The New York herald., 1874-08-08
MASSACRE IN CHINA.
Ten Thousand Native Christians slAugh-
tered-Bloody Scenes and Heroic saf.

Ten Thousana Native Christians slAugh-
tered-Bloody scenes and Heroic suf.
ferfng.
The French periodical MISSIONS Catalogues, of
the last OF July. gives the frst authentic and de-
tailed narrative OF the recent massacre OF Roman
Catholic native converts in China.
The account, as translated for the London
Tablet relates that the massacre broke out on the
25tn OF February, when the '1ttsutss- as the per.
scouting party is called. opened the campaign by
beheading two men In the service OF Pere Doare
and Christian whom they then threw into the
river. The same day they burned the three VII
lagos OF Trun-Lam, Fio-vinh and Bau-Tach, and
massacred the Inhabitants that were in them.
Those who succeeded in escaping to the woods
were hunted down with hounds, brought back and
killed on the following day. The river was covered
OF Lareg. AT that time the murderers were
massacring the Christians OF the parish
who took refuge In the cliirs OF the neishporhood
were hunted down and burned alive. The Grand
Mandarin OF Justice was at the market OF Sa-Nam
tor OF the massacre OF the Christians OF Nam
Duong. only lew Of whom were able to escape.
TIDE LITERATES,
who were the heads OF the militia appointed to
massacre the Christians, say tnag the work or ex-
termination carried out under the eyes Of the
darins was concerted between the Court ana the
hterates, and was done IN reprisal for recent
events. The mandarins have just received orders
nom the Court not to employ any other means
save those OF persuasion to stop the murderers in
their career. one OF the chiefs, who had just
caused two Christians TO be murdered on the high
road, went OH the parade before the Governor OF
the citadel. by whom he was dismissed with honor
On his return twenty women or children foil under
The sword OF tins man and his followers. He had
just come from Offering sacrifice to the Goddess OF
Prostitution to whom famous temple, that
stands near the road, is dedicated.
MODE OF TORTURE AND DEATH.
In several localities they take an entire family
father mother and children-bind them together
with bamboos and then ding the bundle OF living
humanity into the waves. First however, they take
care to cut OF the mans head. The multitude OIL
dead bodies thus fastened together IN groups OF
nom eight to ten block up the principal river, but
to the great surprise OF everybody does not send
forth any bad smell. There are then i've parishes,
containing 10000 Christians, which have to be
bIoted out OF the misslon-namely, Lang Thank
Huyen, Nam-DuOng, HOyYen ana DOreg- Thank.
Many Of the victims died in the midst OF names
village OF more than 400 Christians was attacked
by the hterates. and soon became prey to the
were 12o. more or less, who succeeded
In saving themselves by taking refuge In large
village near by. The REMAINDER, about 600. were
tians, SIT uated two hours walk from the place at
which then was, were hemmed in BY the pagans.
The Mayor visited each house. numbered the
most severe punishment. to go out OF doors. A
few Of tho Christian women attempted to 90 to the
market TO keep themselves from starving. They
never returned. Some pagan women who went
with them say that the Christian women were
captured aud beheaded. TWO men from one Of
these same villages hazarded flight during the
night. They passed the great river by swimming,
aud came to me to tell their msfortunes.
'Alas,'' writes Archbishop Gauthier, from whose
letter this Information Is chiefly derived 81 could
do nothing but weep for them, being unable to DO
anything to succor them!" Two or three days
afterwards learned that all the men In that VII
lage had had their heads cut on, but the women
were intermingled with those OF the pagans, 1t
was forbidden to burn them down."