Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-24

man tChinesel came up and asked me to go
to Honan to fetch something to Canton. Got
into boat and was taken to Chung Chow.
l objected to go to that place, aud was struck.
l was placed on board foreign ship and asked
if would 60 to foreign country. Idecined.
The foreigner said / was to be taken back, as
had refused to go. was again put into the
kidnapping boat, and beaten on my back with
the fiat of a sword. l received four blows,
and was told must when on board the foreign
| ship say was willing to go, or l should be
| killed. | was afraid, and consented to go. L
was kept below in the foreign ship, my dress
| was changed, and / was not allowed on deck.
| There were lS9 coolies down in this place.
We had plenty of room, and plenty to eat.
All were unwilling to go, and had been kid
mapped. Six days ago was brought away
from the foreign vessel"
TAKEN FROM AN AMERICAN SHIP.
"Shue A-yeung, Tartar, states About
twenty days ago l was selling silk in the west.
ern suburb. Two men accOsted me, and said
| they could sell me some better goods than
mine, and at a very cheap rate. This silk
was on board junk in the river. went on
| board with them, and was seized and taken to
foreign vessel at Chung Chow, on board
which ship | was asked if | was willing to
! emigrate. | refused, and was taken back to
the Chinese boat, was cruelty beaten with
parts of my body, and told that if l did not
say was willing, the next time the foreigner
| asked l should be killed and my body thrown
| into the river. l consented them being afraid,
and was taken to the foreign vessel again.
Some time after this foreign gentleman came
on board and asked me some questions. l
explained who | was and that | could not be
coolie. After this l was sent down below,
and foreigner, of what country am not
Al. 1. L..
fused. / saw it was no use resisting any long
er. My clothes were changed and was kept
below. My father, accompanied by foreign
gentleman, came for me. | am 81 years ofage.
Have wife and two children.
TAKEN FROM AN AMERICAN SHIP.
"Cha Vow, a Chinese, states About tit.
teen days ago | was seized by ten Chinese,
armed with swords and pixies. l cried out,
but no one came to me; it was night. l was
dragged away to Tung Poo, near Whampoa.
was taken on board foreign ship and asked
by foreigners if was willing to emigrate. l
said, No l was again put on boad the Chi
nese boat and beaten afresh, the same as be-
fore, and threatened that i'll did not consent to
emigrate when asked again, should be kill
ed | consented under fear. l do not know
of any coolie having been killed in that way,
but it was said among the coolies that some
had been beaten to death. | received one dol
lar to purchase something to eat. Was mid
ding well treated on board the foreign ship;
fed twice day. Did not see any one beaten
on board that ship"
TAKEN FROM AN AMERICAN SHIP.
"Leung A-Chew, a Chinese, states More
than one month back l was in the south SUBJ
urb, and met two Chinese, who offered me
work as coolle at Honam. l told them that
was afraid to go there, as so many kidnap
pers were about. They told me not to be
afraid, as they would protect me- ] got into
boat, and against my wish was taken to
Chung Chow. Arrived there, was asked if
would be an emigrant, and go on board a
foreign ship. l refused, and was beaten by
the fist and also kicked. | was taken on board
the foreign ship; and on my again refusing to
emgrate when asked by the foreigners, l was
re-conducted to the Chinese boat, beaten and
Kicked and given my choice of consenting or
being killed. l consented, and was taken on
board"
TAKEN FROM AN oLDENBURG SHIP.
"Chew A. Wy, Chinese, states A party
of robbers, thirteen in number, came to my
friends house, and seized me; | was tied and
gagged. The robbers had pixies, swords and
shields. l know two OF the robbers one is
called Wolf Man Quong and the other Fan
ting-Kwei; the first lives in Sinchune, the
other in Loon-gan-tong. was taken to lung
Poo, then to Chung Chow, to boat, where l
was asked If would emigrate. | was beaten
II retused-bcaten with rope, and told that
if | refused when asked on board the foreign
vessel, l should be brought back and killed. l
was asked on board the foreign vessel and re.
fused to go. Was brought on board the Chi
nese boat, and again beaten with rope; then
| said Twas willing to go. received one dol
lar from foreigner"
TAKEN FROM AN AMERICAN SHIP.
'CtnOW A Chow a CHINESE A
month since party Of robbers came to my
house, stole all my property, and took me away
TO lung Poo, thence to Chung Chow, and
there told me was sold as a coolie, asking me
if was willing to go. l refused, and beaten
with the flat Of sword. | was then sent to
the foreign ship, where was asked by a for
eigner If l would like to go aboard. | said
NO, and was taken back and beaten as be-
fore. l was again taken to the foreign ship,
and. again refused when asked 10 emjgrate,
taken back and beaten again. l was then in
formed that if | was still unwilling l was to be
killed. L therefore consented On board the
foreign ship was asked by the foreigners if |
was willing to go, and, replying in the mega
tive, l was again beaten by the foreigners with
rattan. | received about four blows aud was
placed in the hold. After this | was released
by those who came for me. l saw coolies
beaten on board the foreign ship 1t was be-
cause IGluSSu u WORK Wnen called on so
to do"
These dispositions show us how this traffic is
carried on. 1t is nothing less than the slave
trade in its worst form, and Williams engaged in
it should be treated as pirates; 1t is by kid
mapping that they obtain the coolies, being as.
sisted i'll the business by some OF the Chinese
mandarins, who are paid for their services
Ofcourse the kidnapped Chinese never return
from Cuba. The pretension of the pirates is
that they make engagements to stay in Cuba
eight years but they generally die in misery
and despair before the eight years expire In
Cuba they are taken to the sugar plantations,
where the longest term of endurance allowed
for new negroes imported from Africa is seven
years. We know from various sources that
the mortality among the coolies in Cuba
is frightful. Nothing can be more forlorn and
friendless than the condition of the kidnapped
Chinese on those plantations, where they are
worked to death without mercy. This coolie
business is an inspeakable shame and disgrace
to whatever flag shelters it.
For the Worcester Daily Spy.
THE GERMAN REPUBLICANS.