The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND,

(From the Melbourne Argus of June 25.)
The last mail for England left the New Zealand
war in this position;—The Gate Pah at-Tauranga
to which the Maories had fled from Orakau, had
been stormed, and the stormers repu►sed with
the loss of Captain Hay, of the Harrier, Captain
Hamilton, of the Esk, and other officers and men
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who could ill be spared. The repulse proved in
the end to be a desperate attempt at retreat through
the breach to Waiora, where the rebels had a pah
the position of which was deemed impregnable.. The
following news reached us during the past month;
—On the 6th of May General Cameron and Com-
modore Sir William Wieeman, with the Naval
Brigade, the 68th Regiment, and the Colonial De-
fence Carp, left the camp to attack the Wairoa
Pab. Oa reaching it they found the village and
pah deserted, and the troops then destroyed both
and returned to camp. A reconnaissance failed to
discover where the enemy had gone, and it was
doubtful whether they had retired to the Retoma
Ranges or Tepuha, 14 miles away, the pah there
being reputed the strongest in New Zealand. The
same mail informed us that Governor Grey was
visiting the east coast, and that Commander Phil-
limore, of the Curegoa, had been appointed com-
mander of the Esk. News up to the 16th still left
the position of the Maories unknown. The Governor
was at Tauranga, and a military telegraph from
Ngaruawahia to Tauranga was projected, Advices
from Taranaki stated that the outlying settlers had
been compelled by the Maories to abandon their
stations and cattle and take refuge in the town.
The latter were erecting a pah at Tupurapura, where
they awaited reinforcements ftom Waikato before
attacking the town by land and water. The town
was consequently greatly excited, end the inhabi-
tants under arms night and day. It was also asserted
that poor Captain Lloyd's head was still displayed
to iefiatence the wavering and friendly tribes to
join the rebels. The very day after this news was
published, further intelligence was received from
which we learnt that the Governor and Commodore
Wiseman had returned to Auckland. Gen. Cameron
had returned from his reconnaissance, after dis-
covering the Maories at Tepuha busily fortifying
their position. Consequently the troops hourly
expected orders to march thither, when the General
suddenly left for Auckland, ordering the 43d Regi-
ment and the Artillery to follow. The supposed
cause of this movement was an outbreak at Wan-
ganui. The 68th Regiment was left at Tauranga
for the winter. The Waikato districts were reported
quiet, and one Waikato regiment was about obtain-
ing lend allotments near Tauranga. In reply to a
Maori deputation anxious to know what terms of
peace would be accepted, the General briefly replied,
" Subnaisssion to the Queen's authority." Our
latest information of the progress of the war was
received only a few days since, and more than a
fortnight after the date of previous advices. No
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fresh military movements had taken place, but the
Maories were hourly expected to attack Wata
Wats. The garrison, however, were deemed
strong enough for successful resistance. A fresh
reconnoitring party had started from Tauranga
to discover the Mori position. The Government
had bought the entire of William Naylor's tribe's
claim to the country between the Waipa and
Horatui. Finally, it was asserted, by one in

a position favourable to good judgment, that the
efforts of the Ministry to prosecute the war
with vigour had been opposed end thwarted by
Governor Grey. Things, he added, were drawing
to a head, and the governor would have to give way,
or the Ministry would resign.
An episode of the war cannot be omitted from our
narration. It happened in this wise. The Auckland
New Zealander had, in nn article published on the
Ist of June, referring to the death of Capt. Hamil-

ton, of the Esk, stated :
"It is feared that this brave officer was cruelly
deserted by his men, who ware seized with a panic
and:fled back to our position, after being gallantly
led as the forlorn hope to the attack. It is true it
was a critical moment, but if the men had displayed
half the courage and daring of their officers a very
different result would have to be chronicled respect.
ing this unfortunate encounter.
This offended the seamen of the Esk, who, in
numbers 61 strong, came down to the office, and
commenced proceedings which portended pulling
the building—a wooden one—down. One of these
men cried out, " We have the authority of our officers
for what we are doing." Magistrates interfered to
prevent violence, the police were called, and Com-
modore Sir William Wiseman appealed to, but in
vain. The police were unable to cope with the
rioters, and the Commodore corroborated the asser-
tion that the officers connived at the riot by not in.
terfering. Temporizing was resorted to, and on the
promise that an extraordinary edition should issue,
retracting the previous statement, the seamen re-

tired. The extraordinary edition came out with a
ridiculous denial of the charge against the Naval
Brigade, and attributing the panic which caused
the sudden retreat to a mistake of the 68:h Regi-
ment. This, it was also mentioned, was the substance
of the statement made by the rioting seamen, and it
was signed " John P. Beckett, Quartermaster."

We take the following from the Sydney Morning
Herald of the 21st of June :

" On the 4th inst. we received Nelson papers to
the 24th including Wanganui papers to the
15th ult. Last Friday a skirmish took place at
Ranana, between the friendly and rebel natives.
Eighty of the latter were killed, the loss on the
friendly side being 12 killed and a number wounded.
It appears from the accounts now given that the
rebels fired thrice before their fire was returned ;
that besides the 60 killed on land, 20 were shot in
the water, and that the natives are hunting down
those who escaped. There were 118 rebels and 400
Government natives engaged.
" By the Prince Alfred, which arrived at mid-
night on the Bth inst., we have news from Auckland
to the Ist inst. All hostilities are suspended for the
present, the troops having gone into winter quar-
ters. There have been no further hostilities at
Wanganui, nor are any immediately threatening;
and it would appear that the prompt measures that
were taken at the first outburst, and the decisive
defeat the rebels received at the hands of the friendly
natives, have had a most wholesome effect."

Le ID DUNDREARY" AND " BROTHER SAM" IN
THE LAKE -DISTRICT.—Mr. E. A. Sothern (Lord
Dundreary) and Mr Alexander Henderson, lessee of the
Prince of Wales The. atm! Liverpool, who are at present
rusticating in the Lake DA:triet, were (says our Liverpool
most amusing adventure, at
correspondent) the heroes of a
,t. Mr Henderson, in a
Keswick, on Thursday evening la,.
letter received in Liverpool on Satur..'Y' says—"
. Quite a
sensation scene occurred here (Keswick) las,: night, Sothern
and I went to see the performances at a small tu Titre here,'
and, on entering, I fancy the ' treasury' must hac° been
about 4s 61, and, throwing down our 2s each, the won
taking the money seemed slightly staggered, so much so
that she evidently made inquiry who• the reckless indivi-
duals were. An old fellow, who had bean boring us about
boats, who had ascertained our names at the hotel, and who
had sponged on us for a pit ticket, soon let the cat out of
the bag. The news of Lord Dundreary being in the theatre
spread like wildfire over the town, and in an incredibly short
space of time the previously empty house was jammed,
The performance was ignored, every one turning round
and staring like mad, and saying, Oh, that's him with the
moustaches*— No, it's him with the rummy hat'—' Oh,
you fool, everybody knows he. wears big whiskers,' &e.
This was, as you may suppose, very funny PA first, but it
soon became rather annoying, and wo rose to leave, when
some fellow at the back sang out, Three cheers for Lord
Dundreary and Brother Sam.' This of course was taken up
by the whole house. A scene ensued, the curtain dropped,
and after a continuous uproar some ono stepped on the stage
and said ho had been requested to ask Mr Sothern if he
would oblige, &c., by reading his celebrated letter from
Brother Sam.' Sothern tried by every means to evade this.
Eventually he made a speech from his seat, but it was no go
At last, joining in the fun, he got on the stage and read the
letter. He then ran behind the curtain and out at the stage
door, leaving poor me to do the best I could; and for an
extra sell' I got up and shouted gone out by the
back door,' and like madmen everybody rushed out of the
theatre, leaving it in a few minutes quite empty. About an
hour afterwards the band came to our hotel to serenade us,
when we invited them in and made them jolly. The tandem
is now at the door, and the street full of people waiting to
see us start."
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD.—
The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending 13th August was 3,473, of which 101 were
4ew cases,