The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-20

and delivered them up to the Total They tried
all found guilty and condsmned 70 death. But 1--WE Of
money to the Total, and procured their release.
This know for fact, for happened to accom-
pany nineteen Of the prisoners from the Hal hong
final condemnation and execution; money having been
already paid for three Of hem and security given for
When entered the Yahmun the prisoners were brought
before the Total and their names called over At this
time respectfully dressed Chinaman to the 'front.'
with his handkerchief full OF rolls Of dollars andI noticed
that the Total cast peculiarly longing eye towards the
handkerchief, and beamed very compaisany upon this
Chinaman who performed very short winded Kotow,
and then presented petition to his Excellency, which
he received and read and in Few minutes servant was
them the petitioner accompanying him. Tho dollars be-
ing found correct sho Id estimate them at about $500,
of the called out the OF two of the
pirates who taken apart from the others, their
shackles knocked or and allowed depart with their
kind friend and benefactor. So much for Mandarin
law and justice especially his Excellency the Total
Why it is quite godsend TO them for gunboats to
ana give them over TO them for a , ane
fourteen who were bcheaded on the sth December
were the pirates who were delivered to the Mandarins
by her Macsys gunboat Grasshopper for in general ap
pearance they looked more like miserable mendicans,
hired and paid for the purpose than vanous Canton
pirates Tho following questions put to these prisoners
in the presence Of the Total may show the probability OF
my surmise:-
'sAre you guilty or not OF piracy Remember IL you
confess you will be beheaded to-day at noon; If you
deny your guilt you will be returned again TO prison..
Answer by all the men but two:--
am guilty, and wish to die; the sooner the bet
teri
These fourteen men were then condemned to death,
and of them, said be the Chief sentenced to
be cut to pieces alive previous TO decapitatOn Tho
Total sentenced him to be executed he same as
soecho, or spy, and in passing sentence handed the
vermilion pencil to attendant who made red mark
across the chiefs forehead and then threw the pencil
disdain uy on the ground and broke up about dozen
crockery cups In front Of the prisoners, who were
all knceling. They then marched of to the
ton ground and having arrived there they placed
in four lines, three and four in lne equidstant
from each other, knceng the pirate chief being in the
centre There was more care and regularity at this
execution than had seen before mandarin dressed
In red, carrying the Leeng and guarded by soldiers
bringing up the rear; and his arrival on the ground
he waved the Le'eng to two executOners who com
menced their work Of buchery and in less than five
minutes three of the prisoners were lying headless
around their CHEF, who remained kneeng In the
centre, despatched with the blood of his dead CON-
panions! During the time the execution was going on
the chief looked round occasionally, he
heard the dull thud of the executioners knife
and apparently wishing for the same mercul fate and
speedy death! But no, he doomed to dreadful
lingering, circulating suffering by torture, ere death
would close upon his agonios and, being led away was
bound to large post But, not wishing to sicken my
readers by rccaptuaton OF tho orres the poor rebel
underwent suffice 1t to say that he underwent exactly
the tortures and the extra Of having the scalp cut
the top Of the forehead and the skin and integu
ments drawn down his eyes, and at last decapi
tatcd All these disgusting exhibitions have been enacted
at Annoy chere British poker koo, has been tst, and
is respected; and only aoud from British consul Would
haze preUented them.