The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-14 00:00:00

THE TERMINATION OF THE NEW
ZEALAND WAR.

By this arrival we receive intelligence from
Melbourne to April 26 Sydney to April 24, from
Adelaide to April 26. The most interesting news
in the Australian papers relates to the termination
of the New Zealand war.

During the truce, which commenced on the 13th
and ended on the 15th of March, terms were offered
to the native rebels by Governor Brown in the fol-
lowing address :
fiapurona and Ngatiawa,—For 12 months you have been
carrying arms against her Majesty the Queen and the autho-
rity of the law. You have now laid down your arms, and
expressed your desire for place. Believing you to be sin-
cere, I have come from Auckland far the purpose of stating
the terms upon which it will be granted, and upon which her
Majesty's pa:km pardon and protection will be extended to
you. They are as follow :-1. The investigation of the title
and the survey of the land at Waiters to be continued and
completed without interruption. 2. Every man to be per-
mitted to state his claims without interference, and my de-
claim, or the decision of such persons as I WWI appoint, to
be cooclusive. 3. All the land in possession of her Ma-
jesty's forces belonging to those who have borne arms
against her Majesty, to be disposed of by me as I may think
6t. 4. All guns belonging to the government to be re-
turned. 5. AB plunder taken from the settlers to be forth-
with restored. 6. The Ngatlawa who have borne arms against
the government must submit to the Queen and to the autho-
rity of the law, and not resort to force for the redress of
I wrongs, real or imaginary. 7. As I did not nes force for
the acquisition of land, but for the vindication of the law
and for the protection of her Majesty's native subjects in
the exercise of their just rights, I shalldivide the land
which I have stated my intention to dispose of amongst its
former o but I shall reserve the sites of the block-
houses and bts, and a small piece of land round each,
for the public use, and shall exercise the right of making
roads through the Waiters district. On your submission to
these terms you will come under the protection of the law,
and enjoy your property, both lauds and goods, without
molestation.
Those terms were not accepted, and on the 15th '
hostilities were renewed. On that morning 370
men of the 57th and 65th advanced to the front,
and divided into working parties and ooverers.
The sap leading to Te-Arei was resumed, and a
branch map carried from No. 8 redoubt, to sweep
the rifle-pits on the verge of the valley. About
7 o'clock Captain Mercer arrived from Waiters,
with 60 of the Royal Artillery, three Armstrong
guns, and two 5-inch and two pinch mortars. All
our works went on without the slightest sign of
opposition from the enemyuntil 11 o'clock when the
white flag was lowered ffom the Maori staff, and re- I
placed by a blood-red war tieg. In a few minutes
it was lowered, and one solitary shot from the
natives invited to the combat. The troops were
not yet allowed to reply, and the Maories, after
hoisting and lowering their war flag three times,
opened fire in good earnest, and poured volleys
from their pits. Our fire was excellent and fear-
fully destructive. The firing continued throughout
Saturday, and Sunday, and up till 5 o'clock, when
it ceased, and the natives yielded again, and this
time finaly hoisting the white flag. The Waikatos
retreated to their own country, owing to a loss of
300 out of 1,500 men, and Wiremu Kingi retired,
though without accepting the terms offered. These
results are announced in the following letter from
the Governor :

New Plymouth, Apn7 9.
Sir,—ln reference to the terms of sulunimion offered by
his Excellency the Governor to the insurgeste of the Not-
tiawa tribe, at Waiters, a copy of which was enabled to you
on the 4th inst., I have the honour to inform you that, ae
finally decided upon, they oontained an additioaal sentence
to the following effect "In conformity with the declara-
tion made on the 29th November, 1859, the rilOis of those
who may prove their title to say pert at the Oswi of land
at Waltam will be respected." I have also tolnform you
that the terms ad y
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hav been miceplisd bl aad Arev.
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the 00,41M0161 weeds wen clear, end eadeaveased
to imams his imenillt7 to make poses neat and diem the
turas efterwesda leas daally left ,Weiara far Waikato,
with • small Memel, ',Wiest the
terms, from the beastof which he will cows; be
excladsd, accord* to • astilimatioa pievioady emasiani-
Wed to him. IMT imam slate that hi Eneeneasy the
Oovernor hes despatched mensal to the Taranaki and
Niatinamd tribes. Infonaing them that if they desire
prim they mast immediately coins forward, in which oust
M will be premed to date to them tame elm whisk is
will adept their eehmissiea hay*, ko.,
F. A. WWI.
To his Honour the Superiutendent of Taranaki. .