We skirmished up the edge of tho bush, and cain& upon tho tracks of tho natives, on a track leading to Lusk's farm, from the rear of the Patumahoe settlement. We followed them eagerly until wo reached Lusk's first clearing, where wo lost them. Simul taneous with our party starting, another twenty men, under Lieutenant Huskisson, wont off by the Union road to Lusk's, to intercept tho natives should they retreat in that direction. When they got to their destination they saw a native on the opposite side of tho clearing. He had no gun, but a long tomahawk instead. Ho was dressed in a. shirt with his trousers tied round his neck. He was about 400 yards distant, and was walking about quite leisuroly. A party was immediately sont round to his rear, but he had gono off double quick. He was fol lowed for some distance by the party, but with out result. Both tho parties joined in the clearing, and returned to camp about half-past five o'clock. Is not this probably the same party who first firod at our sentry, and then murdered Drumgoold? To look for these scouts with the column is like looking for a needle in a hay stack. What is wanted, are a fow determined men accompanied by a blood, hound." Tuesday, November 10. Tho following military movements have taken place within tho past day or two : — 100 men of tho 18th, under Captain Innian, Lioutonant Croft, and Ensign Dawson ; and 100 men of tho 70th, under Captain Saltmarsh, Lioutonants Gilbert and Riddel), and Ensign Young, have come down from tho Front. About 150 of the 70th, and 400 of tho Waikato Volunteers I have loft en route for the Thames, it is sup- I posed. Tho Auckland Vohuiteors wore yesterday still at Sfc. John's Redoubt, and tho Ist class militia are yet remaining at Drnry. Fifty men of the 70th, under Captain Boudler, who left Auckland ou Saturday, arrived here yesterday, and wore preceded into tho camp by the band of tho 18th Royal Irish. A detachment of the Defence Force, under Captain J?ye, have left Papakura for Otahuhu, and are to proceed in the oxpedition to tho Thames. For tho present there U to be no further com petition between " buses" on tho South Road. Mr. Young has sold out ; and now, I belicvo, Messrs. 