New-York tribune., 1893-12-10
THE BRAZILIAN FIGHT.
BISHOP PETERKIN'S VIEWS OF THE CON
FLICT.

lie HAS RECENTLY RETURNED FROM BRAZIL
HIS IMPRESSIONS OF MEL1O AND
HIS CAUSE.
Bishop George W Peterkln OF Virginia. who has
been in charge OF the mission Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church In Brazil. arrived in New-fork
from the South on Friday Bishop Peterkins trip
TO Brazil was begun last July. and was his hrst
episcopal visit TO South America. He IL here no"
to attend the anniversary and annual business
meeting OF the American Church missionary 80
ciety.
The Bishop IL a young man OF large and strons
build and full OF life and energy. He brings fresh
news from Brazil and new impressions OF the state
Of affairs there. To Tribune reporter VINO "a"
him yesterday afternoon at the office OF the Kew
William A. Newbold secretary OF the American
Church Missionary Society. in Astor Place. Hishop
Peterkn spoke Enthusiastically oil MS trip anu Ills
work.
''The field Of my labors In Brazil" he said is
the southernmost state Of the Republic Rio Grande
do Sui and while IT is many miles south OF no
where most of fighting In Brazil just now Is
going on. / nevertheless had little taste OF the
war had been in Rio Grande DO Sui since inc
latter part OF August. visiting the missions ana our
working places in the interior. BY the latter part
Of September ! had completed my visit ana was
ready to come home. | came down to the coast
that transportation to Rio de Janeiro had been cut
Off Through the influence of the Rev. Jqhn "
aged to % secure passage for Rio aboard little Nor
wegian propeller called the Norte; when WAS hpou' pour
TO icy TO carry "A cargo Of provisions Into Rlo mar
bor The boat only Of 2so tons burden and
during most OF the trip up ,hs Te,nsd I OF jules
Nernes Twenty Thousand Leagues nder the me- SEA &
arrived at the entrance TO Rio harboT The Norte
flying the Norwegian coors; we ", "ere corrs. ns
complied Soon barge put of from one o Gl Meos We ns
ships and came ont to us ThG ynS Uffr fsc Norwegian
coiors but know very well, too. that you ar, ar,
laden with provisions FOR IeiN9,o & anu nd feed our
enemies The officers surmise was correct Never.
ns C@P 9 iAs and WENT Ms him
II stayed some days In Rio de Janeiro ana all
The sound OF cannon and bursting bombs was was on
all sides OF US and lrasmentS Si Si ;her Sne seemed
to have been little real damage caused In the CITY:
The cannonadng OF Mellos men apPeare,n vsay ,sas
poor and the greater part OF their shooting was
"'oIs Ut is very difficult to get authentic accounts Of
ernnent gives out what news wants Hn0Mn & earn ou,
that Of Is @ the so sr pspe % Ro ea
Janero and in the state OF Rio GrSnde 90 Dsone sui
% one could easly nat the goy.r"msn; ,oa m Hf
rsixo'G po was ssd too or the
States OF the Republic learned all except one
The revolution which Me9 is Carrying on mea. is
not what We understand by that T %S,h are nsner
for nor against the Admiral win any uesree
OF spirit the lines are not closely drawn, ine
Of course occupying he,land ana nav
ing the army has the advantage. bullet Melo once
vel ashore and | am sure but that halt the
army and half the States would declare for him
Unless the Government uses him up very shortly
and unless Peixoto derives great assistance from
the boats which have been sent to MS ara from
here Melo will have chance. He could put hio
de Janeiro In ashes In a few hours. believe. nov"
but ne maintains that he does not want TO Destroy
life and property. HIS purpose appears 10 ne 10
mn down The military rule established by Peixoto
There are frequent quarrels among the 'pps-
errment soldiers In and about Ro. n nght De
tween soldiers occurred In the city day or tWo
hefore I left there 1t was rumorcd that the di-
ference was polltical. In Rio Grandc do Sui Pex-
oto ia making extensive drafts for his army our
night services In the missions at Port Alegre VIZ
often interrupted by the agents ot 'he "o'e'n'"'
come to press in men -, ,,.. po,o-,,,
or the mission work In Brazil. Bishop PetetKh
snaaLs Enthusiastically. He believes that there
ia "a great field there for labor.
piehon Peterktn will speak at three meetings 10.
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