The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-28
BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION.
THE REBEL GENERAL SUBMITS HIS
ULTIMATUM TO RIO JANEIRO.
1t is That Unless the City is Immediately
Surrendered to the Rebels it Will
Be Bombarded by all the Gun
boats in the Harbor.

authorities at Rio de Janeiro announc'
ing his intention to immediately thor
oughly lombard the city with all the
ships unless it promptly surrenders.
General De Mellos is understood to
have given the authorities but few
hours in which to come to decision,
and has announced unconditional sur
render promptly made as the only
terms he will accept. In default of
this bombardment will be commenced
Immediately after the receipts of a re-
fusal tn comply with his demands.
There is no doubt the rebel admiral is
in earnest, and unless the city sur
renders promptly it will be bombarded
by about 30 vessels of all descriptions
from warships down to tug boats upon
which small guns have been mounted
by the rebel forces. 1t is understood
the rebel admiral will station a fleet
around Rio and at given signal open
fire upon it from all quarters with all
the guns at his command and scene
of wholesale destruction of property
and terrible loss is sure to follow. 1t is
reported that these facts were COM
municated to the representatives of
the powers at Rio and that the latter
are doing their utmost to dissuade the
rebels from bombarding the city.
Up to the time of the dispatch, how
ever, the representatives of the pow
ers and captains of the foreign war
vessels present had been unable in any
way to change the determination of
the rebel commander. A state of COM
plete panic and dismay prevails at
Rio. The streets are crowded with
people carrying as much as possible of
their worldly goods upon their backs;
others are leaving their belongings,
and all are doing their utmost to fly
into the interior before the bombar1
ment begins, for it is anticipated that
if the city does not surrender today
the rebel admiral will carry out his
threat and reduce it to ruins and
ashes.
Merchants and others are closing
their business. packing their goods in
cellars and then doing their utmost to
escape as quickly as possible before
the city. The utmost CONSERVATION
exists on all sides, and the strongest
pressure possible is being brought to
bear on the authorities of the city
in order to induce them to surrender
and save the city from destruction. 1t
is now admitted that the fire of the
forts as means of defense against the
rebels is useless. And Rio will have
to depend upon the military force in
the city proper to defend it against a
rebel attack. But all the efforts of the
already uemoralized troops will be of
little or no avail against the terrible
bombardment to which they will be
subjected today unless that city sur
renders. Infantry and field artillery
can do nothing against the fire of the
heavy guns of the warships which can
station themselves out of range of the
| field guns and shower shells upon
every portion of the unfortunate city
In addition the provisions at Rio are
almost exhausted, and the question OF
III innate surrender has been weighed
and discussed before the ultimatum
was received. The opinion is freely
expressed that the authorities in re
fusing to surrender will only cause the
destruction of the city without in any
way assisting the cause of President
PeiXoto.
While Rio is on the verge of sur.
render, three rebel warships, the Au-
dibap, the Primero Marco and the Re-
publica, have succeeded in reaching
the port of Santos and after threaten
ing to lombard that port succeeded in
landing strong body of marines and
as this dispatch was sent the rebels
were making an attempt to capture
Santos by assault. The government
forces at Santos made desperate re-
sistance to the landing of the rebels
and some sharp fighting is taking
place. The result of the engagement
at Santos is not known but it is be-
lieved the rebels will eventually sue
coed in capturing the place.
PRIVATE INFORMATION.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-Tho substance O
a dispatch received by an English
banking house of this city giving sucf
gloomy views of the situation in Rio
was communicated the Brazilian
minister who said he considered tina,
the dispatch grossly exaggerated thu
situation, adding that he received
t"legams only last night upon ordin
airy matters connected with the lega
ton and no mention was made of the
success of the rebels. The dispatches,
according to the Brazilian minister
prove conclusively that the govern
ment offices at Rio are not interfereC
with and that President Peioxoto ha
not left Rio de Jauerio. The minister
continuing, says he did not believe thC
ultimatum had been delivered by
De Mollos and did no
consider the situation alarming
The Brazilian minister admitted, how
ever, that of late there has ben con.
siderable feeling againsG the president
as it was alleged that he had beer
guilty of violating the constitution
In conclusion he said he had received
telegram today stating that the
Bank of Brazil and other banks were