precept, and these tales, which exhibit the various emotions and religious in - fluences experienced by others, are calculated to pro duce far more effect on the youthful readers, than the most forcible sermon, or homily addressed to them selves. Abstaining from all enquiry into the hidden mysteries of religion—at all times a bad study for youth—she endeavours only to describe the prepa ration necessary for and the practical benefits to be derived from a participation in its sacred rites. The tales are of various kinds, calculated to attract the young readers for whom they were designed ; but they are manifestly objects of but secondary con sideration, the whole interest of the book being very adroitly concentrated upon the Sacraments them selves. Their object is very forcibly demon strated, the outline of the ceremonies given, in cluding also many of the prayers. We have said the account of these ceremonies is interesting, and so indeed it is, even to Protestants. These volumes may elicit their interest and admiration, without in the least endangering their belief, for their interest and admiration will be excited, not for the tenets of the church of Rome, but for the glorious doctrines of our common Christianity. The perusal of these volumes only strengthens our desire that the day may not be far distant when the unhappy disputes of Ca tholics and Protestants may give way to the universal concord of Christians. The last tale in these volumes, entitled " The Spousal Cross," is calculated to be of practical utility. The duties of a wife, as regarded in a religious point of view, are very forcibly exern. plified. We transcribe, for the benefit of- too,e whom it may concern, some excellent advice given by an old lady to her niece, who interrupts " The girl refused; and for the first time, and to the astonishment of the majestic mistress of the school. I am Isere to speak French with the children,' Rebecca said abruptly, not to teach them music, and:save money for you. Give me money, and I will teach them.' " Minerva was obliged to yield, and, of course, dis liked her from that day. 'For five-and thirty years,' she said, and with great justice, never have seen the individual who has dared in my own house to question my authority. I have nourished a viper in my bosom.' " A viper—a fiddlestick,' said Miss Sharp to the old lady, almost fainting with astonishment. You took me because I was useful. There is no question of gratitude between us. I hate this place, and want to leave it. I will do nothing here, but what I am obliged to do.' " It was in v a in that the old lady asked her if she was aware she was speaking to Miss Pinkerton ? Rebecca laughed in her face, with a horrid sarcastic demoniacal laughter, that almost sent the schoolmistress into fits. Give me a sum of money,' said the girl, and get rid of me—or, if you like better, get me a good place as governess in a nobleman's family—you can do so if you dc other,aul ee please.' a btnyod A hl n i s ad Mr. father, a n trhe their Joseph rd, ready to Jos.) further r g ; o , h e d e t e disputes she always re turned to thi s p o i nt , 'G et me a s i tuat i o n—we hate each d Arrived in R usse ll-square, Rebecca Sharp is intro duced e y, ld (o e r r barsothher of eisalwa3 , s Ame lia. Joseph is a fat, gormandizing hypochondriac, high in the civil service of the East India Company, who has returned to England for the benefit of his health. Ile is rich, shy, and single, and Rebecca determines, if possible, to catch him. The scenes between Rebecca and Jos. are most graphically de scribed, and in the concluding chapter we find Mr. Joseph Se,dley, of the East India Company's service so far entangled, that he is actually sitting tete-a tete with Rebecca, looking at her with the most killing expression; his arms stretched out before her in an imploring attitude, and his hands bound in a web of green silk, which she was un winding. The sketching illustrating this scene is admirable. All the pencil sketches, indeed, and they are numerous, with which the work is illustrated, are full of character ; but the best of all--better even than Mr. Joseph entangled—is the sketch of the Misses Pin kerton.e Well may Mr. Thacker a y desi g n ate the el n M o i t r s that h P a t i Pink r m t o e n " reint Minerva." tu rb n u , c (l a t i e n r i :s t , y d a r s e s h s e , rsis and address, all prove her Al+stic NEW ZEALAND. (ri-prn r.• ,, •1 :rent t , ti- e New Zea/ander of Ang. 29, ISi6.) New Ztalandtr Office, Tue.iday, Sept. 1, 1846. Her Majesty's ship Castor, having on board his Ex cellency the Lieutenant-Governor, arrived on Sunday evening last, bringing the important intelligence of the successive occupation of 11 - mgihaeta's strongholds, the camere of some, and the dispersion of the rest of hie followers. Th. troops from Sydney arrived at Wellington early in August, and were immediately employ. d in coope rating with the troops already engaged. Rauparaha has been taken into custody, on suspicion of secret con nivance with Rangihaeta. We are not in possession of the particulars of his treachery, but we understand that he will be detained as a hostage. We shall allude to this subject hereafter. Eight of Rangihaeta's principal men have been taken, besides several others of less note. One of them, while on board the Calliope, attempted to overpower the sentry, and nearly succeeded in drawingthe bayonet from his side belt ; he was, however knocked down, and since then these prisoners have been placed in irons. Her Majesty's ship Castor arrived at Welling ton on the 4th of August. She had on board a new funnel for the Driver. The troops and native allies were scouring the bush, and it was expected that Rangihaeta would be taken. The Driver was to leave for Auckland on the 31st.; we may, therefore, hourly expect additional intelligence. We have ascertained from a private source that the body of natives from Wanganui, intended to reinforce Rangihaeta, consisted of 600 men, and that they pro bably were but the vanguard of s. still stronger force. They came as far as Ohau, but the Ngatiraukawa natives would not allow them to proceed. A large body of the Ngatiawa, from Waikanae, had proceeded to Otaki in support of their friends and allies, who will most likely . be compromised by their opposition to the Wanganui reinforcements. It is feared that a general war betw een the Wanganui natives and N ga ti r aukawa and Ngat iawa may be the consequence. We extract the following particulars from the Wel lington Independent, which throw additional light on the narrative contained in the annexed interesting official account : On Friday last the Taita Militia, under the command of Captain A. E. M'Donough and Mr. White, 13 of the armed police under Sub-Inspector Strode, and a body of 150 friendly natives under 'E Puni and Captain Scott, of that corps, accompanied by an officer of the 58th Regi ment, and Messrs. Ludlam and Stilling as volunteers, started from the Hutt towards the position occupied by the rebel chief Rangihaeta. The force took the route traversed by the hostile natives in their marauding ex cursions into the Hutt Valley, and the movement was made with such expedition and secrecy, that the rebels do not appear to have received the slightest intimation of it. The path leads over hills and through gullies, and the late rains had rendered the roadway, bad at all times, difficult beyond conception. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, the united force pushed on with vigour, and in the course of the day came up with and surprised some of Rangihaeta's scouts, and succeeded in capturing one, a chief belonging to Wanganui. So quick and sudden was the approach of the British force, that Ran gihaeta, who. it appears, was in the neighbourhood, had the greatest difficulty in avoiding their clutches. On Saturday 'E Puni captured another of the rebels, one of their principal men. The whole party are de , - scribed as being in high spirits, and anxious to try their strength with the enetny.\ It appears that Rangihaeta has deserted Pauhautanui, and another small pah midway between that and the Hutt. Many think he has retreated towards Manawatu, but some few give a totally different direction. How ever, the men who have been despoiled of their pro perty, who have been driven from their homes, and who have had their friends brutally and cruelly murdered, are on his track, and we make no doubt that they will ere long bring the monster and his murderous crew to a reckoning. A party of natives from Taranaki have come down the coast for the purpose of joining 'E Puni against the rebels. Her Majesty's war-steamer Driver, Commander C. 0. Hayes, left the harbour on Monday for Porirua, having a large quantity of arms and ammunition on board. On their march over to Pauhautanui, from the Hutt, Tamati H tpinaana, a native of Pipitea pah, was a little distance in advance of the main body, in the middle of the wood, when he was suddenly surprised by the chief above named, who struck at Tamed from behind a tree on the roadside with a long-handled tomahawk; but celebratedra m , it , Nv i t a h the mong s t coolness the a natives, nd warded dexterity for whichoff h blow, w, e re is . ceiviag only a slight wound between his forefinger and thumb. The prisoner instantly endeavoured to make his escape by jumping into a rivulet, with a view of being able to reach the opposite bank ; but Tamati, fearing that he might gain an advantage over him by doing so, followed him into the rivulet, and, after a stout scuffle, seized him by the hair of the head, and took him prisoner. This native has a great reputation amongst his tribe for taking prisoners. Rangihaeta, after evacuating Pauhautanui, retired to a fastness, situate on a range of mountains in the I'ukerua district, which, from its strength, has been called " Gibraltar." The following, from the Independent, furnishes some clue to the cause of Rauparaha being placed under restraint, though it does not give par ticulars : Our news from Poriru is important. The rebel chief Rangihaeta has thrown himself into a strong pah situated on the range of mountains in the Pukerua, where he has been followed by the British forces under the command of Major Last. The position is described as one of exceeding strength, both in its natural as well as artificial defences. Instead of having rows of palisades, as is usually the case in fortified pahs, the savage, but no less acute, chief, has s urrounded his position with logs laid lengthways, thus rendering rendering the defences still more formidable. The nature of the country is such as almost to preclude the c onveyance of artillery. But nothing seems impossible to British soldiers and sailors, and we feel confident that by some means or other artillery will before long be belching forth on this stronghold of the rebels, And here we cannot refrain from making a few observations. When Rangihaeta evacuated Pauhautanui it was gene rally believed that he had no other pah to fall back upon Indeed, up to three o'clock of Thursday afternoon, the colonists were in ignorance of the fact. Now, some of the natives must have been acquainted with its exist ence, for a pah of its strength could not have been erected without many of the Maories being aware of the circumstance. We believe that Rauparana, who was apprehended with the proofs of his treachery about him, was the chief who p'anned and superintended its erec tion. Lieutenant Blackburn, who has met such an un timely end, was engaged during the war in the north, in which he greatly distinguished himself. We have heard the conduct of Majoi Last, the officer in command, and that of the entire forge under his command, spoken of in the highest terms of praise. On Monday and Tuesday last the friendly natives were thrown out from the encamp me nt at Paramatta as scouts. They returned and reported to his Excellency that Rangihaeta had evacuated a position recently occu pied, and retreated further into the country. At his last resting place the fires were still burning, and a quan tity of potatoes left cooking, tending to the supposition that on the approach of the scouts he had made a pre cipitate retreat. On Wednesday a force of more than 300 men, con sisting of military, blue jackets, an d civilians , un der the command of Major Last, started off in p ursuit, his Ex cellency Captain Grey accompanying the pa witrty . RangOi- 'Thursday afternoon the forces came uP haeta's scouts, and a skirmish immediately ensued. The firing commenced at three o'clock, and lasted till eight, when both parties suspended operations till morning. We regret to say that Lieut. Blackburn, of the 99th Regiment, and three men, were killed and several wounded. Major Last had a narrow escapee a spent ball . We striking him on the forehead, and travelling round his cap are happy to say that he received no injury from it. The native who shot Lieut. Blackburn was imme diately shot by one of the Artillerymen, and two of the enemy who attempted to carry off the body were like wise shot. The loss of the enemy i 3 variously reported, one ac count making it five and the other eight killed, and several wounded. The enemy were scattered in the bush in every direc tion, and many of them were bidden in the branches of ,Pboesiitnigonnn the range rw T mi t h h e ai r e e ,:t b y e , l B. chief ship trees. of hills to the right of the is admirably chosen for defence. It is gives a larger number. huapsttloirtohwenprh2,ismensetlftiinintfeoorawapsahn,tthekneoxwisnt: T tio h n e s esintßeuealtoneigdilhivnaheiaetahmost difficult country . military opera tions, pah. The ground is thickly covered with is supposed to have about 25 . still him in the Paho:l young trees, intermixedftohrwecietbhooafkotsallroeowwfeahr.es Calliope and her Majestys war-steamer Driver were employed conveying gun s and ammunition from the ships Thursdaythen at native nightol tc to the shore. We are informed that Major Last, and the whole force under his command, officers and men, behaved in the most gallant and daring manner. The conduct of Major Last was what we a lways expected, a n d it must be gratifying to him to know that the great bulk of the community appreciated his . gallant condu c t, notwith standing the attempt made by the Spectztor to injure his reputation. A body of men have been set to work to clear a way to the position occupi ed b y the rebel s. which is six mul es inland from Porirua. " GimtaLTArt."—The united forces were busily em p!oyed cutting roads up to Rangihaeta's pah, ~ Gibral tar," and felling the bush. Th e only practical approach to the pah on the front si de is b y a narrow ravi n e , slant; which only one or two men can advance at a time ; and a considerable detour will ha ve to be made through a ver difficult country, to get at it in the rear. Two howit zers had been conveyed , with extrem e * labour to the camp, and 10 shells thrown into the pah with, ceptible result. We are informed th a t the no per rebels have dug warres 7 feet under ground, and h EMI otherwise pre pared for a determined reistanee. OFFICIAL D I SPATe HEs. dispatches pleasureatc it hes from dirom rilt uivvuincgh ro,e T ti h n e g L th ie e u p te n n b a liu n a t-Governor the h M;ijor Last, 99th Regiment, commanding p the troops, so uthern district, th-tailing the n ature of the recent ope- raions against the rebels, by which they h ave be en / driven from the strongholds they previously oc c upied ILLNESS OF THE EARL OF J tRsEY.--We re g ret in this portion of New Zealand, and h ave b een com to laarn that the Earl and Countess of jersey and Lady pulled to retreat after losing some, an d leaving in capti- Clemewina Villiers have been detained sortie weeks at vity severil, of the disaffected chi e f s. / Fraekto; t 0;1 the-Maine by the very dangerous illness of 1 H e w ill t a k e care to • represent, in the strong terms tile noble Earl. On the 25 h and 26 h nit he was con- which they merit, the gallantry which has been ,i:'eved to be in a very pr , carious eoadittean, and tears , ev i nec d by Major List, and the c;flicers and men of the Were ~ r i:eTtained for his ultimate recovery. A favour- cona iined naval and - military forte which was engaged able change, however, took place; and from the last . i n tc , ese op ,- rat i ons th e privations and fatigues neces letters we are happy to say his Lordship was mending, i s arily attendant upon the conduct of 'which, in so unfa although slowly. vourable a season of the year, were supported in a 14% 134 4 3 4 1 % - % 10 1 % 27 5% THE SUN, LONDON, 111_0N fiAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1847. manner which deserves the warmest expression of the Lieutenant-Governor's gratitude and approbation. ,e , ) •• 6 hlro,e)r of the same opportunity of stating his entire satisfaction at the manner in which the officers and men of the Militia of this district have acquitted themselves. The settlers have shown that they can use their arms well, that they are a most useful body of men in military operations in this country, and that they are ready cheerfully to en counter any dangers or difficulties. They may take an honest pride in feeling that they have fully shown that they possess those qualities so essential to the men who entered upon the task of colonising New Zealand. When the inhabitants of a couniry can thus rely upon their own efficiency and courage, no fear need be entertained for the safety of their homes and families. Nothing could have been more gratifying than the kind and friendly feeling evinced for each other by the settlers and large force of native allies when serving side by side, a feeling which clearly showed that they are mutually attached to each other, that they felt they were one people, bound together by common interests, and were willing and able jointly to defend themselves against any enemy who should attempt to injure either race. The Lieutenant-Governor felt, in witnessing this most grati fying sight, that it constituted in itself a complete gua rantee for the ultimate tranquillity and prosperity of this part of New Zealand. To the numerous native chiefs who so nobly came for ward on this occasion, the Lieutenant-Governor returns his thanks for their services. The intercourse he has had with many of them will make him take a lasting in terest in their welfare ; and for the future he will watch over and endeavour to promote the progress of them selves and their families in prosperity and the conveni ences of civilised life, not only as Governor of the colony, but as one who is personally interested in the welfare of men who have established such just and strong claims upon his esteem. _ _ _ By command of his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, M. RICHMOND, Superintendent. Wellington, Aug. 16, 1846. Porirua, Aug. 4, 1846. Sir,—After frequent consultations with your Excel lency since your arrival from Auckland relative to the movements of the force under my command, particularly after the receipt of intelligence by the Government that a number of disaffected natives had left Wanganui, and were moving down the coast with a view of forming a junction with Rangihaeta and the rebels at his pah of Pauhautanui, in the northern branch of the Porirua river ; and that this movement was being made with the sanction and connivance of Te Rauparaba, and some disaffected chiefs of the Ngatitoa tribe resid ing in the immediate neighbourhood of our posi tion, it was determined that an effort shotdd be made to destroy this party, or to induce the friendly na tives on the coast to prevent their progress; also, that an attempt should be made to arrest Te Rauparaha, and the disaffected chiefs with him, in the event of obtaining further evidence against them; and, should these movements be attended with success, it would enable us to make an attack upon Rangihaeta and his foll.wers, without the apprehension of Te Rauparaha, or any evil-disposed Ngatitoas aiding him; and then the pah at Pauhautanui could be regu larly invested, and the rebels destroyed. To effect these objects, a combined naval and military force was embarked on board her Majesty's steamer Driver, under ray command We found it. however, im practicable to attack the Wanganui natives as they pro ceeded down the coast, as gales of wind and excessive bad weather prevented the landing of the troops; but the rebels were precluded making a further progress than Ohau, as the friendly natives opposed them. The next movement, I am happy to inform your Excellency, was completely successful, as, on the morn ing of the 23d ult., I disembarked before daylight in boats of her Majesty's steamer Driver, with 1 officer and 30 men of the 58th Regiment, 3 officers and 70 men of the 99th Regiment, 4 officers and 30 men of her Majesty's ship Calliope, accompanied by Captain Stanley, together with the Inspector (Captain Durie, of the Militia), and some armed police, surrounded the pah, and accomplished our object without any collision, from the admirable steadiness of the whole party ,bring ing with us Te Rauparaha, Kanae, Hoapu, and some others, who are now prisoners on board her Majesty's ship Calliope, as well as disarmed the disaffected part of the tribe. Annexed is a list of the arms and ammunition taken at Vie time. Nothing now remained but to attack Rangihaeta and the rebels in the pah at Pauhautanui ; for this object, after leaving 100 men to reinforce the camp at Paramatta point, the Driver returned to Wellington, in order that the portion of the Calliope's crew which had embarked in the Driver might return on board, and that both ships, with the detachment of the 65th Regiment, just arrived from Sydney, might return to Porirua. On the 29th ult. your Excellency received intelli gence, which you did me the honour to communicate, that;Rangihaeta, alarmed at the movements that were going on, had evacuated his pah and fled, but where was uncertain ; it was, however, supposed that himself and a few of his followers were remaining in the vicinity of his former position. Apprehensions being entertained that the greater num ber of Rangihaeta's followers might have returned to the hills in the neighbourhood of the Hutt, it was con sidered unsafe to detach, for any length of time, a large body of troops from Wellington, until the couutry be tween the Hutt district and Porirua harbour had been thoroughly reconnoitred. To accomplish this, a mixed force of Militia, armed police, and friendly natives, were therefore ordered to move from the Hutt in the directon of Pauhautanui, sweeping the country as they went along, and either investing or taking possession of the pah on their arrival, as opportunity offered. A simul taneous movement was directed to be made by the troops under my command, which, I regret to say, was defeated from her Majesty's ship Calliope being delayed from stress of weather; but, on our arrival, on the Ist inst., we found the movement of the force from the Hutt had been successful, having found the pah evacuated, with the exception of scouts, one of whom (an influential chief) they captured, and another chief was captured in the course of the same evening by the friendly natives. On the 2d instant I proceeded to the pah at daylight, in boats supplied by Captain Stanley, of her Majesty's ship Calliope, with Major Arney, 58th. and 7 officers and 160 men of the 58th, 65th, and 99th, Regiments, which, on reaching, I found occupied by the Militia, armed police, and native allies/ On examining the pah I found it to be built in a very strong position, having a double row of timber pali sades, with trenches and traverses across, about 80 paces long, and 35 broad, in the shape of a parallelogram, with flanking defences. There was also a bank of earth thrown up on the scarpside of the trenches, which, owing to the heavy rain, were full of water. The position altogether is a very strong one, and would have been almost impreg nable without artillery; but a hill about 500 yards dis tant, opposite the front face, commanded it completely. Therefore, had the enemy remained, we might soon have dislodged them with our guns, which were in readi ness at Porirua, in command of Captain Henderson, R. A. The pah stands on a very high ground fronting the harbour; at the foot of it runs a deep narrow creek, fordable at low water; the ground about it is excessively swampy, which the troops had to pass over. On the side the pah stands rises a very steep bank, which, even without opposition, the men had difficulty in mounting. And on the proper left of the position is a very deep ravine, the side of which is thickly wooded. The right face is also thickly wooded, and the ground gradually slopes s; awb t ou a i tfsr n o t d o me f t ie h v t nse locality,e,altleh the gr o und g ti Th o odno e d rneeoaotryewraesd considert he weak e st with a thic k p e s i dtieofne n c e o e u s l d e a h a th v e e been t f a a k e e e n w u e p re b o y f at e. d si e d s e e . rip T tio h n e than any other. On the morning of the 3d inst. a combined movement was made from the pah at Pauhautanui and Porirua, consisting of 6 officers and 120 men of the 58th, 65th, and 99th Regiments, and 30 militia, followed by 150 native allies, f rom th e f ormer, and 4 fficers, 100 men of the Royal Artillery, 58th and 65th Regiments, with 80 native allies, under command of Major Arney, from the latter place, for the purpose of attacking the rebel chief, and preventing his escape from the Horokiwi valley. We proceeded about four miles into the woods, covering our advance with the usual precautions. The enemy soon discovered our rpproach, and quickly retired, but, from his fires being still alight, it was evident he had fled into the bush that morning. Night coming on, and being uncertain as to the direc tion of the enemy, or the route they had taken, I deemed it then unadvisa,ble to proceed further. Although our eff3rts have only led to the dispersion, and not to the total destruction of the rebels, which was my anxious wish to have accomplished, yet, by gaining pos session of the stronghold of the enemy, we are enabled to complete the line of outposts at Porirua, so as effec tually to prevent any return of the rebels to the district of the Hutt. I beg to assure your Excellency that all under my command have well earned from their superiors every credit and approbation for the zeal and cheerfulness they have exhibited under the severe trials and pri vations to which they have been subjected to for a long time past. Your Excellency having been present with the troops on this occasion, will, I trust, bear testimony to the efforts and exertions made by the officers and men of both services ; but I must not omit to offer my best thanks for the ready assistance and co-operation ren dered me by Captain Stanley. of her Majesty's ship Calliope, Commander Hayes, of her Majesty's steamer Driver, and my second in command, Major Arney, com manding detachment 58th Regiment stationed in this district. I also beg to recommend Mr. M'Kellup , of her Majesty's ship Calliope, to your Excell e n cy' s notice, who has rendered me great service while in the command of the gunboat stationed at Porirua. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major, 99. h Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. List of Arms and Ammunition taken from the Pah of ltauparaha and the Disaffected Natives at Tauro on th.• 23d of July, 1846 : Muskets, single barrel ..• Ditto, double ditto ... ••• Axes ••• ••• ••• powder-flasks ••• ••• Pouches •• ••• Small iron gun and carriage Casks of powder Half ditto ••• ••• Empty ditto ... .•• „, EDWARD LAST, Major, 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. ... 30 . 23 ... 26 ... 1 ... 5 Porirua, Aug. 10, 1846 Sir,—Soon after addressing your Excellency on the 4th inst., I received intelligence that the native allies who were left to watch the movements of the rebels had discovered that they were retreating ; I therefore . .Cemed it right to proceed to their support, knowing that rriov: , mcbut wi!h lency's v‘isties, and tniiiitit,g 1:. would be the mean. of destroying Rangihaeta and his followers. At daylight on the morring of the sth instant I pro ceeded in boats of her Majesty's ships Calliope and Driver up the harbour of Porirua, landed about a mile and a half distant, and pressed forward into the Horo kiwi valley five cr six miles, over a road almost impas sable for troops, crossing numerous streams and deep rivulets, and passing vari , .us encampments that the enemy had recently left, evidently retreating in the greatest confusion, leaving behind them the bugle taken from the troops in the attack which was so gallantly re pulsed by the detachment of the 58th Regiment in the valley of the Hutt, on the 16th of May last, which had been retained by the rebels as a trophy, and was reco vered by the Militia. About half-past two o'clock P.M. we came up with our native allies and a party of Militia, under the command of Captain M`Donough, who were lying at the foot of a precipitous hill thickly covered with wood, near the sum mit of which I learned that the enemy were supposed to be posted. The troops then commenced hutting themselves for the . _ night. On the following morning I gave orders for the ad vance, directing the native allies to proceed on to corer it. The first division, consisting of 7 officers and 127 men of the force, made up of seamen, soldiers, Militia, and armed police, was under the command of Major Arney, 58th Regiment. The second division of five officers and 117 men, of similar detail, was under the command of Captain Arm• strong, 99th Regiment. At about nine o'clock, A.M. we ascended the hilt, pre ceded by an officer and a party of men, with tools to cut away the wood, to facilitate our getting up ; after as cending with great difficulty, about a mile, we suddenly discovered that the enemy had established himself in a stockade on the spur of a hill which was not only exces sively steep and precipitous upon each side, but so narrow in places, that only a few men could proceed abreast. _ _ _ . . The stockade that was visible appeared evidently very strong, composed of heavy logs of timber placed hori zontally one over another, with loopholes to fire through, Some of the enemy having appeared in front, a heavy fire was opened on - both sides; they made repeated at tempts to turn our left flank, but were driven back with great loss to their position. I regret to state that in the action our loss was severe. having two killed and nine wounded, as will be seen by the annexed return. I particularly regret the loss of a most promising young officer, Ensign Blackburn, 99th Regiment, who was acting Brigade-Major, and who evinced the greatest zeal and gallantry on the occasion. The firing lasted till dark, when finding my position un • favourable to occupy at night, I left two officers and 120 men to assist our native allies to watch the enemy, and again took up the post I had left in the morning. The enemy admitted to have lost five killed and two wounded, among the number one chief named Te Oro, and Tapuke, the murder of Richard Rush, at the Hutt. On the Bth instant, having been reinforced by a cap tain, subaltern, and 11 of the Royal Artillery, with two small mortars under the direction of Captain Henderson, of that corps, I again advanced towards the position, al theeigh I found great obstacles in using shells from the loftiness of the trees, which intercepted our view of the enemy. We, however, succeeded in throwing a number into the stockade, and so continued to hurass them throughout the day. The enemy kept up a fire upon us during the whole time. His position having been thus felt and ascertained to be defended by strong intrenchments thrown across the steep and narrow ridge of a lofty and densely wooded hill, the rebels being ie retreat, there was every reason to believe that their intention was to pour a few destruc tive vollies into our men as they advanced, crowded as they must have been into so narrow a space along the steep ridge, and then to fly into the woods in the rear ; thus abandoning, without loss, a position which, from the want of supplies, it was impossible for them to retain for more than a few days. It did not appear expedient to incur so large a sacrifice of life to attain a post use less in itself, and which must soon have been ours without any loss ; moreover, the destruc tion of so many of her Majesty's troops without an equivalent proportion on the part of the enemy would have been regarded by the natives as a great victory on the side of Rangihacta, might have produced a bad impression on the country generally, and have de stroyed the effect of our previous successes. Taking into consideration also the great want of facilities for provi sioning so large a force, I at last accepted the offers amde by the friendly chiefs, to permit them to remain on the ground and locate themselves in temporary pahs whilst they cleared the scrub and erected round the enemy a palisade after the Maori system of warfare, so as to cut off hismeans of obtaining either water or provisions, and thus either capture him or force him to fly from his position. In addition to the before-mentioned obstacles opposed to me, the rear of my position was subjected to constant floods; I therefore deemed it right to make arrangements for withdrawing my force from the Horokiwi valley to the pah of Pauhautanui and Porirua Point, leaving the native allies to carry out their own plans, and reserving the troops for further operations when required. _ _ _ Your Excellency having seen our position, and being well aware of all the difficulties and impediments, as well as hardships to which the force under my command have been subjected, I need not dwell further in describ ing them. I cannot close this report without expressing my par ticular obligations to Major Arney, 58th Regiment, my second in command, for the advice and assistance be at all times rendered me. To Captain Armstrong, 99th Regiment, commanding the second division; Captain Henderson, commanding Royal Artillery; Lieut, nant Elliott, 99th Regiment, acting engineer; and to Ensign Servantes, 96th Regiment, interpreter to the forces, my best thanks are due. I must thank Captain Stanley, 6f her Majesty's ship Calliope, for his assistance in forwarding the operations; I also received the best aid from the officers and seamen of her Majesty's ships Calliope and Driver; Lieutenants Thorpe and Conolly and all under their command de serve the highest praise. The wounded received the best attention from Dr. Galbraith and the other naedical officers under his di rection. I have every reason to be satisfied with the exertions of the Cotnmissariat Department; and I must not omit to mention the meritorious conduct of Captain M-Do• nough, and the Militia under his command, as well as that of all the officers. non-commissioned officers, seamen, soldiers, and police force, employed ou this occasion. It further aff ds me pleasure and satisfaction to speak s of the great service the native allies from Port Nichol son rendered me, as well as the friendly portion of the Ngatitoa tribe who joined us, and beg to thank the chiefs of the several parties for the zeal and exertions of them selves and followers. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major 99th Regiment, - Commanding the Troops, Southern Division, His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. Return of Killed and Wounded of the Force under Major Last, 99th Regiment, c'mmanding the Troops in the Southern District, %%bile engaged in Action with the Rebels in the Horokiwi Valley on the 6th of August, 1846. KILLED. Ensign H. M. Blackburn, 99th Regiment. Private Thomas Tuite, 99th Regiment. WOUNDED. W. Roberts, captain of the mizentop, her Majesty's ship Calliope, mortally, and since dead. 58TH REGIMENT. Private John Carr, slightly. 65TH REGIMENT. Private Robert Miller, severely. 99TH REGIMENT. Private Patrick Darcey, severely. Thomas Woodfield, du. Francis O'Reilly, do. James Henchcliff, do. Joseph Booth, do. Private George Farmer, severely. EDWARD LAST, Major 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops, Southern District. Porirua, Two P.M., August 13, 1846 Sir,—l have the honour to forward the enclosed, this instant received from Mr. Servantes. our interpreter, at. Puaha's camp, for your Excellency's information, by which you will learn that the rebels left their position this moreing, and that our native ally, Puaha, afier sending back his women, will pursue them to morrow. I have sent information to Waikanae of the event, and hope our allies there will assist in cuttina them off, should they attempt to pass that way.—l have th. honour to be, Sir, your Excellency's most obedtet humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major 99th Regiment, - Commanding the Troops, Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. Puaha's Camp, August 13, 1846. Sir,-1 have the honour to inform you that some of the rebel natives bi-gan to fire upon our camp this morning. Puaha immediately rushed out to meet them with his followers, and, finding them retire, proceedeo up to the pah, which they entered as the others went out by the rear; the Ngatitoa natives followed immediately afterwards. It appears that they had sent the women to the rear some time ago, together with their baggage; the men, it is the general opinion of the natives, only retired a short time before we entered. They had no stock of provisions, as they had been eating the rnomaku (which is a species of tree fern). The place whence they fired upon us the other day was only an entrench ment. The ph was about 100 yards in the rear, but had no regular stockade round it, simply a rail in some places, and in others nothing at all. Puaha sends back his women to-day, and intends to follow them up to morrow morning.—l have the honour to , be, Sir, most obedient humble servant, your W. P. G. SERVANTES. Major Last, 99th Regiment, Commanding Troops, Porirua. Wellington, Aug. 16, 1846. have the honour tf) state, that since addressing your Excellency on the 13th instant, report;ng the con tinuing retreat of the rebels, I have received intelligence that oitr native allies are making every preparation for a vigorous pursuit, and, should they succeed in driving the enemy out into the open country upon the coast, I beg to assure your Excellency, that in conjunction with the naval officer, I will not fail to assist in the pursuit, and use every exertion in my power to cut them off.--I have the honour to be, Sir, your Excellency's most obed:'es humble servant, . ED .kIID LAST. M.l'r, 99' 1 7 nt, C mmanding the Lous, 6uutheti. Diarist. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. Wellington, Aug. 16, 1846, Eight P.M. Sir,—l have the honour to inform your Excellency that I have this moment received intelligence that the Inspector of Police (Captain Dutie, of the Militia), acting upon my letters informing him that the rebels had left their position in the Horokiwi valley, made the requisite communication to the chiefs at Watkanae, who had pre viously occupied the position pointed out to them at the Pari Peri, and that our native ally, Wiremu Kingi, and his party were immediately on the alert, and were suc cessful in capturing eight prisoners belonging to the band under Rangihaeta, who had come down from the hills for the purpose of obtaining food, and had sent to the police-station for an escort to conduct them to Wai kanae. A good deal of firing was heard in the direction of the Pari PaH, and on the hills above it, and Wiremu Kingi sent word that he would make an attack on the enemy tomorrow. The following is a list of the pri soners taken : Ko Mateu Tikiahi, Ko Te Kumete, Ko Hohepa, Te Umuroa, Ko Te Weretiti, Ko Te Rahui, Ko Te Koro hunga, Ko Topi, Ko Mataiumu. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, EDWARD LAST, Major, 99th Regiment, Commanding the Troops in the Southern District. His Excellency Governor Grey, &c. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.) AUCK n L or A th N w D a , rd S . EPT B . y B t , he lB p vt ap 6. ers All is quiet her e to the you will see what is going on to the southward. Thia place is fast going ahead ; the revenue of the Customs last quarter was at the rate of 17.000/. a year ; in fact, the natives and the troops a t p resent support the ci3lony. The former are most esteemed. Four copper mines are now•at work, and in four months I intend opening an other ; they pay very well. One (the Rowow) will, it is supposed. n-T 60.0001 next year. Che ships Mary and Strathalia :ail in the course of ten days from here dire et for Et gland. with ei-pni-r ore, spars, acid flax ; and the Haid. e, Cecilia, •nd Mary Catherine, will sail in about six weeks from h re with the same description of cargo. There is a vessel now building near here (the Great Barrier Island. of 560 tons), which will sail for Eng land in about five months with copper ore at 51. per ton freight. Captain G. Grey is much pleased with what he had done to the southward, and I think it very probable that the next mail will bring advices of the capture of Rangihaeta. If such be the case, all will go on well here. The vessels here are—Her Majesty's ships Castor, Carysfort, and Racehorse. Her Majesty's steam- sloop Driver is expected every day. Her boilers are in a dreadful state. She was nearly lost off Care Teriwitte (Cook's Straits), whin I wa,, in Wellington, on account of not being able to get sufficient s eau) up to gerher off a lee shore. Her boilers have been in active service for nearly six years. We are much in want of another steamer to replace her. The ship Mary Ca therin., before-mentioned, was driven on shore in the Rapaira river in a heavy gale of wind. She had a good deal of cargo on hoard which was sold by Lloyd's agent here (a survey having been held upon her), and as soon as sold she was gut off witlut any da mag--. Our ciiPinial secretary (Mr. Sinclair) has, within the last few clays, eitl.er been dismissed or re signed. MEXICAN BON DHOLDERS. From the following documents, which have been re ceived by Messrs. Schneider and Co., it will appear that the agency of the'Mexican Government is to remain in their hands, but that the conversion which was so re cently sanctioned is now repudiated, or, what is the same thing, referred to ,the consideration of Congress for a decision as to whether, " under the present afflict ing circumstances of the country," it is expedient to permit the tobacco duties (pledg4 d under the conversion) to go into the hands of their foreign creditors. It is to be hoped that the history of this affair will suffice to render similar juggles, henceforth, impossible. All "conversions" of public debts have their origin in fraud, and in the present case the Mexican bondholders would have reason to congratulate themselves if the final result could,be to restore them to the position they occupied before the transaction was attempted:— " Mexico, October 30, 1846. " His Excellency the General encharged with the supreme executive power has been pleased to determine that you immediately resume the agency of the Re public in London, receiving, to that effect, from General Don Jots M. Mendoza, the documents, papers, and everything else relating to said agency, which you may have delivered to him under the orders trans mitted by the' former packet, and that you continue in the discharge of the duties of the said commission in the same terms, and under the same conditions and in structions which you previously had, without, in this respect, making the least variation; on the understanding that the business being now arranged with Messrs. Man ning and Mackintosh, of this city, as representatives of the parties interested in the new bonds issued in London, relative to said bonds, and the necessary orders being issued for the payment of the first dividend in conformity with said arrangement, you may proceed to announce the payment of the said dividend, and carry the same into effect at the appointed time. " By order of his Excellency, I communicate this to you, and transmit it likewise to General Mendoza for the corresponding object. God and Liberty. " HARO Y TAMARIZ. " Messrs. John Schneider and Co., London." " MINISTRY OF FINANCE. (Section 1.) " Mexico, Nov. 28, 1846. " Under this date I say to General Don Jose M. Mendoza, the Mexican Charge d'.Affsires, what follows: " His Excpllency the General intrusted with the supreme .xecutive power has examined very carefully and scrupul usly the very important business of the conversion of tLe Mexican - debt in the city of London, and the creation of the new Consolidated Fund, effected in virtue of the contract entered into in this capital on the sth of March last, between the Supreme Go vernment and Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, and the subsequent contract ,relative to the payment of the dividends; and weighing well all the difficulties (4 this very important affair, which seem greater and greater under every a s p ec t for the credit of the nation, both as regards the war_which it is sustaining against the American invasion, the heavy responsibilli ies which press upon the public Treasury, those which especially weigh upon the tobacco revenue, and which is specially made liable to the payment, if the conversion of the debt is complied with in all parts—and this when the blockade obstructs our pens, deprives us of all receipts of duties from the maritime custom-houses, .aed when we most need all our revenues—his Excelbncy considers that the meeting of the National Sovereign Congress being so near, having been appointed for the 6th of December next, the final determniati(m of this matter ought to be referred entirely to its decision, and he has daermined to do so accordingly, handing over all the particulars relating thereto. His Excellency doubts not that the National Congress will be animated, as he himself is, with the most lively desire of giving a satisfactory issue to the business, which may demonstrate the constant good faith of Mexico, and that, as far as may be in her power and the present afflicting circumstances may permit, she will exert herself to appear by her acts as frank and loyal as her character and intentions always -have been. In stating this to you by supreme order for your information, I protest to )ou the securities of my consideration and esteem.' " And I communicate it to you by order of his said Excellency the General, for your information. " God and Liberty, VILLAMIL. " Messrs. John Schneider and Co., London," DRURY-LANE THEATRES—St. George and the Dragon (the new pat:tutu e hen) is drawing all the town, the house being crowned nightly. On the return of the Court, the Prince of Wales is to go en I see it, the first time of hie Ito) al Highness being in a theatre. Sir Robert Peel fliclairns, we understand, the cir cular addressed to certain members of the House of Commons beangiog to the party of which the ex-Pre m:er was the head, by his ;ate Secretary of the Trea sury, Mr. John Young, in conjunction with other sub orlinates of the late Government. The Right Hon. Baronet further desires it to be distinctly understoood, that he does not wis'i to be considered no the leader of any political parry in this country.—Obserner. BRISTOL SUGAR-MARKET, JAN. B.—A large busi nrtss has been iratu.aried tu our suLar-mAket since the r—opening of the offices on Tuesd .v last, and prices have imp ovid ab .ut Is per cwt —Bristol Mercury. THE HIGHLAND CLANS.—The following fin alphabetical list of all th. known el .ns of Scotland, ith a description -f the particular bodge ,:f di,tinctio ,. uteutly Wit u by ~ t teli elan re.peetiveiy, end which s.-rvt.d I.eLung e a.k of their hiels:—Buchanan, birch— •amer , oak ( I .!tiO'A .ll , ( wowing, rommon m yrtle—Chisholm, ummond, turtle texglove—Fer poplar—F.liite.brootn—Frioser,yew—Gordi,u,j4 Lwood L a ro , mt, erat.apple tree Mocalis;er, five-leaved a G o r n a . ham, lour. 1— 1, runt, cranberry beat h—Gunn,rkme in ü b t u o cloud berry bush M.Killn"rSt. J o h il ' s wort blackberry h e ath _rusmh—.LaNelhqiCa.n.n,zraie: judnt —M•Leod, red wortle berries—M'Nab, rose b berries D 4 variegated b a woo l d l Xl!Rae fir club MacQuarrie, black thorn— eagle's feathers—Menzies, ash—Murray, moss--Munro,. Ogilvy, hawthorn—Oliphant, the groresautrmrßati3:p:lse—j:Rneloprlgeerr—t son. fern or bruchins—Rose, brier ber ries —Sinclair, clover—Ste a art, th e istle—Sutherlan, cat's tail grass. The chief of each clan to wear two eagle's feathers in his bonnet, in addition to the forego ing badge of his clan. DEATH OF JAMES SCULLY, ESQ.—Died, et his re sidence, in Tipperary, on the night of the 31st alt., after a short but severe illness, James Scully, Ee 4 , sen., in his 70th year. Mr. Scully vas the only sur viving son of the late James Scully, E.q., r f Kilfeacle House, in this county, and ass for tosov years the leading and active partner in ihe re,pect.S.le banking establiNhment in Tipp( r ry, 'carried on under his name. Up to his death he a te the director of the joint stock bank in the same town. During several years he acted as grand juror of this con ity, and when the penal laws were relaxed, giving Roman Cat olics the privilege of holding the commission of the peace, be was amongst the first of that class appointed to the responsible situ ation of magistrate. Air. Scully was the senior magis trate of the barony in which he resided, having held the comma-ion for nearly lorty years. As long as the name o the late James Scully will be remembered, it will be associated with all those recolbetions of genero sity, high-mindedness, independence, and sterling prin ciple, which through life maked his character. Dig he rest in peace,—Tipperary Free Press. 8 ... it 131 15 ).....• • ••••• 000000 0 ... . . . ....N . ••.•• ••••••• ~... •• , ..... •• . ...... 00 ,0 60'fi,,., ... .. '6, ,~/,~ Yr~ 3.~ •~