Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-11-02
FRENCH ExCEssEs N roaQUIS.
The story OF the Wholesale Slaughter of
the Anamites by the French at tho TAX
ing of Hue-The Wounded Mercilessly
Butchered while Pleading for Their


Lue StOTY OF the WnOlc84lG 6AHuS0tcI VI
the Anamites by the French at tho TAX
ing of Hue-The Wounded Mercilessly
Butchered while Pleading for Their
Lives.
LONDON. Oct. 10.
Pierre Lote, an officer of the French ex-
peditiOnary force in Tonquin, sends to the
Paris Figaro the following description OF
the fall of Hue: The beaten Anamites
were cooped up in the burning village.
The only roads to escape from the flames
lay under the guns of the fort, which was
filled with sailors armed with Krapotchak G.
peating rifles, with sights carefully adjust
ed TO the distance. The magazines of the
rifles were duly loaded. The men looked on,
waiting until a flank movement Of the 9th.
er troops and the firing of the bamboo huts
should drive the human quarry out before
them. We saw them halting at the end of
the village, with singed hair and garments;
then, after few moments hesitation, tuck
up their flowing robes as high as they
could and trying to protect their heads
with planks against the impending shower
of bullets, they rushed on. A great butch.
cry then commenced. Two volleys were
fired. 1t was quits treat (e'etait un
plaisir) 10 see these fan-like streams of
bullets sweeping down on the fugitives.
They were poured in twice in one minute at
the word of command in a sure, methodical
manner. 1t was like a jet from a huge
watering-pOt, which moved them down by
dozens. In a cloud of dust and gravel we
could see some who seemed to be driven
mad, picking themselves up, limping now
one way, now another like wounded ami
mails. Gathering up their robes in a conf
cal manner, their long hair, unfastened
and streaming down their backs, made them
! look like women. Others tried to escape by
swimming lagoon, trying TO
reach the junks. These were killed
! in the water. Some good divers
remained a long time under water. Our
men continued TO kill them oil the same
when they came up to breathe. like seals.
| With those killed i'm the Southern forts,
about 800 OF 1000 must have been disposed
of. The sailors made bets as to the num-
berS destroyed. About nine in the morn
ing all was over and the rout of the Anam-
ties WAS complete. The heat was intense,
and the sailors. madlened by the sun and
the noise, and quivering with excitement,
rushed out Of the fort after the wounded.
Some were crouching in holes Others feigned
death, while others, at the last gasp, were
stretching out their hands, pleading for
mercy and shouting "Hanl HAM" in heart
rending accents. Our men slaughtered
them with hayonets or Drained them with
the butt-ends of their muskets. These sailors
were absolutely madmen. The officers at
/ tempted TO restrainthem, and said to them,
you ought TO be ashamed OF such coward
| ly, dirty work."rhey replied: THE Ana
mites are savages. They carried the head of
Capt. Riveiere on the top of a pole, and if
they carried the day they would cut the
/ French TO pieces or saw them within two
planks." There was no reply possible to
/ this. 1t was true.