The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-04
The War in New Zealand.
From the ". Y. Times.

From the ". r. Times. .- .. ...
According to the latest accounts from New
Zealand, the British troops lost no time in
making reprisals for the fearful massacre re-
Gently committed by the natives at Poverty
Bay. Ever since the supposed suppression of
the native rebellion some three or four years
ago, 1t has been known that the Hau- Haus,
bloodthirsty and fanatical sect among the
Maories, were still plotting against the lives
of the frontier settlers; but, with oulpable
carelessness, the latter seem to have neglected
every reasonable measure OF precaution.
When the English royal troops were with
drawn, with the exception of one regiment,
the settlers took no measures to organize the
militia which they had undertaken to raise,
and the outbreak in November last seems to
have taken them completely by sur
prise. The Hau- Hau leader commenced
| PEELED the colonial forces opposed to him to
retreat, and, finally, with 400 men surprised .
pah, or palisaded intrenchment, from which
| he repulsed nearly an equal number OF Euro
| peaps and friendly natives, the assailants
losing their commander, and with great diff
Guilty rescuing his corpse from the tomahawks
| of the savages. Then came the Poverty Bay
affair, in which nearly every white man,
woman, and child in the settlement was put
TO death by band Of Hau- -Haus, who rode
| into IL in the dead Of night, in many cases
killing their helpless victims in bed. After
this, the war seems to have been not unna-
turally taken up by the colonial authorities
in spirit of determination, as far, at least,
as regarded the Hau- Haus, and preparations
were made on the largest scale that the
revenues OF the oolonists admitted of. Now,
at length, their efforts appear to have been
successful, and decided victory has been
achieved with incOnsiderable loss-ninety
MaoIies killed and wounded, with loss o
only three wounded Europeans. II is cleal
that In this case somewhat more generalshiI
must have been exhibited by the British com
maDder than has been customary in New Zea
land wars. If the Maories had not been caugh
at q disadvantage, they would never have
allowed their foes to gain such bloodless vic
tory. Behind intrs nohments, they have NOR,
than once proved match for fully their Owl
number of British troops.
1t is to be hoped that, while the whites
both British and colonial, will vigorously fol
low mp their success against the Hau-Haus
or Ireclaimable savages, they will do thei
best to abstain from needless or indiscriminat
slaughteT, and that, If poe ssbe, the great problem
as to whether a race like the Maori can b
saved from extinction In the face of advanc
/. ing civilization may be solved in the afirma
tive. The English in New Zealand have muol
thetsa difficulties to deal with, though on
smaller scale, that we have on the Plains.
remains to be seen how far they will be sue
cessful in dealing with them.
General Grants Views About His Cabi aei
Fsosa the ~. Y. World. ts.i
We are constrained to say at least this /
General Grants favor: that he is a CROWN
man, and evinces a rare capacity to improv
by experience. Completely in the dark as th
, country is kept respecting the composition
the new Cabinet, 1t is evident enough, frol
the stiffness with which General Grant d.
, clipes advices and repels intrusion, that b
! holds very decided opinion Of his righttoth
d 1 va oat oarfect freedom of choice. He repulss