The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-05-24
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LONDON. April 2s.-The Ran.
Coon correspondents of the Daily
News gives . graphic account 81
the late horrors at Mandalay. The
Kings fears continued TO gain up
on him as one after another of the
priness pined away and died ia
the frightfnl underground prisons
of the palace. loathson,e with the
filth never removed since these
dens were constructed. years ago
Fears of British Intervention alone
prevented him RON putting them
all to death months. ago., Sud
denly the news Of the disaster in
Zululand reached Nandalay. That
apparently decided him, aud work
Of cold-blooded bntchery began
which will hardly find a parallel in
history.z At first The massacre VAS
carried on according to old Bur-
mese plan. The victims were led
out d their 4 celis ia twcsH and
threes. brought to Shekho to the
King, and then disposed Of in or
didary Buddhist fashion. The
head of the victim was tied down
to his ankles, and q blow on the
back of the neck from a heavy
club put him out of pain. But
this soon porved too mild q spec
tacle for the fiendish mind of Thee
bsu. The Fhougzal prince, whose
insolent bearing English visitors
to Mandalay will remember, ON be-
ing brought to do reverence to
his young brother-the king is
past twenty-one years-professed
an utter scorn q what could be
done with him. ssd Was logged to
DEATH The late kings oldest son
the truculent Mskhaya prince,
who used TO look upon all foreign
ers az ~ much dirt undsr his feet
turned craven, and was tainted
and driven to madness before re-
ceivipg the blow which only half
stunned hun, when his writhing
body was throwned into the gigan-
tic trench dug TO receive the VIC
TINS. The massacre was carried
on in . leisnrsly fashion, extending
over several days, fiendish ingenuI-
ty being taxed W the utmost to de-
wise fresh horrors. ~
Aoungoke, the Governor OF Ram
eoon when it was captured by the
British an 1856. had his noses and
month filled with guDpowder, u
light was applied, aud be was then
flung into the trench to be stihed
by the bodies of succeeding victims
The daughter of the Nyoung Yam,
. young girl Of sixteen. was handed
over to eight soldier of the royal
guard to be pitched insensible into
the samsheaving grave when they
asd grsti6el their brutal insG The
wife of one prince, far advanced in
pregnancy, was ripped mp, and the
ag0nised hnsbsud WIS brought 10
see his wife aud cbild once more
before be died. After some days
Ut this sort of thing the execution
ers got weary and hurried through
their task Lille children were
put in blankets and swung against
the palace walle, women we're bat
tered over the head, as taking less
trouble than tying them up. SO US
to get q blow on the neck. To-
getLer about ninety persons are
said TO have been pdt to death in
this way. No one was allowed to
leave the palace while the nassa-
ere was going on; but it seems that
Mr.. Shaw, our resident minister
was inside the palace walls within
q very short time Of the commence
ment. He had been to concert
given by one Of the ministers. One
object of this play was to drown
the cries of the victims. The re- |
monstrance of Mr.. Shaw, at the
instance Of our government. adj
dressed to the King, was received
with utmost contempt and he was
told in as many words to mind his
own business-the Burmese do
mestic affairs had nothing what
ever to do with the British gov
eminent.
There is no doubt that the lives
of Mr.. Shaw and all the English
in Mandalsy are in very |
great danger, and the act Ut one |
fanatic may bring about . gsneral
massacre. The most various. &C
counts prevail Is to the forces the |
king has ct his disposal, bat prob |
ably be could not muster more |
than $1,000 men, and Of these the |