The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-09-13
Important from Chiua.
SUCCESS OF THE REBELS.
Eighty Thousand People Slaughtered in
one City.

The New York Times has letter from
Shanghai, dated June 18th, which gives an
interesting account of affairs in the See
lestial Empire" According 10 this ac>
count the reisning Emperor, Hen Fung,
| is placed between two fires, the English
and French forces on the one hand, and
the Chinese Rebels on the other. From
present indications the Manchu dynasty
totters to its fall, and poor Hien Funy is
to be the last of his race on the throne
of the "Flowery Kingdom
Within short space of time the rebels
have held temporary possession of Hang
chan, the paradise" of China, AID cap
tured Su-chan the second city of the En-
pire in population, and the first in all 9TH
er respects. The capture Of Hang chan
was attended with fearful loss of life, it
being estimated that over $4,000 persons
persisted during the six days fgb ting.
The insurgents, having blown up par,
of the city wall, took possession Of
commanding portion on hill overlooking
the city. This however did not settle the
question of the possession of the city. as
there was another strong wall enclosing
large Tartar garrison. AS the Rebels
doom to death every Tartar, without dis
lnction Of age or sex, these soldiers, with
their families, have no alternative but to
fight or die. There were about 10000
Tatar men. women and children within
the walls. DuIing the battle the soldiers
were assisted by about $4,000 or 10000
TIN foil workers, who used their heavy
hammers as weapons of war The de-
struction was terrible. A population Of
nearly million souls were shut up with
in the walls inclosing a space not more
than three miles in diameter. The gates
were all closed and guarded, so that there
was no escape. Forty or fifty thousand
were engaged in constant irregular war
fare in their narrow streets. Thousands
of thieves and robbers, always abundant
in large city, started up 10 make the
most of the state Of terror and anarchy
which prevailed. The will of the strong
est was law, and woe to the man who had
not the means of defending his property,
his wife, his daughter, his life, from the
laWless murderers who prowled about in
search of plundcr. There was no time
for consultation, and there is too little mu
tual confidence among the Chinese to ad-
nit Of such combinations in times of great
danger. Every man was intent on saving
his own life, and had lad no time to think
.,tl,orc Groyrts H.-ip
CT and thilher, trying to escape from some
scene Of slaughter, or some burning con-
fagration. Women and children were
;rampled to death. Parents forsook their
little ones or lost them in the crowd
Cannon balls and bullets were flying in
all directions-swords and spears were
flashing in the flames Of burning houses,
and demoniac yells of brutal violence, or
shrieks Of terror were heard in all direc~
tons.
Besides this, mullitudes committed su-
icide rather than meet the thickcning hor-
rors OF that scene; or driven to despera~
ton by their terrors, families plunged to-
gcther into ponds, or wells, rather than
fall into the hands of the ierocious saw
ages who were plundering and numbering
their neighbors. One instance especially
has been mentioned to me, of a wealthy
family who knew that their reputed wealth
would draw the banditti to them, and
who therefore deliberately resolved to es-
cape or die together. There were TWEEN.
ty-seven persons in all--parents, children,
grand children, and daug ghters-in law
When it was found the slaughter had be-
gun, and that there was no hope of es-
cape, they all leapcd into deep we'll and
died together.
At length however these SCIENCES o:
blood were brought to an end. The reb-
els found it impossible to storm the Tar
tar quarter of the city, and hearing the
advance of large Imperialist force sent
to the relief of the city, they abandoned
the place and made good their retreat
The loss OF life at first reported at Shang-
hal was 10000. This however, ,proves to
have been far below the mark. Mission
aries who have visited the city since, say
that the common estimate on the spot
was from $4,000 to 10000, and as the
dead had to be buried, this number is not
mitch exaggerated.
Whole streets were lying in ruins and
cesola ton and silence reigned in quarters
where, few months ago, all was life and
activity. The city seemed half deserted
by its inhabitants, and the deep gloom
which rested upon the counlenances OF
those who remained, tod of the scenes Of
terror through which they had passed.
The rebel army which captured the city
was composed chiefly of local banditti,
led on and aided by few thousand reb-
els. These last, even in the midst of
those dreadful scenes, maintained their
observance of the forms Of religion-of-
fering prayer at every meal. 81.
The insurgents shortly afterwards took
Suchan, the capture not being attended
with such loss of life as at Hang chan
The rebel army still pressed onward and
defeated an Imperial army sent to oppose
their progress. saA
This defeat seems to have produced
such decentralization of the Imperial
troops in that whole region of country thai
there is no reason to suppose they will be
able to make head against the rebels fo'
some months, if ever. Chang Kwoh 81
ang, it is said has cut his throat to escape
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