The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-02
WE MAYSEEA NAVAL BATTLE
ADMIRAL MELLO WILL TRF TO IN
7ERCEPT Ell CID.

OF tho In-ursent Fleet will Come Up 10
Meet Peixoto's New Gunboat ms sho
Leaves United States waters-Tho De-
.troyer Has Not Been sold 10 Fiat az
Co.-Another Ship for the Braziiisn Fleet.
President Peixoto. through Flint d 20 ana
the agents OF the Brazilian Government mas
been having things all his own way in the
purchase hsrs Of ships and munitions OF war
but yesterday the representatives OF the revo-
lutionists in this city apparently woke up. ana
last night they were announcing with great
show Of secrecy. however. that the hepuoi'cs
or some one OF the war vessels OF tho insur-
gent feet would leave for tho north to inter
cent El Cid and her tenders. Admiral Mellos
ship, 1t was said. would be stationed outside o!
Sandy Hook ready to blow the FL Cid OUT Oh
tho water as soon as sho passed out OF oh'.eu
States jurisdiction. which would be ono marine
league from shore.
In case the Ell Cid and her companions sue
coed in evadinC tho Republica. they will not
have such an easy time OF 1t In Brazilian
waters as some people think. and iast
as the Feiseen is. she VIII heeo
oil OF her speed to escape destruction
by Admiral Mello's torpedo Meet. which con-
sists OF nineteen vessels. OF which eight are
known as FIRST class boats. ranging from liz
to $50 feet. Three Of them have developers
.peed Of 25 knots. and the others average
about II knots. In addition to these there are
six 90. foot boats of tho second class. and five
45-toot torpedo launches OF the thiru CLASS
Five OF the feet are Yarrow boats and three
are OF the Chiswick or Thornecraft tyre.
II was also announced yesterday that Ad-
mirnl Mello's friends in this city would ME
n protest in Washington against allowing
the expedition to leave New York. on
the ground that it would be violation
of the neutrality law to allow the enlistment
of men in this, country for a foreign Govern
ment Section .2S2 OF the United States he
vised Statutes. which seems to cover the case
says:
Every person who within tho territory or juriadie
tan NJ tn. United States enss or enters himself or
hires or retains another person to enlist or to go oe
yopi the linn is Jurisdiction OF the United states
with tho intent to be enlisted or entered in the ser
vice Of any foreign prince. state. colony. District
| or people, = soldier or as marine OF seaman vi
| hoard of any vessel OF war; letter OF marque. or
rrivatser shall be deemed guilty OF high msdemeanor
and shall be hnsd not more than $1,000 ana ina'
prisoned not more than three years
It is said that Flint K Co. will get around the
| law By retaining control Of the boats until thsy
reach Pernambuco or Para when they will be
formally turned over to the Brazilian Govern
| ment and the men can enlist at Will.
| There was lively row yesterday between c.
| s. Bushnell, Secretary OF the Ericsson Coast
Defence Company and tho executor OF the
Ericsson estate and V. F. Lassos. one OF the
| leCatees Of the estate. and who has made q
number OF Improvements to the Destroyer.
which it was reported had been bought by
| Charles r Flint l. Co. for tho Brazilian Gov.
| eminent
I.assos charged Bushnell with disposing
! Of tho Destroyer and tho submarine Ern to
Flint Il Co. without proper consideration.
L. he NJ
| that the Destroyer herself has not boen
bought by Flint Il Co. They have bought
| tho Destroyer's gun. and have an option on
| the Destroyer. which will be taken down South
| by Mr. Flint for further experiments. II tho
experiments are satisfactory Flint Co will
buy the boat
According to Mr. Bushnell. some six weeks
| ago he was approached by Mr.. Flint. who said
To for sp the Gsp IN
tests himselt. but that these tests were to be
in sdnnu ATs M1 sGnstE'
gate the OPTION q $4,000 which tho United
so l naturally jumped ut the offer | had
no idea the boat was going 10 brazil
When we learn cd for what the Destroyer was
to be used Mr. Lassoe IVA, was hi, highly indiGnant
had got nothing in return. whereas did what
thought was best"
MI: Lassoe, jumped up at that and said;
Yes. and say man who would do that Ia
totally UNFIT ell to be the executor Of an estate
Fet that boat vb we r esd o1
the gun. The boat we do not receive cent
for unless they HhoSss to accept her a,v when shs
she gets there and then we will 10 out the
boatsnd $50. BOOB" ,....,,, ~
Mr.. Tassos laughed. and said, We'll. you
won't find a company in New York that would
toll nah
Mr.. Flint had told him that he considered thu
he said he thought he could induce his princi-
| PALS to purchase the boat.
that he was going to consult his lswyor and
strainng Mr. bushnell from transferring the
It was learned Yesterday that Flint & CO. had
gained control OF the, steamship Britannia.
pany Of Boston. She hns been used n the nas-
senGsr service between Boston and Halifax.
gen, Norway. in is"o; She IS Of steel. 350
feet long "a feet inches beam. and with 23
Fl her IBID p ss fts Fnas sR
but may te expected in New York. possibly by
In the mean time the fitting out OF Fl Cid will
be ~ rushed through MS quickly as possible The
afternoon, Two porthoes. were cut through
her port SIDE. ono at Of the pilot house. the
| OtneT alt ~ tlo Jn6 are
about 1Ox:! feet. Two similar ports will be cut
| in the starboard side in the same relative posi-
| ton Guns mounted on the main deck will be
trained through these ports.
| The work OF building u platform and pre-
pairing the main deck to receive the forty
three-ton dynamite gun is being rapidly com
pleted. Engineers and machinists were busy
ing themselves about the decks taking moas-
| uren ents and making calculations for the
placing OF tho numerous guns she is TO re-
ceivc.
An electric light was swung over the main
deck in front OF the pilot house. where the
dynamite gun Is 10 DO placed. SO that work
might be carried on at night.
- late, in the afternoon tie dry dock was
nasin at $3.50 o'clock this morning, tax
ing advantage OF tho low tide to igst bthe
tall masts, which are single sticks under the
Brooklyn Bridge IS - she passes up to The Nor.
piace in the dry dock will be taken BY the De-
stroyer which is expected to arrive o-dsy
from Newport;
over at the Erie er Basin things were quiet on
Mail steamers which Flint 4 Co. are reported
to have an option on. and no work was done on
MA. de Castillo, the Brazilian Consul. sailed