The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-11-02
rhe coolle In.urrse,lon IN Perm.

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The Heralds Lima letter, dated September 14th,
gives the annexed details of the Cooe Instruction
in the valley of supe, $50 miles from Lima On the
plantation of Patioilea A. Gulpor nearly 200 Chi
nese were employed aud on the usghbouring es;stes
there were more than 1900 of the Coolies. Several
months since symptoms of dissatisfaction were no
ticed among these lahorers, but the overseers and
owners trusting to their authority and power paid
but little attention to their manifestations. Unfor-
tunately precautions were taken agaiust surprise
and the Chinese left in tranquility, were able to
mature their plans. An agent ofihe estate had ar
rived from Lima with large sum, destined for pay
ing the labores and the purchase of cotton from the
urrounding plantations.
While this person. with the oversecrs, physician
and several other employees were at supper on the
night ofthe 4th the dining room doors were suddenly
broken open, and crowd OF nearly 200 coolies
armed with stakes and every imaginable weapon,
burst in upon the whites. In less time than is re-
quired to relate it, the Chinese had murdered all their
victims save one, who being grievously wouude
fell under the table and thought dead. After
sackng the house aud securing the revovers aud ri
flies on hand, the insurgents proceeded TO the ad-
joining hacienda of Golpea aud repeated the same
barbarities. No: satisfied with killing the whites
they encountered the most revolving atrocities
practised on their bodies, and delicate women and
children were subjected TO shameful and cruel tor
ture. The nun Der of the Chinese now amounted to
LOO, and their movements appear to have been di-
rected with some degree ofintelligence by whom
they seemed TO hold as their chief.
Having secured all the money and valuables to be
found on the estate, large game anticipated in
the sacbing Of the little village of Barranea Mean
time the owner of estate which lay on the road to
that village was notified by friendly coolie of the
approach and design OF the manuders, and hastily
placing his wife aud family in the chapel belonging
to the plantation, he with another friend strongly
barred the door and received the advancing column
with the fire of their rifles. The Chinese were Wig
orous in their attack but unaccustomed to the use
of firearms they fell easily before the defenders of
the church In less than two hours these two brave
men had killed and wounded than sixty ofiheir
assaants So desperate, indeed, had become the
attempts of the latter that retreat was determined
upon and accomplished.
Their design TO sack the town having become
known, the inhabitants had time to make some slight
preparations for defense Works were erected at
be entrance of the village and forty men well armed
were posted behind it to resist the assaults. In
short time the Chinese reinforced to the number of
1900 appeared in front and actually ,ent the leader
to parley with the defenders regarding surrender.
He had hardly opened his mouth when a weIldireet-
ed rife ball put tan end to his sentence The Chinese
goaded 10 madness, threw themselves upon the bar
ricade. The fight for few moments was hand to
hand the whites suffered severely under the knives
and weapons of the assaiants. Suon, however the
power Of guupowder began to assert ITSELF and the
coolies retreated and appeared to deliberate upon
their future movements AT this juncture the defend
ofthe church. having placed their family in place
OF safety and found several companions appeared in
the rear and commenced such vigorous fire upon
them that in short time all order forgotten and
the insurgents were in headlong fright
Telegram had been sent to Lima and on the morn
ing of the 9th the Project with 200 soldiers arrived
at the scene. The Chinese had dispersed to the
mountains aud the soldiers after securing the few
who could be found, started in pursuit on a forced
march The results ofths terrible tragedy are forty
murdered among the whites and nearly three hun
dred Chinese killed. But the crops were DESTROYED
and the coolies seeking refuge in the hills roaming in
bands and devastating the unprotected hamles they
find on their way, not only lost TO their owners
but still form dangerous element to peace and Sc
CURLY Great excitement is manifested at this I'M
happy event The number of Chinese throughout
the Republic being great to cause general I'M
easiness and dslrust. The white planters are per
picked to find laborers for their estates which are
LEFT uncnliiYated, and they in Incredibly short
time almost irrevocably ruined.
later letter, dated September Esd, says the Chi
nese Instruction is beginning to be productive of
Troublesome results The troops have found 1t i'm
possible to discover the hiding places ola largenum
Der of the Coolies they having taken refuge far in
the interior and in the Businesses of the neighborng
mountains. Consequently several of the most VAL
liable estates in that section of the Republic are par
alyzed and will doubtless continue in tina, condition
for seine time to come.