The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-23
IFONSECA DENOUNCED
General Movement to Form q New
Brazilian Republic.
TO MARCH ON RIO JANf1Ro

General Ossorio Assumes Comman
and Declares His Intention to
Overthrow the Dictator and Re.
store the Liberty Which Had Been
So Rudely Suppressed by Fonseca.
MoNTEvIDEo, Uruguay, Nov. 23.-
Twenty passengers arrived at this port
on the steamer Desterro, bringing late
news from Rio Janeiro, Brazil. They
say that tho three generals who were
sent by Fonseca to quell the insurrec.
ton in the state of Rio Grande do Sui
have returned to Rio Janeiro. They re-
ported that they found it impossible to
land troops at Porto Allegro, the capital
of Rio Grande do Sui, owing to the OBJ.
struotions placed in the entrance to the
bay by the insurgents.
1t Is said that the states of Bahia and
Pernambuco are armi ng a number Of
volunteers with the avowed inten tion Of
taking part in the revolution against
the dictatorship. There is said to be
general movement to form new repub-
lie throughout the northern part of
Brazil among those who oppose the dis
solution of congress and Fonseca's as
sumption to n dictator's power
Fonseca Must Get Out.
The iunta In Rio Grande do Sui Is re-
ported to have refused to treat with
Baron Lucerna or listen to his proposals.
1t has informed him that the only condi-
tions on which it will agree to come to a
peaceful settlement of the present trou-
bles in Rio Grande do Sui are that Fon-
SEGA shall abandon his dictatorship and
retire from Office altogether.
a. number Of prominent Brazilian fam
fies are now said to be refugees. Vol
unteers from Montevideo are fiocliing to
the army of the junta of sRio Grande do
Sul. The insurgent army made most
vigorous defense to the entrance to the
Rio Grande river and were successful in
preventing the passage of the govern
meut vessels.
The junta has issued proclamation
declaring it will accept only the liberty
that is accorded by the constitution.
Latest advices received here from Rio
Janeiro by wire say that Fonsecas army
is recruiting among the emigfants and
loafers of the city. Large numbers Of
Italians and Germans are said to be en-
rolling in the ranks of the dictator's
troops. The Tribuna, daily paper at
Rio, has been suppressed for too freely
expressing an opinion on the state of af-
fairs in the republic. Over the other
papers a strict censorship is maintained.
To March on Rio Janeiro.
General Allistan, with large force
Of troops, has left Rio in government
transport for Rio Grande do Sui to en-
gnge the iusurgent army in battle.
General Ossorrio, the chief of the mill
tary forces of the Junta, in taking COM
mand, said that it was his intention to
march without delay upon Rio Janeiro,
overthrow the dictator and restore the
liberty which had been 50 rudely sup
pressed by Fonseca.
Within eight days the army of the
junta, it is said, will amount to 80 900
men. The junta has six ships stationed
at the entrance to the Rio Grande river.
The most of this stream is also fortified
with torpedOes and cannon. 1t is the
confident beliof of the insurgents that
thoy will be able to resent all efforts of
Fonseca's navy to force passage of the
river
Fonseca, it is said, has sent a large
force of soldiers to the south Of Santa
Catharina, just north of the Rio Grande
do Sui, as he fears that the junta will
make movement against it before any
thing else.
President Fonscca has issued procla-
nation stating that the elections for
= congress will be held on Feb. 20, and
that congress will meet on May 3, 1882.