New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-11
CRAO PARA IN REVOLT.
.,.orHER BRAZILIAN PROVINCE DECLARES
ITS INDEPENDENCE.
r. LIKELY TO FOLLOW ITS ExAMPLE--DA
roysEcA SENDS wARsIHP TO RIO
GRANDE DO SUI.

GRANDE DO SUI.
,.ndon. Nov. 10.-A dispatch received mere 10
-, from Pernambuco brings further alarming
iD'sligence regarding the situation OF affairs III
n-yl The province Of Grao Para, following the
Dr,nle set by Rio Grande do Sui, to-day declared
80 ;naspendenoe The dispatch adds that IL is
.'S~..o,ed that similar declaration Will be made
~ the Province of Bahia.
nc,ator da Fonseca is moving rapidly TO sup
- these attempts to sdt up separate Govern
.,s and he has ordered warship 20 proceed with
=, aslav 10 Rio Grande do Sui, to take such action
'. NAV he necessary TO prevent the provincial
',,horities from carrying their declaration of in
s.,.ndence into effect. 1t behooves him TO move
~ alacrity. for already man has been named
:. ooniunction with the contemplated Presidency
:, the Province. lie is Silverio Martinez. who
s,,;nc the last revolution. was banished from
-. oountry. lie was subsequently allowed to
s..,r, and he undoubtedly possesses greater
..u,cal influence than any other man in the
province
Tho dispatches Of yesterday showed that there
~,s feeling of discomfort throughout Brazil. The
psnnhlicans sce in this last move OF da F0n-
.sss an attempt 10 override the authority vested
in him by the Constitution.
The naval forces Of Brazil comprise 5,'OO officers ana
an There are five naval arsenasi-one each at Rio
T.r.,rn Para Pernambuco. Bahia and Ladano &c
w,o Grosso OF course in case OF hostilities there
-n he chance that the arsenals at Para and Bahia,
A.. ..nitas OF two Of the provinces in revolt. would
~ into the hands Of the provincial authorities, and
.,, the ammunition and other stores in them would
:. used AGAINST the Dictators forces -Fhc navy
i,,,ndes four sesgoing and six coastdefence arhol-
,,s. Eve frstcass torpedoboats. six of the second
IA and three OF the third class, besides torpedo
hoLship OF unprotected vessels there are two first
,.,s and Two secOnd-Cass cruisers, two training
-,..es nine screw gunboats eight paddle gunboats,
49,. ,-.nsnorts one battery-tender and a number OF
,,.-v steamers and other vessels. The two most
,rI vessels are the Riachuelo-3.5OO tons dis
,.eomen,-sDd a smaller vessel, the Aquidaban Both
.s,s,s are protected by belt Of steel faced armor
having a maximum thickness of eleven inches Each
vs.s.l has two trrrets, protected by 10lnch a1nor
rh n-ncral orrrament consists OF four cotton breech
,odng suns carried in the turrets. Both vessels arc
hr,t q, steel sheathed with wood and metal Thcy
have a good sailsprea and capable OF keeping al
saa ,or ling periods The SOmOes and JaVan are
n,xerul doubeturreted ships of light draught, htted
tor coast defence or river service They each carry
four 1O-inch wAtworth guns.
The army. on a war footing in 1890, consisted OF
Q6.el7 men, but it was the intention OF the Govern.
ment to reorganlze It's forces consequently Ihe eA'eO
number of the war effective is not KNOWN
Irao Para or. it is better known, Para Is one OF
the most important provinces of Brazil. Il Is IN the
extreme mort HSrh ra OF the Is Sopnaon IS emated at
right bank Of the Tocantrs River. 1t is the great
rSber pot Of the %od eXpT iroge IN ad0 Il rhee sne
with Liverpool. London, Barbdd0es, cayenne ana
North American ports.