The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-03

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number ofn,si.b1s vsik..1SS. st ssSitSSs b. had
TO suffer = subssitutes, ether sncA q sell |
th(HsaHlkf th1tP4ipa0 SEoeepo6yA
had forfeited their lives By othR ezimeA |
These would have been beheaded 10 atone for |
the insule offered to Francs, and, in The end,
= nke1y th.t unhappy men Of this ela8 |
viii be depfk1fed. 1ina aHd tfpnbtmity |
have been offered for Tie es7pe of the real |
perpetrators Of the bloody crime.
OFFICIAL REPok1.
Ieeng Hwo-fan, who was specially con- |
misioned y the Emperor - investigate the
T,e!le'a- 49,, h:s Prss:eaed k3QsSd
ject, does justice to the Roman Catholic and |
other missionaries. Let the viceroy speak |
fbr himself:-''It Is the aim of the Missions |
mes to teach men to be yirtuoos; and the
hospitals Of the Sisters Of Mercy are like our |
own founding establishments. After max |
ing the most careful inquiries to find out |
Whist IL truth was - to The soooping out oil
eyes md tearing oas of hearts, there Va - |
one who could adduce . single proof that
such things had happened At all. Indeed, to
murder children and to mutilate their dead
bodies, in order to prepare medicine from
them, is q deed 90 horrible that even unciv-
ilized, wild tribes would be loath 70 DO il.
England and France are large countries be-
yo0d the Sea, how could We suppose them
capable Of such inhuman crimes! Reason
fos6d. q. to think Of any such tAirg - evsA
possible"
This officer, while enonesating foreigners
Of the crimes popularity charged against
them, is highly indignant that the French
demand more than life for life, and resents
the demand made for the heads Of his three
subOrdinates.
by extending his ultimatum from time to
time the Preach Charge d. AGaires has great
y veaked his position. He was in constant
expectation Of war-like instrucaioDs, which
never came. .,---,.s.f -si-- r.. = OBJ
80 MOVING CAUSES AND DIPLOMACY.
Less than year ago n. Rochechouart
brought diagrace upon large number Of
Chinese statesmen. To redress certsin out
RACES on his missionary countrynen in cities
situated on the Yangtse, he, in connection
with the French Admiral, organized IN ex-
pedition which boldly made its way through
Poxang Lake to Nanchang, the capital Of the
Province of Knngsi. Hitherto it had been
the boast Of it, proud inhabitants that no
foreigner, "a such, had ever entered their
city. Cajoley, Intimidation and remon-
STRANGE were tried by the Vicerey and others
to induce Rochcehouart to consent tol settle
ment before reaching the city. All his de-
mands for the past and every guarantee for
the future were assented to under the hope
that he would spare the mandarins the hu-
Initiation Of suffering the French to enter the
city gates. "No," said the Frenchman, "if
retire without e6ecting an entrance, the
willy mandarins will give out that it was fear
| of them which deferred us." He boldly and
wisely accomplished his object.
Now the tables are turned, and Chinese
Ministers of State taunt the Count be telling
h m to 60 to Tientsin and enforce his de-
mands, ~ he did at Nanchang. "YOu are
an able man, absolutely invincible; 70 there
and gather fresh lausels'
| DIPLOMACY. e.
As French affairs grow more complicated
| the unfortunate Rochechourt Is more and
more Inundated. The other day, ~ the
Minister was taking leave Of Prince Kung
and comfortably seated tete-a-tte with HIS
Highness, who should be announced but the
French Charge EAfaires. For q moment
or two the Prince was obviously Disconnected;
but he quickly regained his selfcontrOl, and,
springing to his feet, he hurriedly wished the
Spaniard good by and signi6ed to his atten-
dants by sundry grimaces that to the new
conner he was not at home.
Turning from the rulers to the people, we
| find the same cOtempt for the French gener-
ally, but more coarsely exhibited. Both here
and at Pekin there has been great demand
| for fans, on which were depicted in
gaudy colors the details of the great vic
tory of June 2l-the Cathedral in flames.
the Sisters of Mercy being cut to pieces, and
| the like, There was as great demand for
| these fans among the foreigners a. among ma
| tives, the latter purchasing them as curiOsi-
! ties to send home. At length an enterprise
| ing Spectator expressed desire TO buy
hundred dollars worth when the authorities
prohibited their manufacture.
The state of public feeling here il nich as
| to induce the belief that it will be necessary
for all foreigners to quit this port before it
becomes blockaded by ice. There are now
seven vessels-of-war in the port Few, II
any, of them will care to hibernate ice
bound, and preparations are therefore being
made for the abandonment of Tientsin for q
season. The United States steamer Ashue-
lot, Capt. Taylor, is among the war vessels
that have been lately sent to the scene Of the
massacre. Her seventy tars are daily exer-
ciscd on share. Capt Taylor gave leave to
some of his officers, the other day, to visit
Pekin, but had to send courier to bring
them back, in consequence Of rumors Of a
threatened investment of the city by Chinese
troops. 1t is we'll known that for several
weeks large bodies of troops have been mass
ing in this neighbOrhood.
The common people fully believe that all
foreigners are to be expelled from China
delusion which affects large portion Of the
mandarins and the iterati generally. There
is much reason to fear, therefore, that China
is destined to engage in another foreign wa1.
Ting, the Governor Of the province in
which Shanghae is situated, has been dis
patched thither, to aid, in his reputed
knowledge Of foreigners, the government
respecting the present difficulty. He has
for Secretary Pung Wing, an educated ma
tive, having graduated many years ago at
Yale College.