The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-16 00:00:00

because of the very great stimulus they will give to
the faith of the Han Haus. To defeat soldiers is
not looked upon by natives as any, great achieve-
ment ; but to beat off sailors is an event not likely
to be forgotten, and the Celestial protectors of the
Hau Haus will be sure to be magnified accordingly.
Major von Tempskay's raid, already alluded to,
occurred on the 13th ult., near Patea, on the "Wan-
ganui side of the island, and was also intendaecdhtothbee
a surprise; but the Rangers failing to re
settlement before cockcrow, the natives succeeded
temporarily in retiring, leaving 17 of their own
number killed and two of ours mortally wounded.
The major's party,which consisted only of 48 rangers
and a few militiamen, being-greatly outnumbered,
effected their retreat very cleverly ; and, looking to
the difficult nature of the bush country through
which they stealthily travelled by night to the attack,
the affair is considered a very dashingone—so much
so that the major has been complimented by a dinner
given by the Premier.
The submission of the King, William Thompson,
and other influential chiefs marks the past- month
with importance. Brigadier-Gen. Careythusreports
the circumstance to the commander Of the forces :
" Camp Te Awanixtu, May 28.
" Sir,—With reference to my letter of the 26th inst., I

have the honour to state, for the information of the Com-
mander of the Forces, that I proceeded at daylight yester-
day, accompanied by Major Tupper, A.D.C., Capt. Brett,
D.A.Q.M.G., and Capt. Blewitt, 65th Regiment, to
Tamahere, where tho chief, William Thompson, had agreed
to meet me.

"Shortly after my arrival at that place Mr. George Gra-
ham rude. in, and announced the approach of William-
Thompson and other chiefs of note, handing tile a paper or
covenant in Thompson's handwriting (copy and translation
herewith enclosed), which the said Thompson and the chiefs
were willing to sign in my presence under the British flag.
"I then walked forward to meet Thompson, who when
he saw me immediately dismounted, and came rapidly to-
wards me, uncovered. We shook hands. He then laid his
faiths on the ground at my feet, in token of his submission
to her Majesty, and said he hoped I would accept it as his
gun.

"We then proceeded to the spot where the British flag
was flying, where Thompson signed the convenant in the
name of the King and himself, in which he was followed by
the principal chiefs assembled, after which I attached my
signature thereto. -

" The only requests madeby Thompsonwere as follows—
" Ist. That the Governor would appoint a Commissionerto
inquire into his (Thompson's) character, which he affirmed
had been much maligned.
"2d. That he (Thompson) was most anxious to see the
face of tin Tamihana' again, and hoped to do so soon.

" 3d. That I should let him (Thompson) know, as soon
as possible, what the Govemorthought of his submission.

" I cannot conclude this letter without bringing to. the
notice of the Lieutenant-General commanding the forces
the very important servicesrendered to the country by Mr.
George Graham, assisted by Mr. Dehar, in bringing about
this most momentous event.
" I was given to understand that the chief Rewi would
immediately tender his submission also.

"The bearing otthe chief Thompson upon this occasion
was particularly silent and submissive in the extreme.

" I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,
"GEORGE JACKSON CAREY, Brigadier-General."

" (Translation.)
"We consent that the laws of the Queen be laws for tho
King (Maori), to be a protection for us all for ever and ever.
This is tho sign of making peace, my coming into tho pre-
sence of my fighting friends General Carey.
" WILLIAM THOMPSON, " RIKI.
" TE REWETI, " RIHIA.
" HONE, " PARATA.
" GEORGE J. CAREY, Brigadier-General.
" Tamahoro, May 27, 1865." _

In every way this submission is most fortunate at
the present juncture. We do not know whether it
means submission to the Queen conditionally or un-
conditionally, or whether it is only intended to Con-
vey the idea that the King is willing to adopt the
Queen's laws as the basis of his independent rule.
But whatever it means, it may .be regarded as
greatly facilitating the peace of the North. The
proclamation appointing the Ist of June inst. as the
last day on which claimants to land confiscated in
Waikato were allowed to put in an appearance has
no doubt had much to do with it, Thompson owning
very large tracts therein. This is the more probable
because the submission was brought about by a
land speculator, who visited Thompson's tribe with
a view to purchase—the Queen's right of pre-emp-
,tion being now waived over the whole island, and
the Land Purchase Department of the Government
wholly done away with. What the terms of submis-
sion really are, and what may grow out of them, are
matters so important to the colony that it is only
natural to have supposed that the Governor would
have consulted his Ministry thereon. They do not,
however, know anything about the submission but
from newspaper report. The Governor has sent for
Thompson to visit Auckland. Mr. Fox, the late
Premier, who has just prOceeded to England, assigns
among other reasons for temporarily retiring from
Parliamentary life one which may be considered
apropos to this subject :---
"As regards the great trouble of New Zealand (writes
Mr. Fox to his constituents), the native difficulty, I do not
believe that so long as Governor Grey remains in the colony
there is the remotest prospect of any satisfactory solution of
the problem which four years since was intrusted to him to
solve. Still less do I believe that, while he is in the colony,
the Assembly can exercise any appreciable influence upon
this question. The possibility of its doing so is greatly
lessened by the terms of Mr. Weld's resolution on respon-
sible government in native affairs of last session, which
practically gives the Governor unlimited power in them,
so long as a single British regiment remains in the colony."
There is an item relative to the escaped prisoners
from Kawau which deserves a brief record. Last
month the Governor carried out to the letter the
promises made long since to those who wished to
return to their homes. A schooner was chartered
to convey a distinguished party of them to Kawhia
and elsewhere, being the last remnant that remained
in the north. The Taranaki settlers were somewhat
surprised to see the notorious "Big Joe," who was
taken prisoner at Sentry Hill and conofioneedrwinithther
thei
others at Kawau, land from the schooner
midst. This " Big Joe" is a scoundrel,notorioeutshodthathas
and no doubt highly appreciates the method
been taken to impress him with a sense of the supre-
macy of the law.
The debate in the House of Commons last March
on New Zealand affairs has been well received
throughout the 'colony, on account of the very im-
proved tone assumed by hon. members towards the
colonists. The indications that the Home Govern-
ment were not prepared either to countenance sepa-
ration or interfere with the removal of the seat of
Government have somewhat depressed the good
people in the north, who seemed to anticipate that
Mr. Cardwell would be so highly delighted to have
affairs once more under the acknowledged control of
a Governor as to induce him to concede the separa-
tion of Auckland instanter. The Governor scarcely
conceals his annoyance at the power of determining
what troops are to be sent home, and when, having
been invested in the general. A correspondence has
taken place between them, in which the latter wishes
the former to assume the responsibility, but he will
not. The 65th will probably go home shortly, and
another regiment be sent to Australia, but it is not
impossible that even these may be detained until the
reference to England has settled the disputes between
the Governor, as Commander-in-Chief, and the
Gerieral, as Commander of the Forces, from which
distinction much of our present trouble has arisen.
The public are not likely to learn the magnitude of
the evils which this want of unity is breeding until
the meeting of the Assembly. The proclamation
calling it for the middle of next month only awaits
the arrival of the Governor from the north, where
he has been during the whole of the last mouth.
A portion of the crew of the ship Fiery Star, from
Brisbane to London, was taken off that vessel by
the Dauntless, for Auckland, and landed there on
15th May. The Fiery Star was a Black Ball liner
belonging to T. M. Mackay and Co., of London, and
left Moreton Bay on the Ist April with 63 passen-
gers and a crew of 42, making a total of 105 souls,
about
On April 19, in lat. 46.10 S. long. 170 W.,

* Thompson particularly requested that the term " hoa
riri" should be taken as " fighting friend," and not as

enemy.