The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-10-21

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New York. Oct. l3, 1870. %
The Herald's Lima letter of Sept. ID
gives the annexed details of a coolie insur-
rection in the valley of Supe $50 miles
from Lima, on the plantations of Patroli-
ca and Galpon. Nearly 1900 Chinese were
employed, and on the neighboring estates
more than 1000 of the coolies were CON
tracted. Several months since symptoms
OF dissatisfaction were noted among the
laborers, but the overseers and owners,
trusting to their authority and power, paid
but little attention to the manifestations
Unfortunately no precautions were ta-
ken against surprise. The Chinese left in
tranquility We're able to mature their plans.
An agent of the estate of Patrolica had ar
rived from Lima with large sum destin-
ed for the payment of the laborers and the
purchase OF cotton from the surrounding
planters. While this person, with the
oyerseer, physician and several other en-
ployees were at supper on. the night of
September 4th, the dining room doors
We're suddenly broken open and crowd
OF about 200 coolies, armed with stakes
and every imaginable weapon, burst upon
the whites ....
In less time than is required to narrate
1T, the Chinese had murdered all their VIC
TINS, save one, who, being grevously
wounded, fell under the table and w6s
thought dead. After sacking the house
and securing the revolVers on hand, the
lnurgents proceeded to the adjacent haci-
enda and repeated the same barbarities.-
Not satisfied with killing the whites they
encountered, the most revolving atrocities
were practiced on their dead bodies. and
delicate women and children were subjec-
ted to shameful and cruel torture
The number of Chinese now amounted
to HOO. Their movements seemed to be
directed with intelligence by one who
seemed to be hailed as chief and having
secured all the money and valuables to be
found on the estate, larger game was an
tlclpated in the sacking of the little viii
lage of Barranca. Meantime the owner
of an estate that lay on the road to that
village was notified by friendly coolie of
the approach and designs of the murder
ers. Hastily placing his wife and family |
IN the chapel belonging to the plantation, |
he, with another friend, strongly barred |
the doors, and received the advancing the |
column with the fire of rifles The Chi |
nese were vigorous in the attack, but un- |
accustomed to the use of firearms, they |
fell easily before the defenders of the |
church. In less than two hours these |
two brave men had killed and wounded |
more than sixty of their assailants.
so desperate, indeed, had become the at |
temPts of the latter, that retreat was de- |
termlned upon, and also their design of |
sacklng the town was abandoned. Here |
the insurgents had time to make some |
slight preparation for defense Impromp-
tu breastworks were erected at the en- |
trance to the village, and forty men well |
armed were posted behind them to repel |
the assault. In short time the Chinese |
to the number of 1000 appeared |
in front, and actually sent their leader to |
parley with the defenders, regarding the |
surrender. Hardly had he opened his
mouth when a we'll directed ball put an |
end to his existence. The Chinese. goad- |
ed to madness, threw themselves upon the |
barrlcades. The fight for a few moments |
was hand to hand, and the whites suffered |
severely under the knives and weapons /
OF the assailants. Soon, however, the |
power OF the gunpowder began to assert !
itself. The coolies retired distance and
appeared to be celebrating upon their fu-
turei movements. At this iuncture, the
defender of the church, having placed the
family IN place of safety, and found sew
eral companions, appeared IN the rear and
commenced such a vigorous fire upon the
coolies, that in a short time all order was
forgotten and the insurgents were in head
long Tight ~ 5al-
kilograms had been sent to Lima, and
on the morning of the 9th, prefect, with
a couple hundred soldiers, arrived at the
scene. The Chinese had dispersed to the
mountains The soldiers, after capturing
2 few, started in pursuit, and are still on
the march.
The results of this terrible tragedy are
Sorty murdered among the whites and
nearly three hundred Chinese killed. Beet
crops were destroyed, and coolies, seeking
refuge in the hills, are roaming in bands
and devastating unprotected hamlets that
hey find in their way They are not on
y lost to their owners, but still form
dangerous element to peace and prosperity.
Great excitement IS manifested at this
unhappy syent, the number of Cinnamon
throughout the Republic being so great as
o cause general uneasiness and distrust.
White planters are perplexed to find la
abors for their estates, which, if left un-
will in a short time be almost
ruined. ------.-.
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