, 1870-08-20
THE TIENTSIN MASSACRE.

| THE TlENTSIN MASSACRE.
Further Particulars OF tho Slnnghsr1
nj Europeans In Chinn-Cnsssc oi
the Gutbrcnk-Conduct OF the
american ConAnl Mt Tirntsins
1ftnft.n tJuns y? Correspondence Of the ShanJha
| Ertnins Courier.
Word has been sent down to the effect thai
20 more foreign bodics aro TO bc foual thus
cofinH to have confirmed the remains Of four
OF them. A gentleman who has seen the
whole Of the bodies has kindly given me the
following account Of their condition
n. II. FcntaIier. Head aud face clorcn to
L.cces WITH sword cuts. One spear woand
through the chest.
II. Simon. Head aud fsce covered with
sHcrd cuta body covercd with humorous
ununds: bowels Pzo:ruding.
n. Ihomassiu-1Ia2d and face covered
Lodr.
Madame Thomassin-A sword cut through
| the DxCk Of neck.
u. de Chalmaisin-Leit side Of the face cut
away; escs scoolrd ons numerous wounds
III the body and e1tremities.
Madame de Chalnaison-A deep sword cut
acroea the face, just below the eyes left n1m
ARD sit'e lacked With 81 ord cuts.
Father Cheyeiier-Scull. clovan III several
pisces: chest md abdomen laid open bowels
| Pzotr1dirg.
Tie cotans supposed to cont.in four OF il.e
sisters were filed with char1ed pieces OF flesh
sud hone.
Mr.. P1otopopoff, Hussirn. Sword cut fiye
inches long on the LETT side OF the head; q
spear wound through the chest. and Que on
tie left hip.
H. sr5, stS e9s of nssy xasa51 sa,y covered
Mr. Busah, 1sussian. Haad covered with
1~oi'l cusF, chest pierced With numerous spear
| wounds.
| Most Of the bodies wera in au advanced
| stage CT decomposition, having been proba-
| by good deal exposed to tie sun on tho
less naked. except Nj. Thomasrtn anu wife.
I il ~ reported that $50 children were
brought to the yameu the d.y OF the massa-
ere: 20 children wcre found smottcred in
Taulte, supposed to be those either Of the
ehnIeh, or EnFopcan Hospital. I consider
lslled III the Sisters places alone.
~ PROOF that the Chinese generally knew
Ct the intended attack, it may be mentioned
that, for several days previously, parents hid
been coming 1y day and night 10 take away
tleir Children from tue schuols so that out
Of about $50. only about zoO remsil,-
cd an the day OF the fire. Tho 50
Who were found emothered mu@t have
run into the v1u1ts on the first alarm
Icing gwen. The shop-keepers about The
sistere place, a!eo lad for some days been IT,
moving from their shops. The Ctitoo, or
hfac city magistrate, had posted a proc1an,.-
ton similar 10 those at ChiakianS. and tend
ing to excite tho peoplo against tho foreigners.
H6r Entleh Majests's Consul called the atten-
.; .;ch q, g. thnnE How to this proclamation on
the 18th. Three clear days lcfore the outbreak,
Ins,4urssing him to pacify the people. as ths
tt;iets proceedings were creating great dis
iurlance in the city. On the 21til lie again
wrote to Chung How, and for tile third time,
"a the moralng Of the 21st, tho Consul ad-
dressed an urgent despatch 10 Chung How,
cations.
The Chinese authorities cowariily IL thew ara
crucl. hava betrayed abject fear Of the conse-
Iuences Of what they have dcne in many
Va Ways SINCE the dreadful occurrence took place.
They have requested tue French Minister 1t
ichln !o name his own terms for cornrcu.a-
ton. They hare asked the Russian friends Of
sne deceased Zero to name their compensa-
'lon, out WeIc properly answered that they
would inow that frum tie Russian authorities |
hours before the ARRIVAL Of the Onossum gun
toat, On tho 26'A, H. II. Consul had letter !
requesting him not to alfow the gunboat TO |
Ire Upon the city. To-day again {:,7th) H. E. |
asked tho Mit.sh Consul t. apply for the act. !
ing appointment Of French Consu', when they
Altogether it seems as il the natire authorities !
l,sd taken leave Of their Senses
understand eight Protestant chapels in and |
about the city are looted sixteen places Of |
worship, in all. ars said to hayo been de-
ttrh, cd. Many Catholic Christians are sad 10
lave been numbered and thrown into the 1
river. VIC have seen good MANY bodies
floating down With tho tide. No Protestant
converts have been killed. So far ~ is knuwn,
bnt they have been beaten and their houses
ri1laeed, the ChiIese afterwards offering 10
There arc an, puu,her Of gnilis here, banded
together for mischief, and the Fire Dr1rsic
arc the parties who arc said to 6aye
had the management Of setting the
iintlaines on iirr. having the mob per
fectls under eont1ol, calling them avs:,
When All was finished, by the SOUND Of tie
lcll. Moro than enc foreigner heard this.
lle eo!dicrs were present ut the Gres, aud
are said to have aided in the mischief: Al |
least 10 ore reports their having iu:erfered
IN any WY to prevent it. Nov We hear that
!he Guy MOB are turning against Chung How,
ccncunc1ng him as friend to foreigners,
From tie Shdn9soi .tt.s,-L<tltr, July IL,
Tientsin is the port Of Pekiu, the Imperial !
cspssl. is the scat OF a email tmoaut OF
commerce. carried OH by coast stt,amers soil-
tnE to and from Shanghai. According to the
directory for the current year, there ara 1t that
port some I. cnty mercantile firms, French
|
anI English societies: slso povler
n,ai.ufactory, under the charge Of namber
Of English artisans. and \ custon-.iosise es-
tablishn hndes foreigners. The English,
~rsrc'i Sorth-Getmans, and Russians have
,ala, ' tonsuls The Cl'itel S,.tce, and soy-
,ral ceucas.S- - Denmark, aud frugal States
II Ike stanoiDs, ss.re reprcseuted by an Erg-
II tie Chilese Goveruncu., being IN charge
II Tier: arsen.l. Tnese eon-ti:ats a foreign ,
.opL.h;ioa Of between one and two hundred
cnls. IN Greet opposition 10 the etairnicnta
II The late Dir. l;uslingane. forcign rel
snts At 1lest:in. se elsewhere IN China, i
ave from the beginning, found tho people
a'Esr CaIsieL Ill, and the officials 5eciisd]r. !
ut eoveitly hostile; the ill-fcoliny OF tie
otnaer being due, there ,s good reason to be-
eve. to prcmr.ing from the latter. It must
confessed that a. = general rule, the bear o
ecn ccnciliatorJ, and IS the Chinese arc the 7;
Foudest and most conceitel people on the q
zee Ct tho earth, they LOOK forward to time
hen they shall be able to derort al baz.a1isns &
I'm tho nowerv land. =
Happily, religious rAnco=, Notwithstanding
q activity Of missionaries. has no placs Ia
nineee It sentiment against us: because. per- H
lre. Of an absence Of m orgauik ed hierarchy
- 10 an indifference to all religion. No e1-
cement could be created among the Chi O.;
were y
Dsog to sabvert their faith. Whenever. -
e1 1elore, the1e bas Lcen an attempt to briu.
'luiar dsuna on tie forelgn teacher or re-
;lcn, it has been by charging him With the
s est atom'nab!a a: et'mee. For many years. II
= long before, they have been charged
til kidnarpius children for vhe =,
lrpoRe OF usiag them u3 IS 1ncdi-
1e. N1f1ona clrruUastAnces contribute 10 I
Eacr missionaries ohnoxnus to that charre.
1hif.CAR ft3hfa
II PORTIONS Of the h1nan franc as poese4-
X curative powers. Kidnapping ia ! com On
N crime throughout the empire, chiefly Of
male children. r. for hro...els: and; finally,
N into schools. '' Foreigners being at /
~ rasas and expense, Hha: clices can thev
We in view hut gain ?" 1t Is idle 10 talk toa
inamAn Of dsiutereeted beusvolence, he 81
comprehend nothing Of tbs kind. itia ii
tco easy, therefore, to induce him to be- aut
nary has in view il tho Preparation of uos- Yea
nus fronl such children as he can safeIv u.
n to such profitable account
. fortunately; the humane zeal OF Roman %
'ho!fc tnss'f nafits sometimes Causes their
nl TO he evil spoken OF; this was the c.se
1'cnts1n- They seem to have given small Ga
sards to thoee OF their adherents rl,n ~
'uElt children to their Asylum These ne-- -
IL were found searching for children 1t ~
,e ,e When great excitement prevailed, owing
tho detection Of Eniscseauts who we're Lid.
7plnE in tho eeryire Of brotlels !: SOME az Att, At
se- when appreheutletl. ayowe1 themselves m.s
man Catholics. but self-criminatiop. under -
'ure. does not constitute evidence. ana 81!
10 simply malicious to c,st censure
Inc missionaries in tbs connection.
OF several weeks before tha 1ste riot ~ AZ =
nttsn there VAS / growing excitement ~ =
anst ndnappcrs, who seemed to be unusu- =
active, ehicl feeling Was directed. il il
eseo: aE3inEt tho French Roman Catholic
sion by tho authorities and litcrati. Tbs II
vas : massacre Of tho entire AZ q
nch community, missionary and ,nercan- 4, ic,.,