The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-06-14
A CHINESE INsURREcTION.
Massacre aud TsrtHrs Dead Bodies Ia
hamed.

Massacre aud Tsrtars Dead Bodies EK-
haned.
The London Times has the following
Gen. Kin Shun arrived before Manas on
the second Of September, 1876, aud i've
days later opened an artillery fire on the
northeast angle OF the wall. ] will not
recapitulate the details Of the SIEGE
suffice il that breach after breach waa
made. and assault after assault repealed,
during the period Of two months for
which il lasted. At length, during the
first days of November, sorties were at
tempted by the garrison, and some
prisoners who were taken stated that,
the provisions Of the garrison being ex-
hausted, their leader had sent them out
b nee how matters stood, with a view 10
seizing any opportunity u getting away.
After examination the prisoners were
beheaded. Al length, az midnight on
the fourth Of November, the MohAmme-
dan General Hai-yen himself came out
and begged 30 be permitted 10 surrender.
/ quote the language Of the memorial
itself ais 10 what followed
Kin Shun hereupOn commanded
him 10 deliver up the horses and arms
Of the garrison, aud 20 hand over, ia
bonds, the leaders Of the rebels, after
which he was 10 draw up lists Of the
remainder of their number, who were
thereupon b. be called upon 10 answer
10 Their names, and be severely dealt
with according 10 circumstances. HAi-yen
agreed b. do this. Al daybTeak on the
sixth Of November a body Of 1900 or
&, 900 Of the garrison sailiedout from the
west gate, the center 0f the column con-
sisting Of aged persons, women, sud
children, who were guarded ON all sides
by determined fighting men, with arms
in their hands; and hin Shun, knowing
them 10 be treacher0usly disposed, caused
his troops 30 stand 20 their arms. The
Human troops on the north Of the city
were drawn up in battle array. as we're
also the divisions on the south front,
while a separate cavalry division was
posted at the commanding points, in
order to prevent escape. So Hooking
was at the same time ordered 10 60 for
ward and call upon the advancing body
TO throw down their arms, whereupon
their lives should still be spared /; but
the so-styled general Of the rebels, Ho
Luh by name, suddenly fred of pistol
and set his troops on 20 make rush NJ the
trenches. Su Hio-kung instantly ordered
his men 20 charge, and HO Luh was
taken and beheAded in front Of the line
Of battle. The rebel leaders and the
desperate fighting men at their back,
abandoning their women aud children,
made a bold rush forward, but they were
enyeloped by the various divisions Of the
Human troops and the force under Rim
Shun's own command, and the greater
number Of them we're put 70 the sword.
One Of the so-called generals Of the
rebels, seeing that all hope was lost,
shot himself with n pistol, and every
man of the scattered host was captured
and beheaded by one or other Of the
cavalry divisions.
The infantry meanwhile had laid
hands upon and executed all the rebels
remaining within the city. sparing the
women and children and aged persons,
who were exempted from this act Of re-
tribuii0n. Hai-yen and other leaders
were cap, ured alive, and after being ex-
amined before KIN Shun and his col
leagues, were put 20 death with the
extreme Of torture. The coTpses Of Han
Hing-nung. Heh-tsun, and other Leaders,
together with the remains % the SELF
styled Prince Of the Pure [religion),
T'o-teh-ln, were searched ont and ex-
humed and cut 70 pieces. as a publ c
example Thus. on the sixteenth day Of
November, the south city Of MAnas was
necaptured, the leaders of the insurgents
destroyed. and their followers extermin-
ated.