Evening journal., 1893-12-13
MELLO'S TARGET |
The Bark Alexander Black
Reached Port Last Night.
EoEEws OF GEORGE eRAYKNowLEs


His Parents Feel Worried, But Think He
VIII Come Out IAN Right-rhs Alex
ander Black Had 20 Sustain tho Fire Of
PieSoto's Forts and sIeIIo's IroncIads.
On July 2, George Gray Knowles, son
Of Mr.. aud Mrs. James Gray Knowles, Of
No. oO6 West street, sailed from Harlan
ana hollingsworth's yards on the bark
Alexan Ter Black. The vessel was laden
with cars for the Brazilian Government
and yonng Mr. Knowles went as pas
senger TO see the South American Re-
public He WAS prevented from leaving
Rio do Janeiro by Mellos warships and
went to Bahia, expecting TO take steamer
from there for Cuba and thence home
FINDING the waiting exceedingly tire
some he went into the interior with two
civil engi eers, expecting 30 get back TO
Bahia by November I aud home by
Thanksgiving day He failed TO come or
TO write and the family is some what
worried, but expect him home every day.
The bark upon which he sailed to Bra
I'll has been more fortunate She reached
Philadelphia last night. after having the
shot Of both Admiral Mello's insurgents
ana that Of the government forces i'm
bedded IN her masts and her wire rigging
torn by flying missiles in the port of
Brszil's capital
She made the run in twenty-six DAYS
from Rio Jaueiro, equalinl In time the
average run of the coffee laden steamers
trading to this country. When she ar
rived az Rio Jsnerio the insurRent war
hip Aquidaban was bombsrdiug Rio
Ianeiro, and the government forts were
replying In feeble way The wharf where
she lay was the point Of vantage for fir
ing for President Peixoto's infantry. and
from both of the long wharves they fred
day and night on the insurgents The
dre was returned by the insurgents
machine guns The shots their prog
ress often retarded by the vessels wire
rigging, dropped on the Blacks decks
like hail
Captain Buck, his wife aud child. re
mained below in mortal dread not know
lug when shell would come crashing
down upon them.
Britannia does not rule the sea every
where, for after the vessels cargo was
discharged and the ack was ready to
leave, Captain Lang. Of the British gun
boat Sirius, declined to convey him to
sea, for fear, he said, that a drunken
government or insurgent gunner might
fire on the bark, and thus get the British
Government i'm international difficulties
No doubt the Black might have still been
at Rio had IL not been for the Liverpool
tug Blazer, which towed him past the
rebel ships and government ports to sea
for e25.
Captain Buck says that the American
schooner A. Simpson had twelve shots
fired near her stern while at anchor in
the harbor one morning, when Captain
Benner, the schooners commander, was
going ashore in a small boat The shots
nearly killed all hands aud almost
wrecked the ve sell The government
wanted TO apologize the next day. but
Captain Benner refused Co accept the
apology, and sent word to Captain Pick
ing, of the United States cruiser Charles.
ton
All Brazilian vessels carrying provis-
ions are seized by Admiral Mello and
turned over 90 the vessels under his
command. Coal is taken from the coal
depot owned by the English Govern
nent, but a receipt ( given by Admiral
Mello, All Of the lighters Ia the harbor
sail under the foreign flags while dis
charging cargoes from vessels
Mrs Knowles, speaking Of the absence
of her son, said this morning:
mo, he has not come home and we
have not received a line from him since
he left Bahia He has gone back into this
remote part Of Brazil, never penetrated
by white man before. aud we naturally
feel anxious Still, he aud his compan
ions are supplied with plenty Of weapons
of defense feel that he Is able to take
care Of himself and will return as soon
as he is able TO do So