The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-10-12

Mellos Renews the BombardlnoH.
Of Brazirs Capital
The shore Batteries, Manned Ivy Vei.oto'S
Forces. Return TIN Fire at the Squad-
ron-FamiliSs Fleeing FROM tho CITY,
Where Rapine and .Iurdcr Is Rife.

MoSrEvGDEo. Uruguay. via Calves
ton Tex. Oct j.-Ihe honhardlncae
OF the city by the rebel fleet under Nd
miral Mellos. which was BEGUN Ncdne>-
! day, continued without CESSATION all
day Thursday. shot and Shell from
the ships are being thrown INTO The
city, while the shore batteries, manned
by peixoto's forces arc returning the
fire of the squadron. The &c; tc>c
alarm prevails in the brazilian CAPT
tai which is in an absolute state o.
panic.
business has been entircl: suspended.
! Banks have closed. the bouroc is utter
/ ~ deserted. workshops and railways
have shut down. proposals have hcc'9
made to prolong all commercial trans
actions. and every man. woman .ut,
child who can do so is fleeing frCla ,ac
city
Frightful outraccs are being PERI
tratcd by rcixoto's soldiers. VINO are
committing murder and robbery. and
apparently are beyond all rcstraln,.
They have killed man. dcicnsclcss per
sons and carried on II general piu:i'r:-
ing raid on stores and private 49,
dcnccs. Their excuses. which began
several days ago and which G.cse
many families from the city have -
creased in fcrocitv during The par.c
caused Ivy the bomhardmcnt cl TIC
city Neither man. woman nor chlld
nor property is SAFE from these lawlc>s
bands.
opportunities for their crimes arc Of
fcrcd by the course pursued ! y the :
leaders. Squads OF armed soldiers sre
securing the city in search cfrccrui'N.
Men are being pressed into !'ciXo,o :
service or all sides Artisans. clsr.ls
merchants. everybody on WHOM th4So
raiders lay hands is forced int i.,
ranks and hurried to the wctrr fro2t
where he is made 20 man the batteries
md fight for the government. Ht y
acts OF PeiXoto'S troops undc~ d 20 =
ton of tho presidents chief, are -
ing prominent persons vino arc 80 - !
to be in sympathy with Mcilo.
throwing them into jail These O.
ditionS abound in chance for re 80
/ dicrs 10 indulge unchecked in Tie most
atrocious abuses
All Of Tia" English residents ot tn
city have lccn warmed r. the br,t.l
minister to escape from Rio .lan;cr,
the feet has given notice Of 1t ntc"-
ION to contiEuc the hombHl,iilcu:.
Postal facilities have been slS ,cnf /.
and pcixoto is .r?rch;n~ ri &c re |
that enters and leaves ,nc city. .hr
syInpathics Of Tic entire city are VITA
/ Mellos pciXoto IS blamed for draW4n :
The fire Of tho feet upon the town lie
opened fire from the shorc BATTERIES
and the feet. which replied Lis @1ns.
Commissioners Of the icrcicn H"i.-e e.
war in lie harbCr rci.;u Inactive. s
they are undecided what course to ,)tl''-
sue All OF thcin "rc awaiting i:istl''.t-
tons lrrm ;hc home government ~, "a
whether hey shall interfere 20 stop th'
! olnh&rGmcnt IciXoIo has muulI.c
/ new gun, lun, he water front and IS
preparing 10 attack the iicet with rc-
ncNrh vi~nr
IN BIO C,r nde 90 nj ;'le rcvo'5;' o.
lists are :,urrrtn" All effort, ere 70. =
Concentrated in IN ;'ttrmpt 20 crush
/ Ca.,tilh;.,aS. Covcrncr e. tho province
OF Rio Gran,ic do q. Decisive 80 -
are mumrn,:r.lv "Xrc, tea in he LII
i;y Of tie cities o; SO GrunGc 80 49,,
Porto Alccrc u"d !clutas.