The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-15
CANNON BOOMING AT RIO.
.,prr REBEL WAR SHIPS BLAZE
lwtY At THE FORTS.

IWIT At THE FORTH.
pr Can. Answer fro" the Forts o"t Little
n.u,pe 4. Done Either Side-A Few
s,ot. arc Fired Into tho Cuy-A Report
49,, IN. HON rdn,ent was Renewed Yes
...,,,-Tho Chari-ston viii Proceed IRON,
,,,,,cy,deo 10 Rio TO Protect American
,-.r,.,s-Much Confederation In Brazil.
1oxnox. Sept. 14.-Advices received here
- that Admiral Mello. commanding the
~. Brazilian feet carried out his threat to
,smbard the forts guarding the bay OF Rio de
,.a.iro. The rebel war ships. including tho
.,nlsers Aquilaban. Republica. and Trajano.
,.ot nm positions before the forts shortly be-
,o,so o'clock yesterday morning. and little
mar thnt hour tho signal to fire was set and
Was promptly opeyeu.
mo Nrst gun was fred from the flagship Of
IN. fleet, and its denotation had scarcely died
.ray before the shot was answered from tho
,o,t Al which it was directed. The firing then
h.came general an d the noise OF the BON bard
ment was dcafening.
From all the advces at hand. however. 1t ap-
nesrs that little damage was done either to
tbe forts or to the war ships. The four twenty
ton breech. loading guns OF the Aquidaban did
not appear to be well handled, ard many Of
THAR balls went wide Of their marks. Equally
poor mark sma n ship was displayed by the gun
ners IN the iofts.
Considerable excitement prevailed In the
stv during the continuance OF the actual hos
tlities. At about 3 T. NJ. or after the bonn
bsrdment had lasted six hours, tho signal
Cease firing was displayed on the flagship
and the rebel fleet withdrew.
Ia, ,nlt las ar,o fhn nN,,
eminent troops. Tho loss to the rebels or tho
damage to the ships is unknown. Aside from
the bombardment the situation at Rio do ia
metro remains unchanged.
ills rumored here tonight that the bonn
bardmont OF Rio do Janeiro was resumed to-day
BIZ the rebel fleet No basis for the rumor can
be found except the notice sent out by the
cable officials In Rio de Janeiro that they have
been Obliged to close their office on account
oithe firing.
BuEyos AYREs. Sept 14.-Only fragmentary
news Of the Brazilian revolt has been received
hero to-day. President Peixoto still controls
the telegraph lines.
The insurgent squadron is reported to have
bombarded an arsenal town near Rio de Janeiro
but which one 1t Is impossible as yet to ascer-
tain. The insurgents captured the Govern
ment gunboat Alagoas. which lay in the har-
Dor and surrendered without firing shot.
The forts at the entrance to the harbor fired
oHthe nsursent feet. but without success.
The insurgents directed their fire upon the
arsenals and forts. The Government ironclad
bahia. which started for the Paraguay River
to oppose any revolt In Matte Crosse. has been
ordered to return to the defence OF Rio do
Janeiro.
The officers OF the Government gunboat IT,
radentes which has been in the harbor Of
Montevideo for several days, expect to DO at
tackled shortly by the insurgent transport
ltaeea. and they have prepared their ship for
navy. 2O6 have Joined the insurgents.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 14-Secretary Gresham
asreceved the following cable from Minister
Thompson ut Rio:
pombarded forts commanding entrance to
harpor; also arsenal on wharf centre OF city.
-, lew shells were fired into the city. and q
S GS ttelegrams have again been, forbidden.
me CHARLESTON has not yet arrived"
th Inc Nayy Department. received q cablegram
cruiser Charleston ut Montevideo to-day. The
cruiser will proceed Immediately to Rio de
Janeiro to protect American interests.
American interests in Brazil are absolutely
the United States Minister al, Rio can be- CON
s as a protection to, them. =, 1t viii be
Charleston can reach Rio from Montevideo;
Tor, while the distance 10 only ,03O miles the
vessel vii be obliged to coal before starting,
ana coaling Is something not easily ACCOM-
plished at The latter port
Ihls afternoon the Navy Department was in
formed oil the departure of the Detroit from
HAMPTON Roads for Brazil An effort was
maze MAYS, by telegraph to stop the vessel that some
auultlohal Instructions m light be sent her COM
!dhandeii but the cruiser had gone before the
taie sp reached Fort Monroe. Tho instruc-
lions VIII he sent by cable to Barhadoes. where
, Hars De,rot viii touch for coal in about Ave
Least two weeks SO that the vessel cannot join
'he lhar!eston until Sept. % at the earliest
Another despatch received this afternoon
artnh,nuoned on account Of the bombardment
, rhs may cause additional delay in the trans
mission mission OF official dispatches. kilograms
sri wa Lisbon have passed uninterrupt cd
, me Galveston and other lines have eXre-
matter through. "'''N