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From the MsrRuruLtt,S Rr,oRp. or chi.
c'y, w. derive tho fllo .irg intcro, in.
az, uni Of recent Mission tn D.homry. Africa.
made cl hfatod toy the cruel massacre, there
Prao'i'ed by the rsil ming Kir,, Grercv;
By br. dr'd 2)th ot Apyu,t, 1880. tho
Speereign Pout'N c'rrtri anos = vIcaf,.t, ,p,..
iollc in the e. II Of Gul.e,, uuGsf tne l,.i,,o..
t''n Of N'ca'itrc Apostolic Vi u .hony. Tao
~ he hret cnAiidos ne Ctfe and dif,c ibu ul his
res mission to the Sem nary Of tho African
VI ssi.ns, e,ta'l ahtd Al Lyons nv Mxr 10 Ma
ron lirrssillsc, oi happy mcmp,y
The fol n"iug priest. ubtrkrd At Toulon, on
tho 2 Of January, 1861 o. ,o,td The An,lNr.
10 Dihon-y! M,s,rt u rShsro (Fr.nc,s).
from he dluce.e OF G,uol; En-, (Franei,) di,.
'es Of Cnartrcs Fernandez (Lodis), diOcose
Of Suic
Tbs.e three young tf.nds devoted by tho
ipcd | ain Of thoit ca'lil.: 20 the 'vsnR lk.tinn
nj the black b, are glir6 20 ,sry on at n IA ,may
I q mi,'io openei lA,, year at Sierra Leone by
Mgr. dt VI ,r'ou-H e-il'a, srl soon atarin,ef
rup'ed by th, dea h " that rrslats ami bis twa
Cohifoto-, who we - carried OIL almost IN land.
ing 10y ths yellow fever And al huuun tho
climate oi u ,homov Is more alub,ioua than Ga Al
81 sierra l.sOns, tho hsrptri Y Of its gO.orn.
sssi surpas-.s that Of the risi' moustrous sv,
t.ms ths, ~ kno" % even in Af lea. Sins ilsa
~ It nav he formed from ho f,ll wing de.c H.
tiOn ui Custels csleb a. ed ~ tn, King of ID ana.
mcs ia July, 1861. /. IL extracted from the
J,ucnA ol European who was q spectator OF
these tesats during siN weeks;
On my sfrivAl IaiO on tho 18th Of July,
! received . visit fr,nu = , iup,n, VI to htu.t r.
lu.fds, efrOrung to WhJuah 4 cAbocoro toll
cor) recently nominated, Adotno with ali ms
- 4 Il.
mouth ot tho uVcr. that tho tctichs (gruiuD
might continue 10 ditr ,ct thther IN, mprcha ltr
flups, aud al,o 10 convey tu thu dec ,anri kiu,
tho news at what was pas x at Damon ~. GA
cispl',hing til - mrsssugNH 20 ths ot her
Tohi, II Is . Gus ON 10 givo tho u q hottie of
ratnha aud ie" pla'trss 10 doirdy their sA-
psrses.
"On the 1ith, arrived at Canna,, tho AMI
tai and h.d n sooner ali ted "A, the hou,r ul
Mehu, the Minister % Commercs than IN,
King sent mo Al invitttion to tho palace.
whete foutd his VI jesy ' rolndsI Sy all
hl1 csbsc' os, aud sepIra'si from thom by a
rather extensive iins Of demarkatiIn. The
sigh vas most p,cturosqus; all these bl lck. in
c"tuines more or .ss, itnttstIc, wato 80 ttei
under ligs putSols Of ytrtous colDrl. Tne
III : occupied IA, lower part " tho scene, shsl.
tered under enormous plrssnl, ~hich ftfnot a
sot OF dAis oyot hi, hoa'. Wa advanced to the
limits OF Tho tsssrvod spaco, ani m,ls our sal
utAti NJ, to "hc1 tho King replied ~ move
mon ul tho han1.
Goa the li.h, I was told tha, should 70
and take up my position ou tha road 10 Apomey,
10 Ntond TN King pa'..i.,-. The latter, attuf
having S,crlii-d arrut hity prispneIB, Ctms out
from his palace amidst tbo sound oi mu,k,try.
Ths ,lpacsrus all doied before him, each nc-
cordiug to his rank tho lowest at the h..d.
lhe middle ot tho Ioid wa, spread with mats of
variOus textures, upon waIch tho King and his
wives Wero alone petmittel to w,lk. On one
Eide msrChed tho troop, to the sound OF a mad-
Icy u! music, the deatsninS lin Of four or live
hundred tAmIams, and III. discharge Of guns
"On the arrival o. tho Minister OF Commerce,
a sign was made to mo 10 get into my ham
mock and follow his horse, which alSays went
alta short trOi. A 'cane th-n took pl lco. the
most fantastic that can possibly 10 ina yined--
2O,OOe nnRroes on foot, apOut thirty ha nmOCki,
all appeared advancing vi gytnnastic STRIDES,
alonga road rendered still more contracted by
tbat which was reserved for the King, and
which was, OF course, TO he carefully avUidel.-
These people, streaming with sweat, and run
ming at i, fp.od 10 keep out OF tho way of the
Kings followers, who were advancing behind
them at at an eq1sl spoed--the whole affair pre-
sen'ed a truly Internal picture.
80 On tho 10th thlsscene was rs-enaotol; after
which captive, strongly gagged wls presented
TO tho King by Mlngan, the Minister oil Justice,
who asked the prince If no had any commissions
TO give tho prisoner T his father. II app-arod
that he hal and several uourtiefs proceodel totlke
his orders, which they at once communicated to
the victim, who repliei in tho affirmative by
no ding his huai. II was curious 10 ob.,rye
how hrmly this naR, who was about 10 bs de
captated, believot that no would be able 10
eNeCu'e tue commissions thst h,d bssn roi-
nied 10 hlm. llayiGB given hi n for bis travel
ling expenses plAster .nl a blt.ie # ra' ,HI,
he war AT once despatched. ISO hJu5a l'.sl,
four other messengers were sent OF upinr the
ma .ftfH.l IL H.UF. l.rIF la
by a vulture huc, and monkey gagged
Ike themselves.
"On tho 23l, | was present a. the nomina.
ton Ot twenty three CtutujTO9 AID musci t1p
who were b. be sacrificed 70 enter tho sofy.co VI
the roCe lsod king.
" On tho 2Sth there was m immOlA' ion ef
fourteen c'p'iye', whose heads Fare borns to
uliieront parts OF the town, accompanied by tho
ringing Of large bell.
"On the 20th, preparations were made for
Offering to the memory Of King GIezo tho usual
victims. rhe Captiyes had gag put into their
mouths in the fern OF cross, with tho pointed
end upon their tongue, whicn prevents them
from doubling il, AID, conseq quently, from cry
ing, and must cause thom intense suffering.
lhose unfortunate creatures had, almost AL Of
them their eyes torn out. There was 10 be a
great massacre the iollO wins uighf.
Tho palace square, IN which forty thousand
negtOss were ssse Dblsd day and night Amldst
their collective filth emitted an infoetious
smell. Add 20 this stencil, the vapor arising
from the blood, aud the emanAtions Of tho bodies
m a state Of pu'rriiCtun, the depository of
which va, hot far distant, and il will saslly DO
imagined that the air must nave bean morally
lLiccuol.
On tho 3O'h and 9lst, tho military chiefs of
Whydlh offered their we inns, vino wore led
three times around the square, AMID tue din of
helli-h music. o completing the third round.
the King advanced towards thc doputalion, and
whilst he was cunSratulating each contributor,
the huiCheTy was Oh, cted.
''Dpr'ug these TO uih'3 there fol- upwar4s
OF tive hundred heads. They we're borne from
the palace ia bashetful's, acc, mpanied with
large ctlaIa-he,, in wHich The tlood had boon
caught, 20 be poured over he grave Of the de-.
coss.d King. Tho bodies vera dragged by the
ieet aud thrown into the toWn ditches where
tho vultufes, crows and wolves were fighting
for thrcds Of their ls'h Several Of these
ditches are tllsd with human bones. Similar
sacrif % were made ON thg following days.
"Iho late Kings tomb is a large cavity dug
in the ground. GuszI 10 in tho middle Of all
his wiyts, who before poisoning thomselyes
placed themselves around him, according 10 the
rank they held at couit. These voluntary deaths
may have amnurt ted TO siK hundred.
"0n tho 4th Of August, there WAa an sxhi.