The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-09-20

1860 the insurgents were gradually being
ringed in by their opponents and were ap-
parently near the end. Tsuen, who was
che nucleus of the army, would not so
north towards Pekin in person for some
reason. lie had devised 10 system of Gov
eminent and owing to his personal Sc
clusion his personal influence waned,
while faith i'll him was diluted by the enor-
nous accesSicns to his ranks after taking
Nankin. All prisoners were forced to
fight or work Tor the captors. Garrisons
when taken were frequently treated with
unnecessary cruelty, and this tended to
discourage submission.
AT one time in this curious movement a
wang" or subordinate king, decided to
go into the revelation business himself,
and also received communications from
the Heavenly Father" and the Heaven
iy Younger Brother He was diylncly
directed 10 place himself above Tsuen and
cause the latter to receive 10 lashes To i'm
prove his manners. Isucn took this new
variation-aud the 10 lashes-mcekly
enough. but soon after the new prophet
was cut oil and killed. with 10000 adher-
ents by one of the other wang" follow
ing which all the 'wangS" were eXter-
minated and Tsuen appointed II new batch
of IL. Nankin was being closely besieSed
at this time.
But the Pekin Mandarins. not having
enough trouble on their hands already.
provoked war with France ami England.
/ his dragged along and gave the Tai
pings breathing spell, during which
they smashed their bcsiegers in front Of
Nankin, recovering two provinces by
June, 1860 They lusted after Shanghai,
but were afraid OF the foreigners. heir
real policy should have been to go to Pc
kin, but as said before Tsuen was Gu
.iousIy indisrosed to do this. There was
II queer situation in China at this time,
FOR while the allies Were marching agali:sI
the Imperial troops i'll the north, they
were helping them against the Iai-pnSs
i'll the south.
After the Anglo French war the Pekin
Government hired an American named
Ward as General. and in lSJ;j2 he played
havoc with the insurgents. Unfortunate
~, however, he died. He was buried nj
SungkianS., WI here shrine WIS erected
. him and where incense burns i'll his
lonor to this day. He was succeeded Ill
oIniuand, hist, by another American,
canned Buigcyinc, and, later, by two
..UgiiS hMel, Holland ana C0G!.c, al IL. &c
ENG Incompetent.
Their gross cruelty was pre- JUDGING the
ChlEese public opinion against the Tai
iEgs and weakening them slowly, but
hey nevertheless were III possession o.
much territory i'll the south and the Gov
:inu;ent WIS despal.lng. fInaIiy thu
daudarins asksd England for the loan
I an officer, and Gordon was sent them
he sake who subsequently lost his life
4 the Soutian. Gordon organized anG
drilled small but compact force o.
zen who we're able to move all arourC
ae Tai pings, while the latter could not
.ti,ize their la,se bodies Of men, owing
. their primitive means OF transport. Cor
ion also had four little steamers that
he'd around III the numerous canals ai.,-
,.ycYs and prevented any concentration.
lulgeviHe ent ever TO the 1ai-pinsg, bu
iE never amounted to much III their sci
ice.
Finally Gordon forced the surrender o
,uchau and TIE rebel garrison. Ei-tsuc..
-eing killed. Wishing to show the Eutives
he differences between the regular troop,
nd the renels-snd also because he wa
hat kind of Inan yhow-Gordon drew
II his n:cn to IL distance to prevent ii!
age, Offering them two months pay il:
.eu of the expected loot. III Hung Chang
the same foxy old Chinsmap we are
COW dickeIing with-refuscd 20 max,
iordons promise good and the English
aan promptly resigned. Then Ching VIZ
ent with a compromise offer of oGt
Month pay and Gordon took command
gam. Meanwhile Ii had marched ms
,wn mcs! into the town, looted right ant
eft and -beheaded Il lot Of the insurgeHi
eaders rad uen to whom Gordon haC
romisCd amnesty. Some accounts sa.
hat only eight leaders We're executed
sthers that 20 chiefs and 2,GG0 plivates.
we're Killed. Anyhow, GorGon's pror.is.
:as broken and that worthy EngIishI:iar
vas cross thereet, hunting around aftei
ii Hung Chang with a revolver, and fully
intending TO shoot hrn on sight. I'm
fortunately he didn't fnd him while his
3lOod was ~. Afterwards a peace was
,atched up, lat Gordon let the Chinese
,ervice.
And this was the end of the Tapping
cbcllion. D. OF.