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A Proclamation issued by Tin Tsz the General of the
Chinese cause, in the Canton Frovince of the Shan Tin Kingdom of
the Ming Dynasty; setting forth a list of crimes committed by the
Manchus as an ultimatum.
Upon investigation I find that the Manchus are really
a detestable race of western barbarian tribes, and only form a
small country in the eastern provinces. Thiser Government is as
cruel as a tiger, and their character is like that of a poisonous
wolf. After To I Kwan ( an uncle of the first Emperor of the
Tsing Dynasty) passed the river, and taking advantage of the
tired state of Ng San Kwai ( a Ming Dynasty minister), the
Manchus captured the capital without any effort, held it, and
illegally killed the descendants of the Ming Dynasty, using the
cause of putting down the rebels, as a pretext for killing the
people. Unchecked in Ka Ping they butchered the whole city and
killed all both good and bad. And in Yung Chow they unmercifully
killed the people during 10 days. Both the guns and the stores
were destroyed (i.e. the nobles and common peoples were des-
troyed) and then Prince Kung and Shan carried war to the South
which resulted in the unprecedented disaster in Kwai Lam, outside
Canton City not one blade of grass was left in all of the 18
words. Inside the city 400,000 people lost their lives when they
were hiding in the six ditches of the city. The Emperor and
ministers of the Ming Dynasty were without guilt and yet they
were beheaded and their bodies mutilated, What crime had the
women and children done that they had to be pierced with spears
through their breasts and suffer exposure. Alas this is very sad.
How can we half feeling indignant. However the Manchu people
pretended to be kind while they secretly practised cruelty. He
used the pretence of not requiring military service as a pretext
for