Yesterday morning Jackson's coips depaited, having been ordered to Bnrtt's, and seaicely liad their foot steps been imprinted on the soil as they went, before they weie coveied by the impiessions of naked feet, showing that they weie actually watched and followed for a shoi t distance by natives. This pioves that the enemy aie spreading about iv different directions, for they weie suen elsewheie the same day. Mr. Lusk with a small pai ty went to the Buld Hills to lecon uoitie the countiy, and fiom the top they discoveied that some Maoi is were evidently making themselves at homo at Mr. John May's. They kept a good look out, however, for finding the pakeha in their vicinity, they put out their file and stole away at the back dooi. Whilst thte was going on, a paity of the Wniuku force weie exploiing the bush not many miles distant. They entered the bush fiom the Waiuku side, and in a direction which if they had bean aware of what was to bo gained by following it, would have led to the spot where they might have acted in conceit with our men. Bnt both parties were ignorant of the doings of the other. The Waiuku men fell in with a Maoii cariying a gun. and a spade, which he had evidently stolen ftoin a settlers' house. He was making his way across a clearing at a distance of 100 yards, but his flight was anested by a bullet from Mr. Flavel's leady rifle, and his gun was cairied off as a tiophy. Seveial houses between this and Waiuku have been enteied, and it is now clear "that the wholo neighbouihood is infested by the enemy, and conse quently the load to Waiuku is no longer safe to tra vel. Under theso circumstances some steps should be taken to keep this load open for the conveyance of despatches and other necessary purposes. A cavalry patrol would be very desirable, but if this cannot be done, at least the road might be a little improved. Theio aro two spots where the road goes through bush for a very shoit distance, but long enough for a fatal ambuscade. 