Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30


The St. Johnsbury Calssoaiaa gives the fol-
lowing extracts from private letter received
from Miss Calista B Downing, formerly Of that
Mace. now missionary at Chez Foo, China.
June %, $50.
The night on which Mr. Laugh
ton died (the 2lst) was night OF terror at
Teentsin. the full particulars Of which we have
heard only today. Now If the Burlingame
policv is carried out, We shall sll-men and We
men-be dead before the - home governments
send hack instructions. The old, old tale Of the
Christians killing CHINESE children to get their
ewes. hearts. &c, to make medicine Of, was set
s4oat at Teeutsin. The - Sisters " were attack
"a nv a mob. The French consul went TO the
Yarmen for protection for them, but was told ~
the officer he could not protect them, but he
could save his life if he would remain at the
Yarnen Ofcourse he would not desert guests
at the Consulate and the d" Sisters, so starting
hack. was fallen upon and cut into pieces The
moor sisters ten Of them, had their eyes dug out,
their breasts cut off, their hearts cut out, their
lir.bs cut off and then they were burned. Al
the consulate was a newly married couple who
had reached there u hours before the riot, on
their wav TO Pekin, who shared the same fate
tocether with Russian bride and bridegroom,
another Russian lady and several other French.
As nearly as we can learn, over twenty foreign
ers and more native converts were murdered IN
this brutal manner. The consulste (trench),
the cathedral hospital, &c, were burned. Gan
vou imagine how the foreign residents, with not
soldier or a gunboat 10 protect them feit
Whatever may have been their sentiments before
I doubt if any could be found now to endorse
the Burlingsme policy.
When the news reached Pekin the French min
later wished to leave the capital at once, but
nr;nce Kunp would not allow it; said he could
not nrotect him, and we hear, offers any terms
the French government may demand, but begs
they will not make war upon them But war II
must be. and afterwards the opening OF all Chlna,
and railroads and telegraphs, and eventually en-
lirbtepment and civilization for this highly cul-
tivated and civilized people ACCORDING 10 Dur
lingame.) How many Of US Will perish Is Known
only to God.
There was a little English gunboat in our har-
Dor which went up to Teentsin last week as soon
as we heard of the riot and another came IN sun
day and rushed on to the rescue, 50 we are leit
with no force to protect us. The merchant
steamers which went to Teentsin took the foreign
ers on board. and they still live there. We e1-
meet most of them to come here nj the storm
| blows over. As soon as possible some French
gunbosts will go north. and we all Predic' rem
sin will be - wiped out. On
| We have been kept in peace and safety another
night. Everybody here is arming, Ohinese as
well as foreigners. There will be no 'rouoie neie
unless the soldiers (Chinese) who have been kept
here ever since the rebel times, make an attack
II is rather significant that they have had NOR
tar and shells sent down to them from Teentsin
quite recently For what ? An American steam
er is now signalled from Teentsin. | will wait TO
hear what further news it brings.
DR.. Myers has just been in; says he has come
from the Catholic church here, where mass has
been said for the Teentsin martyrs and grand
l requiem sung