The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-14 00:00:00

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(mom Ab7OTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
SYDNEY, SEPT. 21,
The insurrection io New Zealand shows no signs
at present of approachh its termination, though
the war may be said to
have entered on a new
phase. It is reported that 05 General Pratt's first
arrival he found himself somewhat hampered by the
restrictions placed on military
vovements by the
Governor. But he paid a visit to
Auckland, and
had a conference with his Excellency,
and all diffi-
culties, if there had been any, were re:110"d. He
returned to Taranaki at full liberty to
,et on his
discretion. His first act was to accelerate the de-
parture of the women and children to Nelson( so as
reduce the town to a mere military post. An att4.ek
on the town has always been threatened by the'
natives, and the necessity for leaving adequate pro-
tect,on for it, besides manning the stockades to the
norti: and south of the town, distant several miles
from e"11 other, was Colonel Gold's excuse for not
concentrating all his force to drive the natives from
their pahs. It is said that General Pratt quite jus-
tifies him in the general policy of caution which he
has pursued. The force now in hand being, how-
ever, sufficiently srtrong And quite disposable, it was
determined that the
natiTes should no longer de-
fiantly occupy the pahs they had constructed.
Accordingly, on the 10th cr ,September, the Com_
mander-in-Chief set out, 1,4430 strong, to attack
Wirimu Kingi on the Waitara. They left town in
the afternoon, and camped about four miles from
the scene of anticipated hostilitia%
morning an advance was made, a few shots were
fired at the pah, which was then rushed, and found
empty. It was soon demolished and burnt, though
the strength and skill displayed in its construction
elicited the admiration of its captors. The enemy,
however, though they had deserted their artificial
(I,9fences, were not far off, and had taken refuge in
their natural defence—the bush. This was soon
found out, for a party being thrown forward to ex-
aminelan.other pah close to the edge of the forest
was receive:l with a sharp fire, in which one man
was killed and two wounded, The fire was returned,
and the party fell back, but they did not bring
their fallen comrade with them. His body, together
with his rifle and ammunition, fell as a trophy to
the natives, as well as an officer's sword which was
dropped. The fire being kept up briski? from the
bush, shot and shell were thrown in vigorvusly on
the spot whence smoke was seen to issue, but. with
what result it is not known, for the General would
not allow his men to be drawn into the bush, where
they would be much more likely to get damage thav
to do it. The tangled undergrowth of the forest'
makes it particularly impenetrable by an ordinary
soldier with his accoutrements, while the fern pros-
trated in many places by the prevalent high winds,
and matted together, forms an excellent cover for a
crouching rifleman. If the natives were not noto-
riously shocking bad marksmen, they n.lust have
done much more execution, as they allowed the men
to come pretty close to the edge of the bush before:
opening fire. The troops kept up their return fire
till noon, when they retired to camp, returning to
town the next day. How many natives there were
in hiding in the skirts of the bush it is impossible
to say, but it is probable that there were not
many. Some of Kingi's followers have returned
to their cultivations to plant their cropsr for
they cannot afford to let the season pass over,
or they would be hereafter in want of food
and the party of the Waikatos have returned.
for the present to their own country. A mili-
tary promenade to the south has been also under-
taken, and with similary nugatory results, The
enemy had everywhere disappeared, and the de-
serted pahs were destroyed. This is the position
which matters stand At present. A military force is
assembled quite equal in numbers to the whole of
Wirimu Kingi's following, and far superior in
equipment. But the enemy will not come out.
"While the limited and scattered force was unable
to take the field and punish aggression, the natives
were bold. Tbey built their palls. on Crown lands
or settlers' farms, and carried their Inaraudings to
within a mile of the town. But now that they are
overmatched in force they retire behind The margin
of the bush, ready to appear at any moment when
they can do so with impunity,and safe in their shel-
ter against any regular military attack. At this
rate the war may last for an indefinite time.
It is satisfactory, however, to find that, in spite
of the inducements afforded by an indecisive war,
the insurrection does not spread. The Walkatos, as
a tribe, have not joined Kingi, and it is confidently
affirmed that they will not. At the same time, they
are showing their attachment to the Maori idea by
electing the son of Potatan, their late chief, to the
office of King, vacant by his death. This is done,
too, in opposition to the remonstrance of the Gover-
nor. The king movement was tolerated in the first
instance as a harmless fancy, but recent events have
shown that it is capable of a dangerous application.
The Government would like to see it die II natural
death, but compliance with this view cannot be en-
forced under present circumstances.
The native conference near Auckland closed in
the middle of August, the results of which are thus
described by the New Zealander :
" The assembly of the native chiefs was closed by
his Excellency the Governor, with the following
speech (a Maori translation of which was afterwards
read to the meeting by Mr. M'Lean, the native
secretary):—
"' My friends, chiefs of New Zealand,—At this
conference chiefs from all parts of New Zealand
have, for the first time, met together. You have
received from me renewed assurances of her Ma-
jesty's regard for your welfare, andyou have het;rd
the guarantees given in the treaty of Waitangi
repeated on her Majesty's behalf. Various matters
upon which you were imperfectly or incorrectly
informed have been explained to you. your atten-
tion has been directed to the necessity of some
better administration of justice in native districts,
and a code of rules prepared by Dr. Martin (the
late Chief Justice of New Zealand) has been sub-
mitted to you. You have been incited to consider
the subject of mixed juries in cases of murder
where persons of the Maori race were
for c
defining
o nc
er ne
Suggestions have been made to y
tribal boundaries to land, and securing
individual
titles, with the
view of removing many of the
difficulties at present surrounding native title. The
English law of succession
to property, and the
manner of making
a will as a means of preventing
future litigation, have been explained to you. You
have been requested to state your sentiments and
wishes freely, and to make known your grievances,
in order that (if possible) they might:be redressed.
The circumstances which have led to the present
disturbances at Taranaki have (at your request)
been explained to you ; and I think it right to
repeat that I was forced into this war ,by the ag-
gression of Wirumi Kingi, much against my will;
that I desire peace, bat it must be peace based on
the establishment of law and order in the place of
murder and outrage—peace which will enable the
Pakeha and the Maori to live together in quiet, and
without fear or distrust of each other. Nothing
affecting the interests and welfare of your race has
been concealed from you, and I doubt not you are
quite sincere in the sentiments of loyalty to her
Majesty and friendship to the Europeans which
expressed. I trust, therefore,
prove to have been the
you have so generally
strengthening confidence
that this conference will
means of restoring and
between the tw
übjects should livef inher peace, you
Bb
rac.es. Convinced o Majesty's
desire that her s
will your homes reassured, and enabled
to correct return
to
any false impressions which may still
linger in the thoughts of your people."

Mr. Rarey concluded his second Government
class of twenty. five at Aldershott, last Thursday, and sails
with Cruiser for America in the course of a fortnight.