Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-09-20
PRESIDENT PEIXOTO HAS FLED.
The Brazilian Insurgents Successful in
StOrming the CAPITAL City.

BUENos AYREs, Sept. 16.-Private dis
patches received here announce that
the sailors from the rebel warships
have practically captured Rio de
Janeiro and driven out President
PeiXoto and his overnment The ar
senal aud custom house of Rio de ia
metro and the town of Nitcheroy, oppo-
site Rio 'are in the hands of the rebels
The official advices say that Nictheroy
has been shelled time and again by the
vessels and that the garrison Of Nicthe-
roy was finally compelled to surrender
after making gallant resistance. After
the surrender Of Nictheroy the garri-
son and civil guards are reported to
have sided with the insurgents who
have received large additions to their
fleet.
The forts for several days remained
loyal to the President and replied
warmly to the fire Of the Warships, but
the latter are not known to have sus-
tanned any serious injury and were GER
tainly able to drive the President and
his government out Of Rio.
The President with body of troops
still adhering to his cause is encamped
at the village of Santa Anna, twelve
miles from Rio, where he is awaiting
the onslaught of the rebels.
In spite Of the seemingly desperate
position in which he is placed, the Presi-
dent is not disheartened nor is he with
out friends. The official reports re-
ceived here say that Congress has
passed vote declaring itself loyal to
Peixoto and sustaining him in his strug-
gle with the insurgents.
The rebel fleet now numbers nine
vessels, large and small, ali under the
command of Admiral de Mellos. In
addition the rebel forces have been re-
inforced by the naval forces of Cabrias
Island, situated in the Bay Of Rio de
Fort Cabrias is one of the principal de-
lenses of Rio and is also the state
prison from which all the better
classes of prisoners, especially those
confined for official offenses, have been
liberated and joined the rebel forces.
Fort Villegagnon is now said to be
holding neutral position in the
rebellion with the probability
that its garrison will Side with
the insurgents in the near
future. Other advices say that the
garrison of Fort Villegagnon has al
ready joined issue with the insurgents
and the latter are having things all
their own way. Fort Santa Cruz,
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loyal, the official advices say, and it
seems likely that this fortress will hold
out longer than the others, as
the insurgents are said to be
highly insensed at the resistance it has
made and to be prepared to wreak
vengeance upon its garrison when it
surrenders. It is not believed,
however, that the insurgents will
act too rashly with the soldiers at
Santa Cruz, as the policy of the insar-
gent leaders since they have landed
has been one Of, the coBcilia-
ton. This moderation upon th@r
part is due in a great measure to the
fact that the foreign warships have had
healthy, restraining influence upon
the movements and actions of the in
surgents.
Fort Santa Cruz must surrender be-
fore many more days pass, for the gar
rison is short of provisions and
the rebels have control of the
waterways leading to the fort
and they have taken care that
no food shall reach the plucky garrison
from the land side. Several attempts
made by the troops of the garrison to
obtain provisions have been defeated
by the rebels.