The New York herald., 1870-08-09
CHINA.
The MurdcrA OF the French Missionaries and
DIin,ster-POlicy OF the Great Powers In

The Murders Of the French Missionaries and
DIin.ster-Policy OF the Great Powers In
Pekin.
[From the China (London) Telegraph, July 1871
Our Paris correspondent furnishes us with the
following, under date of July l6:-
The papers here add to the massacre of oil
those mentioned in the London dispatches that of
the whole Of the French resident, or present at the
time in Pekin; but no authority for this terrible
addition to the calamity Is given, and 1t locks like
the offspring of that mschev0us practice Of writing
too glibly about serious matters which ruins the
credit Of French journalism. The tone of feeling
respecting the subject will be understood by the
following extracts from the Gasdots:-"Here we
Of SO many sacrifices. The news did not obtain
full credit last night, but those who were In COM
municaton with the members of the
French Embassy at Pekin believe IT fully;
ky Of 'Ss Constant osV Un e Tsas
Of the Chinese who have many times threatened
them with DEATH and they regard the massacre
announced in the London papers as the natural
consequence of this hostility and these menaces."
The unfortunate Comte Julien de Rochechouart
belonged to one of the oldest families In France;
its armorial bearings are o wavy sea, with the
curious motto, Before the dry earth appeared
putation for bravery by boarding Persian gene.
raj at tho head Of bis men for some insult to the
Counts attendants, and the Shah took the affair
fortunately in good part laughing at his officers
u
with him, and the following saying, attributed to
the Count, has diplomatic ring my man can.
not speak word Of French, which is very conve.
nient; he knows all my friends, and he cannot
chatter to Others" In China he has often been
exposed to personal danger, and he trusted little
the intentions Of the Chinese; but be believed that
his precaution and his knowledge Of the habits of
the country secured him from being surprised.
The subject Is expected to be mentioned in the
Corps Legislatif this afternoon. / shall not get
any account of this In time for post but the tele.
graph will doubtless carry You the main facts.
Our Paris correspondent writes also as follows
the same day.
Only yesterday We knew for certain that the re-
signation Of the Comte de Lallemand was absolute
and that N. Geoffroy, sub director of American
and Iudo Chinese Affairs under the Minister, had
been appointed his successor. The government has
been severely blamed for leaving the Embassy at
Pekn for two years with no one at its head but
the unfortunate Comte de Rochechouart, who is
called simple ATTACHED of the the second class;
but this designation can scarcely be correct as he
has seen good deal OF service in Persia and
China; his real standing was probably second
Secretary of Legation. This makes, however, but
little difference. The French government cannot
be held bameless for leaving the Embassy at
Pekin in such condition, and the government Of
England and Russia must share the blame. Nei.
ther of the three has had responsible Minister
thero for some time, though the absence Of our
representative is of the shortest duration, and the
weakness Of any Of the embassies of the great
Powers has its effect on the attitude Of the
Chinese, and endangers all the rest.