, 1874-08-30

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BRAZIL.
The Rebellion Of the Religious Fn~
nas1cx OF LconcFnof-
HtFuiu-
The revolt Of the lluckers in Rio Gr7ude do
Sui il giving serious trouble to The aut.lar1t:cn,
and hitherto the soluiery have come OF cousii-
erably second best III all tho encounters with
them, about 100 soldiers having ALREADY been
killed and wounded. Included among this num-
ber is Col. Genuine de Sampaio. tho officer IN
Charge OF tue forces OperarlD5 a5alnst the rob
els. These fanatics almost all Germans Of
the COLONY OF San Leopoldo. situated among the
timbered lands i'll the north OF the province. AZ
I mentioned in . previous letter. they believe
that Christ has resurt tectaI in the body OF tho
woman Jacopina. wife OF the prophet 2laurer
that Judas has also revived in the person of ono
OF the disciples OF the new sect. and that thia
traitor of Christian belief realty actuated by
the most uobio motives. hi. seeming betrayal OF
Christ boiu5 with the intent to bring abour tho
fullllmeut OF tile Scriptures and establish Lis
own divine descent
Up to the beginning OF the las. month the
Muckers, though showing themselves POSSESSED
Of y turbulent aud fauA.ical spirit, and being
popularity nccu4ed Of various crimes and oIeuses
against persons and property, had uos seriously
compromised themselves with the public an
thorities- The only public notice taken Of them
Was when. after more than usual fanatlcal dis
play of riotous conduct last rear, tho authorities
arrested the chiefs aud bound them over 70 Keep
the peace.
IN June, however, their meetings Tere attend-
ed with circumstances whica alarmed the colo
n.sts, threats being medo against tue socedeTs
and the enemies Of tue true church, which, it
WAS proclaimed, WIS to do justice for itself
aud a7enge the cause OF God upon His
euemiea. The authorities, however, did not
pay much attention to tho accounts for
warded to them from tho COLONY. and they
awakened only to the true character ct tho
pcraccutiug and 1nurderous spirit OF thcss mad
fanatics when (Juno 25) tho house of ono Of The
secedera Tas fired. and it's inmates, Women aud
children, shot down and left TO consu,na in the
hameu On receipt II this news tle President
OF the province sent the Chief OF Police thither
with about 200 men end two pieces Of artillery,
to capture al implicated in the attack aud to
bring them to Porto Alegre. WEon the Chot
arrived at the colony ha found that tho male
a1uckers had gathered at the prophets ho,1se
situated in mountainous district OF the colony,
and difficult OF access.
The place WAS we'll chosen. Padre Eterno, or
Leonerhof, as the co1onists now call it, is an an-
cient plantation, in valley surrounded By hoav1-
" timbered hills, accessible only by two bash
roads passing through dedlos. inside are some
sixty families settled. almost all fol-
lowers OF daurer, and around them rre
large plantations OF sugar-caue and grain.
with vide pas:ures, covered with cattle and
horses Behind it extend vast forests, in which
dwell Indians, by whose proGenitors two total
1na.sacTcs of ali the siares nj the nlantatioa
vera in mast yea,a effected. Haurer's house. th6
centre Of the defense, is strong z.one one
adanted tn be effec.iyely held oy garrison and
anrronndet1 hy worka nat1nr tic nnrr5ach diili
cnlt Hero the Muckorp had their lcatuuartets,
and tho men were aa.ieted by bows. aut eye&.
women. who had been trained 70 shoot with pr O.
cis,on many of tho women cutting d carbiue
hxIl into a nlaying-card at 100 rards distance.
T-E t-&~ &4 nu3r Il N%ntr-
ars' position, aud advanced bY ono OF the roads,
draceinc two cannon. Not a sien of life was
seen when suddenly. sf;er tbey had we'll en-
tered the dedle. balls rainel on his force On q.
sides and alter ..ain otteupt to charrn unon
his unseen onf n, through the mattel wood.
of i've killed and thlrey-hYe wounded, saving hls
cannon with difficulty.
This defeat Of the troops vas followed "a, ss one'
der Of ali their inmates by tie Hacliors, md the
spreading OF An incouceiyable panic throughout
the populous settlement OF Sac Leopoldo
Troops were ordered up from all quarters Of the
province, national guards called out, and gun
Leopoldo. With force Of GOO men aud several
caunon Col. Sampaio made another a.Lemp:
few daYy ago. and, after sharp fight, in Thich
the Afuckers lost nine mon, four women, and
two children, and tho troops six killed and owe,
thirty wounded. succeeded in taking 3Iaurer'a
house. which was first abandoned by tho garri-
ron. who escapod to tho woods but two nights
later the Government force was surprised By tho
Muc1ers, who killed or wounded thirty-onc, Col.
Sanpao himself dying OF wound recei9ad ou
tie occasion
The matter is thus serious. Although 600 to
800 troops and national guards a:e erploycd
against them, and the Sac Leopoldo coio,is:s
have 1000 mon IN arms to defend the settle
mont. the Muckers continue to pounce upon and
burn tho outlying farms. killing all they find,
and maintaining the utmost terror in large re-
eion OF populous country The 3Iuckers ara
all we'll armed and trimmed, their precision OF
shooting being shown by tie fact that alt the
wounded aud killed wore shot through tho BODY,
and they have come kind of shell or, grenada
with WHICH they fro the houses from distance.
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