The loose rumours previously in circulation about the further conduct of the war in a fresh, field haye now acquired shape and consistency. On Saturday we were enabled to state. that the seat of military operations would be cKangedfrom Waikato to the West Coast, and now it is distinctly understood to be the intention of the Ministry to commence a fresh campaign at Taranaki and Wanganui staulteqeojigly, with as little delay as possible. When Mr Fox left Auckland General Cameron had just arrived from the Fronifc, but although there was thus no sufficient time to make anj ar rangement of details, it was understood ..that, about 1600 men could ,be spared/frjoxn the Waikato, which force would be sent South, as soon as the necessary arrangements could be completed. The .troops left in Waikato were to receive their supplies by water, • and the large body of men thus released from employment in the Land .JV would be rendered-. available. V for active and more useful vvprk elsewhere. Already the reinforcements sent to Wanganui make a total force thereof 700 men,, while .by the latest advices 300 rank and file hod reached Taranaki in the s.s. Otago from the North. Week by week more troop*^wiUbe.desjpatched Southwards/until the whole force intended for service are located where the coming struggle has to be fought , ,; In the immediate prospect of hostilities wo near two centres ,of population, it wilfpb necessary to guard the -approaches; to TAa naki and Wanganui. The former fig already safe enough, and at, the latter a fresh frontier is to be formed by *• locating Military Settlers on cpiiifiscated land, north of lie Waitotara ... Block. As yet there is no.intention to place, Military, Set tlers on the Waitotara block itself, 1 that land having been bought and paid for, from loyal natives; but the schema of confiscation and occupation is to be applied tp the land of the rebels further north. Three hundred men are to be enlisted forthwith for this purpose and there is little doubt biit that tlie requisite number will easily be procured. from, the ranks of the diggers returning : from the Wakamarina. 