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NEW ZEALANDThe Melbourne Argusof the 35tlx September contains the following.;—Our latest news is by the Lord Ashley* from Nelson, ' and it brings us down to about September 10th. The | first b itch of volunteers from Sydney had arrived, and according to the newspapers, the Government fully intended to carry out the scheme of giving land bounties. At the seat of war the health of the troops continued ;o be good, and the early prospect of a pleasant spring inspired the utmos: confidence in every quarter. There was a lull at Taranaki, and a lull at Waikato. And although there was a sort of talk of impending 61 difficulties ” at the Wairarapa still it was probable that any native movement in that quarter would be governed ny the results of General Cameron's manoeuvres. The courtesies of war have been very handsomely exchanged between the Maori leader, William Thompson, and ih^ gallant veteran. We have already related the nrescnt of milch goats, fat fowls, and turkeys, sent by Thompson to his opponent. These, we learn, were acknowledged by a liberal presentation of tobacco, followed again on the other side by a quantity of wild ducks and other game. Ere long these courtesies will be exchanged for sterner greetings. General Caniemn’s positions were being strengthened daily, and the field force has been augmented by at least 270 men—H i of her Majesty’s troops from Tasmania, eighty-one volunteers from Sydney, and seventy six from Otago, the mere forerunners of many others to follow,
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London St Pancras News and Middlesex Advertiser
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Nov 21, 1863
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