The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-06
THE BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION.
WHAT SOME AMERICANS JUST FROM
RIO THINK ABOUT 1T.

worth yesterday. The vessel sailed on Sept
IL after the breaking out OF the rebellion. bu
| before the ombnrdment. Mr. ConRer did no
think tho bombardment could have amounted
| to much. In his opinion. do Mello may have
intended to terrify but not to destroy. having
some regard for his friends on shore.
Mr.. Conger ascribes the revolt to the jeal.
ousy existing between the army and navy. Dc
Melo. as Admiral. cannot brook the domino.
tion Of the President. who is Marshal In the
army. The revolt. Mr.. Conger thinks. Is really
a war between the army and navy. in which
civilians will take but an unwilling share
! dc Mello has also personal incentive for his
| action In his political aspirations There Is an
election in March. and he is a candidate for the
Presidency against Peixoto. who Is candi-
Mr.. Conger seemed to think the opposing
iorcesuthe army and nayy-snprSsm n in their
weak to attempt a landing. he Is In com plete
not s Of the 6nt Of th
Brazilian vessels which arrived at Rio, He
didn't always conflne. himself to native ships:
heard q It and made him stop Mn. Conger
| boat which took him out to the ship in order
| to pass through the rebel fleet. The other
passengers came aboard under French flag
Mr, Conger. who Is an lowan. was succeeded
as Minister at Rio by Thomas l.. Thompson Of
4 BrooElyn man doing business in Rio. who
was one Of the passenger on the Wordsworth,
snii that de Mello scarcely had ! 100 men, in
mandne ofears Of nearly ali The ships s were we're
on shore. and they are on tho side Of the Gov.
Another passenger on tho Wordsworth was
Dr. H. NJ. Lane. President OF the Protestant
College at San paolo He has been in Brazil
isio. he says. the insurgent fleet was lombard
Ing the arsenal and powder works opposite
eaa M he ' saa
den der show Of force. but had IniscalcuIated.
GERS 80. Of the fleet were, ashore at
were not, in sympathy with Melo. but the
lqntor officers were. The. Naval Club was
GERS were at the opera he and n COUPLE Of
DEPUTIES slipped away. and. visiting the ships
one one after another had them nll enlisted on
MS side before morning broke.
At meeting called on shore on Sept.
large majority Of the fleet officers were pres
the. Government, and besides that more than
hall OF the marines were left ashore Melo.
Of provisions to last Jour or. Ave months, lie
q q, supplies and hol! out for long time.
sympathy OF the people. and the friends OF the
government are outspoken in saying that
Pelxoto must he supported II law and order
Tho fact L." said Or. Lane, that there is
mo rrn ent involved in the thing simply
the one side is Mello. young. brave. fiery. OF
the old Portuguese blood; and a man who
resents the monarchical interests. althoughhe
claims not to;
crafty schemnG, calm. and sombre. not as
Eopular as his adversary. but Just as brave.
These two o. are backed the one by the navy
cannot last long. In time his supplies will
give out and his men will desert. Then either
mise will be effected whereby he can return
honorahly to Rio. All talk OF famine In Rio is
nonsense: there are plenty Of sources o. sup
RS P + Ks only question Of waiting game
" In the mean time. matters have not been
We had to get a safe conduct from the chiei
the German flag. Mello has seized nearly all |
the tugs There was much uneasiness among |
en to ook after our %es s was pres rs
other nations bad ships there.
The IL e situation at present Is grave. not SO
iieve compromise will be eifected. as as from
the unsettled condition in which the country !
certainty has been introduced that will endure |
for years The banks refus: to do any bus-
dent Tut tie n.urs io sh anythns
but bright. whether Melo triumphs or Peixoto
G. out ahead The majority Of the Brazil
j ke PeiXoto personally. are yet adherents OF
his, and tho foreigners in lilo nre almost
in favor Of the present Govern
ment"
Capt. i. Hairby of the TIL tells an in
tereStinG story o. their experiences in the har-
fine watching the firing as long as tho shots
went some other way, but when they began
whistling through his own rigging 1t wasn't
permit no one to c9mmHnicate with the shore
went from ship to shin taking provisions for
but several persons were wounded on the
French ship Cordova; and an Italian man-of-
war had q coNswain XII led in a small boat. The
$4,000 indemnity for that.
The only way in which theWordsworth's peo-
getting the launch OF the Belgian Consul to
escort them. and they had much trouble in
getting permission to leave the hnrbor. Bust
brought only $4,000 bags OF coffee insteai OF
heir customary load OF $4,000. Capt Hnirby
'ays the Custom House and other public
1eet.
According to despatch received at the Navy
DEPARTMENT. The cruiser Detroit left Hampton
Thomas or Barbadoes e coal. if Necessary
nay wish to send. The Charleston is now in
9th inst. and the Detroit will probably reach
BuENos AyREs Dot. 5-Telegrams received
here from Rio Janeiro confirm the report that
\dmiral Nellie Is again bombarding the city.
lamago dome so far is trifling. Since Presi-
lent PeiXoto has mounted new guns md made |
o to the Are Of the rebel
IT, war are undecided as to whether they would
10 justified In stopping the ombardment. and
re awaiting more precise instructions from |
heir respective Governments