Huntsville gazette., 1891-11-28
They WILL FIGHT.

A"aH S<uatiOn-Dictator Fonseca
determined to Bring the "Rebels- to
Iheir Senses and ths "Rebels- Equally
Determined to Resist--Fonseca Strength
ening His Forces by Liberal Offers Of
bounty to t,e Thousands of Foreigners
IN Rio de Janeiro-The Junta Gaining
Strength.
LONDON, Nov. ga dispatch from
Montevideo says that Fonseca has in
dignatly rejected the demand of the
Rlo Grande junta for his resignation.
and stated that he would use all the
means at his command to bring those
whom he calls rebels to obedience. In
addition to the large force already sent
to attack the troops of the iunta,
Fonseca is offering large bounty and
liberal pay for recruits. These are not
hard to get among the numerous float
ing population of Rio Janeiro, which
includes many desperate characters
from all parts of the world. These are
coming forward to take service in Fon-
seca's army.
Great Indignation has been aroused
in Rio Grande at the prospect of having
these mercenaries turned loose upon
the people, should Fonseca prove vic
torious, and the consequence is a great
stimulus to the voluntary recruiting
for the junta- For the present the
policy of the junta will probably be one
OF defense. The junta has, however,
given it to be distinctly understood that
they are in arms for the liberties of
Brazil as whole. and not for Rio
Grande alone, and this announcement
has served ID strengthen and stimulate
the republican movement in other
provinces, where the prospect of Sc
cession of Rio Grande had chilling
effect.
In Rio Grande itself the junta has
not yet fully established it's authority.
A considerable portion of the national
guard, assembled at San Francisco de
Paulo, is still in doubt, the men being
generally inclined to the revolution,
but the officers holding out for Fon-
SEGA. The iunta is confident that no
armed conflict will be necessary to
bring thi; large body, nearly IL, 900 in
number, over to the side of the revolu-
ton. Ts1 officers, while influential
with the men, have been unable to
carry the latter into declaring for Fon-
SEGA, and will probably retire from the
commani which they are unable to ex-
ercise, and leave the junta in control.
Even should they offer to make an
armed resistance, the junta would be
certain If victory.
Negotiations between the parties hav-
ing practically ended, both Fonseca and
the ju-lta IRE now preparing with the
greatest vigor for a trial at arms. As
cabled on Friday, Fonseca sent a force
to attempt landing near Barbosa,
just south of the province of Santa
Catharina. Whether the object is to
defend Santa Catharina, or make a
land movement from the coast on Porto
Allegro, is not known. 1t is claimed
that the allegiance of the navy to Fon-
SEGA is becoming more and more doubt
full, and that the dictator himself is
alarmed by the evidence of lukewarm-
ness on the part of his naval command
ers He dare not remove any of them
for fear of arousing general mutiny,
and, on the other hand, the Rio Grande
iunta is known to have received secret
assurances Of naval support and SYM
pathy, which is one reason that ac-
counts for the boldness of its attitude.
Gen. Osserio, the military commander
of the junta's forces, has expressed
himself as having no doubt of success
against Fonseca. In common with
many others in Rio Grande. and also
Uruguay, he processes to believe that
Fonseca's object is to re-establish the
empire. The prevailing impression,
however, in Rio Grande is that Fon-
seca's ambition is wholly personal; that
he cares no more for Dom Pedro than
for the congress which he has dis
solved, and that his real object is to
establish personal rule similar to
that which Francia and Lopez exercised
in Paraguay. 1t is this impression
which strengthens the junta, not in Rio
Grande alone, but in other prvinces OF
Brazil.