The Morning herald., 1877-06-05
sh,na.-The Penalty Of Rebellion.

northwest OF hanSun, ana ny 1t6 cap
lure. following that of Urumtsi, the
Chinese have recovered control Of the
whole nothern flank of the Tien Shan
mountains. The Mahomedan invasion,
which some years ago had advanced SC
lar as to create panic ct Pekin, hss
khus been thrust back out of China
proper; still the Government appears
10 propose continuing q campaign
which must involve an attack on the
territories of Eastern Turkestan now
ruled by the Ameer Of Ksshgar. Ihave
referred to the matter, however, less
with the object indulging in political
forecast than in order to exhibit phase
bf Chinese civilization 10 illustrated by
proceedings of Chinese high civil mill
larry authorities during the progress OF
ibis campaign, The. Pekin Gazette OF
The 25th OF January contains Joint
memorial of the Vioeroy, Tso. .Tsung-
lang, and the General. in.Chief, Kin
6hun, so that it is u OF of their own
mouths. and not from any hearsay evi.
aence that l propose oonvicting them
of the cruelty I am aboat to describe.
General Kin Shun arrived before
danas on the pa Of September, 1876,
md i've days later opened an artillery
Ere on the northeast angle of the wall.
Breach after breach was made an as.
Bault after assault repelled during the
period of two months for which it last.
I'd. At length, during the first days o,
November, sorties were attempted by
The garrison, and some prisoners who
we're taken stated that, the provision OF
he garrison being exhausted, theil
leader had sent them out to ascertain
how matters stood, with the view OF
slzlng any opportunity of getting away.
Alter examination the prisoners were
Dehesded. At length, at midnight on
The 4th OF November, the Mahomedan
General Hai.yen himself came out an0
begged to bs permitted to surrender.
quote the language Of the memorial
itself as to what followed: .
'Aln Shun hereup0n commanded d
him to deliver up the horses and arms
of the garrison. and to hand over il
bonds, the leaders of the rebels, ate,
Thich he was to draw up list Of the re
nainder OF their number, who were
thereupon to be called upon to answer
70 their names, and be severally deal
with according to circumstances. Hal
yen agreed to do this. At day break OIL
the 9Th of November a body Of 2, 900 o,
200 Of the garrison sailed out from
lie west gate, the centre column con-
s!sting of aged persons, women ano
chlidren, who were guarded on all sides
oy determined fighting men, with ARM
10 their hands; aud KIN Shun, knowing
Ehem to be treacherously disposed,
paused his troops stand to their arms.
lhe Human troops on the north Of tn,
pity were drawn up to the battle array,
Is We're also the divisions on the soutl
ront. while separate cavalry division
Ras posted at the commanding points.
u order to prevent, escape. Su Hio-
Rung was at the same time ordered to
30 forward and call upon the advancing
0ody to surrender. He then ordered
als men to charge, and He Lub was ta-
ea and behesded in front of the line
If battle. The rebel leaders and the
Desperate fighting men at their back,
oandoniug their women and children,
made bold rush forward. but the,
Were enveloped by various divisions Of
k1e human troops and the force under
pm Shun's own command, and the
Greater number of them were put to the |
word. One of the so.called Generals |
Pl the rebels seeing that all hope wat
(ost, shot himself with pistol, AM
Every man Of the scattered host wa.
Paptured and beheaded by one or Other
Pi the cavalry divisions. The infantry,
meanwhile, had laid hands upon ano
FAecuted all the rebels within the city,
pairing tho women and children and
eeed persons, who were exempted from
(nls act of retribution. Hai-yen ano
p.uer leaders were captured alive, and
lter being examined before Kin Shun
W., Ma colleagues, were put to deatL
nun the extreme of torture. The
ccolp'e ot Han Hing-nung, Hehtsun.
rnd other leaders, together with the
Fema.ns of the self. styled Prince Of the
e9ie (Religion) To .teh-lin were search
ea out and exhumed, and cut to pieces,
~ .o, q public example. Thus, on the
tYsn t2 OF November, the south city Of
Inaaas IL was recaptured, the leaders Of
'ne insurgents destroyed, and their fol.
exterminated." In short, every
Aole.bodied man was massacYed.r
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