New-York tribune., 1870-09-22
scur Thomssn and his wo-worc murdered at the Con-

seur Thomssin and his wifc-wOrc murdered "' '"'
a. 1t was only subsequently, and on , his M Fcntanicr
from the Yamcn to his own INV bIoodshed and was
met the crowd, already e&citou ~
Our present dnty completed on' sn accurate
m ba appe9rs 10 us to the trn& & m our views are
business Much r 1i hands Further evidence viii Ptooa
biy vet obinable ana OF om ANYTHING which
our duty 10 n does not within our province
to do We would GtSn On Mil low al length he taken
We yiIized powers to make the repetition ol suo nw
~ M Gcds impossible II crimes like these are permitted
tui e' 'nnnnished what may not look for In the fu-
tY,ei Certainly this occasion nothing Out lhe gra
Of God has Sir ioT 2dSr s Ss oScdo
servants, JONATHAN LEES witAM Mi.sanarica Nj h
SURRENDER OF CHRISTIAN MISUNDERSTANDING
BLE SCENES.
The Shanghai Express says:
News brought down by recent arrivals from the North
seem to show that the period of inaGton which sue
close, and IT is confidently expected tat hoStties WIZ
long commence. RochechOuart and Iseng kwOla are
both evidently employed in the work of tempotlZlng,
until the moment arrives when one or other OF them
feels sufficiently fortified 10 throw of the mask ana pro
Ceed 10 blows IL is not for instant expected that te
latter will acceed 10 all the formers demands houg nc
makes show of agreeing to some ana Discussing 0ees G
while he is concentrating MS troops ana plepnnS III IL
the decisive moment which must ere Iohg az, ,re ~
the Manchu left that detachment OF ms ms uoopss ps
had moved into the Treaty joss House, ana
another
TWO of Rochcchoarts demands, he of course promptly
compiled with, they cost him nothing ana seiNed 10
gain further delay The native Christians VINO, see hno
massacre were known 10 be lying in prisons IN the cy
were ordered to be brought alongside the famine oy
given hour and before the expiration the tlIne threeh
were at tbe appointed place. Of them exhibiting
ghasty spectacle of mutiated humanity. ana showing
proofs in broken limbs burned eyes and bruised bodies,
of the refinement of cruelty their official tOrures had
inflicted on them. II Mr.. Wade desired any further
that cn Tsin was no mere street not
ne mas ~ mere W c is inward of month after the
ptttt,r ,raak
religion in the practice Of which they are especiay
protected by the treaties between their own and foreign
nations and the only for their detention having
been the desire by torture to extOrt from them SOME
thing detrimental 10 their foreign instructors and which
might TO some extent. exonerate the officials for the
cOuntenance and assistance given by them 10 the huI
The Christians so surrendered all men, but 1t was
stated there were also two women among the party re-
leased but these from itreatment and severe wounds
Next TO the massacre ITSELF this exposure Of the brutal
manner In which the poor unoendlng Christans have
been treated-not by Ten Tsn mob but by the officials
of the Empire-wl most exaSperate the people at home
and there can be doubt the Chinamans cup OF iniq
" is now f and that the administration of severe
chassement is the only means the outraged foreign la
Rochechouarts second demand was for an lmmediale
return of the visit paid by him to Tseng Gonr
tesy which had not thought nj pay without
TINS special invitation; but on its receipt pompl com
piance was even and on board the Fane ne !n1 5 sGr
and General met to discuss the FORMER tlIu uesnn r
viz: the execution of the Chef0o ana C1eheeh OF 1eh
Tsn and of Chengkwoju WIN regard TO tne TWO dVr
mer the arguments used by R0chechourt are salu 10
have been successful and their decapaton was prom
iscd but Chengkwou, the frebrdnd VINO IA accused Oh
having stirred up all the excitement IRON NaKlng 10
Tien rsn is 10 much after Tseng gkwo-ians own
heart to he sacrificed without struggle lie has dc
cned TO accede to this demand and matters remain IN
gao till side or tine other gives way OF Is pre-
pared for offensive measures.
| ACTION OF THE FOREIGN AND NATIVE OFFICIALS.
! The Japan Gazette of Aug. % says:
The accounts received from time TO time since the
departure of the last mail have been OF somewhat con
idng nature regards the intentions of the French
Rocbechouart arrived the 18th July and took up his
quarters board the French gunboat Flanme, Com
,nander Me0uet He called his EXcellency Chungh0w
during the OF the afternoon accompanied by Mr
returned the visit on board the FAMINE 1t was then
reported that he prepared 10 settle tne dhcuy on
ZION OF the mandarins immediately concerned, and
the rebuilding OF the Consulate and the CathOnc csta
lishments. II appears, however, that on the aIVa
of the French Admiral Oh the 23d July, vigorous
tone was adopted. and demands made for the immediate
rendition of converts who have been 50 long detained
in prison, and the execution OF the city lnandaIs
who clearly implicated III the rot Inc htsl denu M
second, Teng kwofan was trying TO hold 0u, as one Oh
Execution was demanded. TIE released converts are
said have been cruelty tortured, with the OBJECT no
doubt, of inducing them to declare something IN support
of the allegations made against the MISSIONARIES Ihir
wIetched and attenuated appearance VIII n9t tena 10
lessen the just anger or the frehch against eI peISe
cutors. Mr.. Wade expected hourly from fekln al
Toengkwo-fan's troops are coming down to Ten Tsin
and IL feared their presence may not iOreDOde peace
that sister British subject he has taken vi
the matter warmly and written home on II; Ile Ism
SHRED Count RochechOuart that it would be mpruden
| for European enter the native city. MeSsrs frase
and Adkins of the British Legation came down 10 report
and have sent information addition TO the VouinnOu
| accounts forwarded by Mr.. Consul Lay, whose enOru
have been mremitting. IL is reported that CnnnghON
has resigned his appointment ambassador TO France
! a step which is probably well-advised. rumOr wa
also current that Tseng-kwofan had declared himself
UNEQUAL to the task of conducting the investigation
Ticn Tsin.
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.
The remains of those massacred at lien IslI
were finally Inferred with great ceremony on the site OF
the French Consulate, the I'd INST, the English and
French Admras and Capt Taylor of the IT, s. steamship
AshuelOt being present in full dress together WIN nearly
every foreigner in Ten Tsn both officials aud otherwise
Several Thousand Chinese watching the proceed
ings but they kept at distance by native troops
The French Admiral made long and fiery speech pro
claiming quick and decisive vengeance Oh the assassni
and all connected with them.
| At Pekn a requiem service held in the Roman
Catholic Cathedral. very large numberOf persons at
tended filling every seat, and even crOwding the ases
till there was scarcely standing room. fhe central
passage lined with members OF the ponce
force and sailors from the French menOfwar i'll the har
bor from the entrance either side OF the caafalque
M nearly the altar All the members OF the Consular
body Shanghai present the members 0f the two
Municipal Councils representatives Of the Customs ser
vice officers Of the French and BRUSH navy, ana several
hundreds the foreign residents large number oil
native Christians filed the side seats The arches and
pillars OF the Cathedral were draped with black III re-
spect OCCASION and black cloth hanging from the
gallery, with the warning mOttO HOdie Mtht, crds h0l
bore appropriate reference TO the awful suddenness VI
the event which had called those present together.
-