The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-06-29
THEToNG.KING MAssAcREs.
Fearful Slaughter rohIness cathOllss--
The Flight OF an Archbishop. Z

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The French periodical, JEsslons
Catalogues, gives us the first authen-
,dc and detailed narrative OF the recent
massacre Of Roman Catholic native
converts in China to which we have al.
ready briefly alluded. The account, as
translated for the London 7d6tet, re!
lates that the massacre broke out on
the 25th OF February, when the sitter.
ates," as the prosecuting party Is
called, opened the campaign by be.
heading two men in tho service OF Pere
DoRre, whom they thrcs Into the river,
Tho same day they burnt the three vii.
lagos oftrrun. Lam, Nio.Yinh and Bau
Tach, and massRcred the inhabitants
that were in them. Those who sue
ceeded in escaping to the woods were
hunted down with hounds, brought
back and killed on the following days.
The river was covered over with bodies
floRting down it from the side Of Lareg.
At TINT time tho muderers were massa.
creing the Catholics OF the parish OF
Hoiven, and were burning their villa
ges. Those who took refuge in the
cliffs Of the neighborhool were hunted
down and burnt,aliye. The grand man.
DARN OF Justice was at the market Of
Sa-Nam with 800 soldiers, but remRiped
aninaotiye spectator OF the massacre Of
Nam -Duong, only q few Of whom were
able TO escape.
The literates who were the heads OF the
militia appointed to massacre the Gath.
olics, say that tho work OF extermina.
tion, carried out under the eyes Of the
mandarins, was concerted between the
Court and tho literates, aud was done
in reprisal for recent eveEts. The man
darins have Just received orders from
the Court not to employ any other
means sa7e those OF persuasion to stop
the murderers in their career, ,..
One OF the chiefs who had Just
caused two Catholics to be murdered on
the higllroad, went on the parade be.
iore the Governor OF the citadel, by
whom he was dismissed with honor.
On his return twenty women or chill.
dren fell lluuder the swords OF this man
and his followers. ~ W ~ ~ W ~.
In several localities they take an en-.
tire family, father, mother and children.
bind them together with bamboos, and
then fling the bundle OF living human
ity into the waves. First, however,
they take care to cut of the man'shead.
The multitude Of dead bodies thus
fastened together IN grottps OF from
eight to ten blocks up the principal
lriyer. q mo- oi,ad VIZ 9ii 81
There are, then, five parishes, con.
taining nearly, 10 900 Catholics, Which
haye-to be blotted out OF the mission,
namely, Lang. Thank -Huyen, Nam
Duong, Hoy.Yen md Dorcg-Thank.'
Many Of the victims died in the midst
Of flames.
A village OF moro than 400 Catholics
was attacked by tho literates and soon
became prey to the flames. Amongst
these 400 there were 100, more or less,
who succeeded in saving themselves by
taking refuge in largev village nearby.
The remainder-about 300-were near.
ly all massacred.
Two small villages, situated two
hours walk from tho place at which I
then was, were hemmed in, by the pa-
gans. Tho mayor visited, each house,
numbered the Catholics, and forbade
them, undar threat OF most severe pun
ishment, to go out OF doors. A few OF
the women attempted TO 60 TO the mar.
.ket to keep themselves from starving.
They never returned. Some pagan To!
men that went with them say that the
Catholic women were captured and be-
headed. Two men from one Of these
same villages hazarded q fight during
the night; they crossed the great river
by swimming, and came to me TO tell
their misfortunes.. fsAlas I" writes
Archbishop Gauthier, from whose lot
ters. this information is derived, "I
could do nothing but weep with them,
being unable TO do anything to succor
them. "s f.ta "'IeE : . 4 Ns SlS'W
Two or three, days afterwards, I
learnt that all the men in that village
had had their heads cutoff, but tho wo.
men and children were spared. And as
their honsosi wero intermingled with
those Of the pagans, 1t was forbidden
TO burn them down. ol7. ai 7,ta rp!i ~
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