colony, but which it Was from the first consid ered impossible td convince thetn of until the undeniable supremacy df British courage over he tfodst subtle Maori tactics should have bteeh once and for ever feet at re»t. Coniquered oh all sides, And drj'vett So far into the very heart oF the country; the futility of Attempting any siic dessful resistance lo the projected advance <Jf our forces niiist long befote this have dawhed upon their doughty mind?, and the occupation of VJaungatautari may be onfy intended by them as a pretence of resistance tmtfl an invad ing force should appear in threatening attit ide before their stronghold, when another repeti tion shall be enacted. It nity even be said then* are Sceptic* alreatiy in catrip-, wno doubt whether the rebels have ift realty retired upon Maurigatadtarh or at least *re at present there* but have despaired of bont ending successfully any farther in this part of the proVince.^un favourable as it is to their movement!, in being so comparatively level and free ifroni bush, and have sought the fastnesses of the forests around Taranaki} where, with the Ngatiawas, they will cry havors, and ugain let slip the dogs of war. The hill sides arid plains Around Maudga tnutari are said td have been well tilled, ahd are yielding a beautiful Srop of the Vegetables most affected by Maori vegetarians ; it Would, therefore, open a new feature in the war were these fruitful valleys to have been deserted without the slightest menace being mdde of an irruption by the troops. Should the suppdsi tion, however, prove to have some trustworthy foundation, it may reasonably be surmised few of the settlers of Auckland province will re gret that at last the venue is changed ;- thanks to the spirited manner in which the rebels have been driven from pillar to post by the head of affairs conducting operations against them — General Cameron. With regard to the winter quarters of the troops, there appears to be a doubt now enter tained whe'her the whole of the force at pre sent here will remain throughout the rainy sea son. 