Show IMPERIAL TROOPS DEFEATED insurrection in china results in hundreds of deaths victoria B C march 8 details 0 the insurrection in tho central provinces of china recci veil by tho km press of india state that the rebel force and tho imperial troops met iu a pitched battle on january and the latter were defeated with great slaughter hundreds were killed and bodies after having been mutilated were thrown info alio river until according to a coric of the china mail alie stream was like a log jammed creek after the defeat of imperial the troops the victorious rebels swept on to the cities of auyang and mang shang which they took after a hort siege As soon as they passed tho walls they massacred men women and children and performed all manner of revolting cruelties cruel ties they then burned tho captured towns after these successes the rebels pushed on to and bauchon Kau chon the gates of tho former city were opened by sympathizers within and tho horrors witnessed at their first two captures were re enacted bauchon ibold out for como time at length niu and his followers gained an entrance to begin their slaughter As a revenge for his having held the city against the rebels the unfortunate commandant of the garrison was butchered with cruelty it is said men women and children fell in the Bt ruggle attending the capture of th city it is feared a great famine will follow the insurrection for so terrified are the natives that the crops have all been left bt anding and will not be harvested |