The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-14

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plantation of PatsiIiea and Galpon
nearly 200 Chinese were employed
and IN the neighboring estates, mort
than 1000 Of the Coolies were con
! tracted.
/ Several months since, symptoms oI
/ dissatisfaction were noted among
/ these laborers, but the overseers and
owners, trusting to their authority
and power, paid but little attention
to the manifestations. Unfortuuare-
ly, no precautions were taken agains.
a surprise. The Chinese, left in tran
guilty, were able to mature their
plans. An agent of the estate of
Palvillca had arrived from Lima
with large sum, destined for the
payment Of labOrers and the purchase
OF cotton from the surrounding plan
ters. While this person, with the
overseer, physician and several other
employees, we're at supper on the night
of the 4sh, the dining room doors were
suddenly broken open ond q crowd of
nearly two hundred Coolies, armed
with stakes aud every Imaginable
weapon, burst upon the whites. In
less time than it takes TO narrate this.
the Chinese had murdered all their
victims, save one, who being grievous
iy wounded, fell under the table aud
was thought dead. After sacking
the house aud securing the revoivers
and rifles on hand, the insurgents
proceeded against the hacienda of
Golp0n, and repeated the same bar
bariries. Not satisfied with killing
the viii es they encoun tered, the most
revolving atrocities were practiced on
their dead bodies, aud d-licate
women and children subjected to
cruel tortures. The number of the
Chinese now amounted 10 1,100
Their movements appeared to be di
rected with SONS degree of intelli.
genoe by one who some bailed as
Chief, and having secured all the
money and valuables to be found on
the estate, larger game was antici-
pated in sacking the little village Of
Barranca In the meantime the own
er of an estate that lay on the road to
that village was notified by friendly
Coolie Of the approach and de-
signs of the marau iers, hastily plae
log his wife and children in the
chapel belonging to the plantation, he
with another friend strongly barred
the doors and received the advancing
column with a Ere of their rifles.
The Chinese were vigorous 10 the at
tack, bat unaccustomed 10 the use Of
firearms, they tell easily before the
defenders of the church. La less than
two hours these two brave men had
killed aud wounded more than sixty
of the assailants. So desperate indeed
had become the attempts of the latter,
that a retreat was determined upon,
and the accomplish me1t of their de-
sign to sack the town here, that
the inhabitants had had time to make
some slight preparations for defense
Aa lmpromptu breastwork was erect
ed at the entrance to the villsgs, and
forty men we'll armed were posted be-
hind it to resist the assault. In a
short time the Chinese, reinforced to
the number of two thousand, appeared
in force aud actually sent their leadec
to parley with the defenders regard
ing their surrender. Hardly hal he
opened his mouth when a we'll direct
ed rife ball put an end to his exist.
euce. The Chinese, goaded to mad
ness, threw themselves upon the bar.
GlEA4b. A nb ARnL lOA u tG& uNG5
was hand to hand, aud the whites
and weapons of the assailants. Soon,
however, the power of the gun pow
der began to as ert Itself. The C00l-
les retired 10 a distance, aud appeared
to be deliberating upon their future
movements. At this june ure, the
defenders of the church, having
placed the family in place of safety
aud found companions. appeared In
the rear, and commenced such a Wig
orous fire upon them that la a short
time all order was forgotten, and the
insurgents were in headlong fight.
Telegrams had been sent to Lima.
and on the morning Of the 9th
the Prefect, with 200 soldiers,
arrived az the scene. The Chin sse had
dispersed to the mountains. The SOL
dieTs after securing the few who
could be found. started in pursuit,
and are still on the march. The re-
suits of this tragedy are forty mur-
dered among the whites. and nearly
three hundred Chinese killed. But
the crops were destroyed, aud the
Coolies are seeking refuge in the hills,
roaming in bands and devastating the
hamlets, which they fred
in the way, which are not only lost to
their owners. but still form danger
our element to peace aud security.
Great excitement IS manifested at this
event. Tue number of Chi
namen throughout the Republic
has been so great as to cause
general uneasiness and distrust, |
while planters are perplexed to fnd |
laborers for their estates, which, if |
left uncultivated fer an Incredibly |
short time, are iIretrievably ruined |
LATER A letter dated the 231 of |
Septem Der says the Chinese insurrec
tion is beginning to be productive |
of troublesome results. Inc troops |
have found it impossible to discover |
the hiding places of a large number |
of the Coolies, they having taken
refuge far in the interior and in the |
Businesses of the neighboriDg noun
tains. Consequently, several Of the |
most valuable estates In that section |
of the Republic are now paralyized, |
and will doubtless continue in that |
condition for some time to come. A |
million of dollars will possibly not |
cover the damages suffered by the |
planters. A bill introduced into Con-
gress to this effect, was not approved. |
and a motion made to authorize a |
company to procure negroes from the |
United States and Africa, was also |
defeated, the members of Congress
appearing to view it as an effort to |
re- establish slavery in Peru.