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Frikscc.—The Minister of Marine presented to the Chamber of Deputies, on Tuesday, the demand of a credit for reinforcing the squadron stationed on the Western coast of Africa, in virtue of the convention lately concluded for the re- pression of the slave-trade, with the text of the treaty, and other documents on the subject. M. Guizot entered the ball while his colleague was reading the exposé des motifs of the bill, and was surrounded and complimented by his friends. The forgn policy of Ministers having been attacked by lii. Billault, M. Guizot made a long and vigorous speech in defence. He apologized for the staleness of its topics; but it created much interest, as evincing the recovery of his strength. The Constitutional of Wednesday says that Admiral De Moges and not Dupe- tit Thonars, as the Revue de Parts had stated, has been appointed to the com- mand of the French squadron on the coast of Africa. The second command is given to Captain Bonet.
The Chamber of Peers adopted, on Wednesday, the bill for arming the fortifi- Cations of Paris, by a majority of 94 to 18.
linssra.—The Journal des Debate has private advices from Warsaw of the 28th May; according to which, the Emperor of Russia suddenly left that capital on the day before; ileconsequence, it was believed, of important accounts he had received from the army of the Caucasus, under the command of General Count Woronzow. The Emperor was proceeding to Kief, whence he was to repair to Odessa; and there was a possibility of his approaching nearer still to the theatre cif war, which absorbed his whole attention.
TE XA B.—The New York packet-ship, Queen of the West, brings intelligence toThe 22a May. It contains nothing new; except the assertion, for which Major Do- nelson, the United States Special Envoy, is given as the authority, that Texas is no longer divided on the subject of annexation, but is willing to accept the terms offered by the United States.
BUENOS Avons.—The following passage is extracted from a letter received at Liverpool, and dated at Buenos Ayres on the 3d April. "We have to inform you that official despatches have been received from General Oribe, dated the 29th ultimo, advising the complete defeat of General Riviera, at a place called the In- dia Muerte,' ninety miles North of Monte Video, with the loss of all his infantry, artillery, and baggage, on the 27th instant, after an action of two hours with the division of General Urquiza: 1,000 men are said to be killed, and 500 prisoners taken, including a great many officers. General Riviera is reported to have es- caped with eight men. Great rejoicings have taken place here on account of this tnumph. The blockade of Monte Video is not yet formally acknowledged by the French."
NEW ZEALA.NO.—We have received papers from Wellington to the 15th Fe- bmary ; and the New Zealand Spectator, published at that place, has intelligence from Auckland to the 21st January. It is important Governor Fitzroy had adopted a totally new course of conduct towards the Natives. "We End," says our colonial namesake, "from a proclamation issued by his Excellency on the 9th January, that an act of depredation has lately been committed at the Bay of Islands by the Kawa-kawa tribe,' and that a flagrant robbery accompanied by personal violence has been commenced at Matekana by the Wangarie tribe '; that his Excellency has at length made the important discovery that if such acts of lawlessness are not sufficiently checked, there will be no security for settlers at a distance from military protection '; and therefore his Excellency proclaims, that until compensation is made for these outrages, until the chiefs Percher°, Mate, and Kokore, are delivered up to justice, he will not waive the Crown's right of preemption to the lands belonging to their tribes; and also that he will, upon the delivery of the aforesaid chiefs, or either of them, unto the Police Magistrate at Auckland, cause the sum of 501. for each chief, or 150/. for all three chiefs, to be immediately paid on his or their apprehension and delivery '; and further, • that the strongest measures will be adopted ultimately, in the event of these methods being found insufficient.'" Honi Ileki, [Anglice, John Hackey,] the New Zealand chief who was ringleader in the attack on Russell some time pre- viously, had relapsed into his evil ways: he again cut down the flag staff at the Bay of Islands. It was reerected; but, while it was guarded by a party of friendly Natives, Held came 'himself, with two companions, and for the third time cut it down. He threatened also to cut down the flag at Auckland. Go- vernor Fitzroy issued a proclamation, offering 1001. reward for Heki's apprehen- sion; and the above journal understands, that he wrote a despatch to Sir George Gipps, Governor-General of New South Wales, "begging him to send at least two hundred troops: he declares that this time he is acting deliberately and coolly; and, after reminding Sir George Gipps that his (Captain Fitzroy s) opinion is entitled to great weight, for that he has not only been a year in the country, but that all his cogitations for ten years previously have been bestowed upon New Zealand affairs, he ends by stating as his- last conviction, that nothing but sanguinary measures will do. Such 3s the state to which Captain Fitzroy has reduced this colony." The New Zealand Spectator says that Held had re- taliated by issuing a counter-proclamation, offering a reward of 1,000 acres for the Governor's head"; but this is supposed to be a quiz by the Wellington journalist. Unpleasant occurrences had also happened at Wanganui, one of the Company's settlements on Cook's Strait, at some distance from Wellington: the accounts from Wanganui come down to the 29th of January. A gang of the Taupe Natives visited the town (Petre) early in the month of January, insulted the women and children, and committed many thefts. The Police-Magistrate was requested to send to Wellington for aid; which he did. Soon afterwards arrived the Bishop of New Zealand; who endeavoured to persuade the chiefs of the party to withdraw ; but he was rudely insulted. The Hazard, a Queen's ship, arrived off Kapiti Heads on the 15th; and on the following day, Captain Robertson, and Major Richmond, the Superintendent of Police, reached the town of Petre. After some consultation with the authorities, they proceeded with the Local Magistrates and some settlers, to the quarters of the Natives. "The Superintendent en- deavoured to induce them to retire peaceably. On his part every argument was used which the circumstances required, and his dignity made consistent. He was answered by menace and abuse; and the usual insulting epithets were applied to our Queen, some of which were of too grossly obscene a nature to meet the public eye. The conference ended by Major Richmond informing them that if they did not immediately retire peaceably, force would be used to compeethem, without further parley. The Europeans then retired, amidst the derision of the Natives; who declared they would drive them all out of the town, and take pos- session of their houses. It was now determined to land as many seamen as could be spared from the vessel, and the Marines; but the state of the weather prevented this being done that evening." The settlers were delighted at the energy of these steps, and formed a Volunteer Corps to aid the military force. " What, then, was their disgust and indignation, when they saw Hen Hen and other chiefs passing through the town laden with blankets, shirts, trousers, &c. &c., stated to be a present made by Mr. Taylor on behalf of the Bishop! The next thing heard was, that the chiefs: would withdraw their men on Monday morning. How for this present, bribe, or by whatsoever name it may be called, can be justified, remains to be seen. The effect on the Natives will be bad. Pakero's son, a resident chief here, was asked whether he had received anything ? His answer was, 'No'; for added he, never stole anything from the White man. I am not a thief; but shall become one by-and-by, and then shall get paid as these men have been.'" In fact, the Natives assumed that the goods had been given through fear. After giving some further alarm, and committing a few more robberies, the Natives actually did leave the place, on the 24th; but the Superintendent, the Bishop, and the Protector of Aborigines, had all sailed in the Hazard on the 22d. On the 25th of January, the inhabitants of Wellington held a meeting, the Honourable Henry W. Petre in the chair; and adopted a memorial to Sir George Gipps, the Governor-General of New South Wales, requesting aid to protect them from the Natives. At another meeting, on the 4th of February, the inhabitants took steps for flaming a volunteer corps, as an immediate protection against the Natives: the corps had received the sanction, under some restriction, of the local authorities.
The New Zeakmd Spectator quotes from the Nelson papers a narrative of Native aggressions at that place, committed by Parramatta, a chief of the district "The party landed between Nelson and the Happy Valley, and immediately proceeded to the latter, where they visited all the settlers located there; informing them that they must quit the land immediately, or that they (the Natives) would destroy their nd make ki' of (that is eat) the inhabitants. Parramatta himself was exceedingly violent; flourishing his tomahawk over the heads of those he ad-, dressed, and using the usual ferocious gestures displayed by Natives when they'', meditate bloodshed." A complaint was made to the Police-Magistrate; who had an interview with Parramatta. The chief, "after threatening to serve them as Rauperaha served Mr. Thompson and Mr. Brooks at Wairan, agreed to re- frain for a fortnight from disturbing the settlers." The aggressions, how.. ever, were at once resumed. At a public meeting of the settlers, it was arranged between them and the Magistrate, that he should . go with an armed force, to show Parramatta the plan signed by Mr. Spain the Com- missioner of Land-claims: but subsequently, the Magistrate departed from that engagement, declining to be leader of an armed force. The colonists accord- ingly took the matter into their own hands, formed a corps a hundred strongr went to the valley, and "cut a line". while one of the party went to the Native palm, showed Parramata the plan, and told him that the line had been cut; also "warning him against any further disturbances, and telling him, that if they were repeated, the White men would come and take him, and bring him to be tried by the Queen's law." Parramatta would not look at the plan; but "told Mr. Rosy that he believed the settlement of the land-claims was a fraud; because, after they had been settled, in the Hutt and elsewhere, further payments had been paid to ths Natives concerned by the Governor, in spite of Mr. Spain's and Mr. Clarke's decisions: he therefore believed it was all a cheat on the Natives." It was sup- posed at Nelson, however, that the demonstration made by the settlers would have the effect of preventing further aggression on Parramatta's part.
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