New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
THE ENICTHEROYO ON THE COAST.
HER ARRIVAL IN BRAZILIAN WATERS AN
NOUNCED.
THE PORT AT WHICH SHE is KEPT SECRET
SENIOR MENDoNCA EXPLAINS RECENT
NEWS FROM BRAZIL,

| Washington Dec 14-Mr Mendonca, the
BRAZILIAN Minister has been informed by his
| Government of the arrival of the Nictheroy on
the coast of Brazil. She reached there Tuesday
and since then has been under the controi OF
! the brazilian Navy Department The America
whose machinery was disabled on her way from
New-York to the West Indies he has also been
informed will leave the port where repairs are
being made on Saturday or Sunday for Brazil
The Minister was not authorized to mention the
port at which the Nictheroy had arrived OF
the West Indian port where the America ~
| being repaired
| No mention has been made In any OF the cable
messages received by Mr.. Mendonca OF the
beginning of hostilities in the harbor or no. as
reported by Captain Picking to the Navy Depart
ment here Respecting the report maze Dy
Captain Picking yesterday of the declaration Oh
martial law at Pernambuco. Minister Mehuohca
said that II was not new the fact had been
published a fortnight ago. at the time Oh the
arrest Of a leading member of the insurgent
party in that city upon the request OF 'he
Federal authorities at Rio, VINO mao uisoo'e
his correspondence with Mello.
The dispatch from Lisbon published this morn
ING announcing the arrival there of the British
steamship Nile from Pernambuco, was shown 10
tho Minister Mr. Mendonca said THAT whole
dispatch is a series of remarkable statements
In the first place. the voyage OF the Nile l'sel
is the quickest on record between PernaInbuco
and Lisbon by two days and fourteen hours'
which If true. Is worthy OF mentloh AZ ic'S''
In the next place, the officers OF the Nlle re-
mort that the insurgents have been gTedtiy
strengthened by the accession OF Aditlra u"
Cana and his friends | have never beeh N
clined to minimize the effect OF ia 'aii ', .
declaration in favor Of the INSURGENTS pu. .a
the officers OF the Nile should have been apie
to describe the effect Of his proclamation upo,, @
the country, when they had left the port Gay Gay
or two before it was promulgated SHOWS '"a'
they are most remarkable men
The statements with reference 10 the s'eaiiiti
parahvba in the Lisbon dispatch ana also III
the dispatch from London. Mr. Mendoh:a s"iu.
demonstrate To me that some oi the news az
least contained in the dispatches about biaziilan
affairs originated with people who are not
familiar with what they are wnting apyut
There IL province in Brazil called farahyoa
Parahiba, or. as IL II seiIci''n' 4, prs1u
here Paraiba and there is "A river III bIazm
called the Parnahyba. The names, you VIII
see are different. and there are Nessels
named both after the province ana ,he NJ ~
Day before yesterday II was annpuhceu IN IN, ~ ~
French steamer Tarahyba had been scl1cu y!
Nello's forces Yesterday the Information "d'
that the officers and crew of the gunb"a' i"ld-
hvha had ioincd Mrlios forces. TODAY We are
Informed that five Of the "hceIS "i Iitor 5if d
hyba had been shot and that the s"iuicrS "c
,ailed for the purpose ~ executing IN" lhSuiS'",
officers and crew refused To "b"y "ru't9 "Iu w.
are rpon the rest who are siill supposed 10 u
i,.o 1,he fac, * that the Parahyba Is
I,rcrch IN .rchant Vcssel. one ~ "A hnf IiylhS p
tween Brazil and Europe Thr faInahN~n" ~ =" j.,
ouc nf the three Negs,ls Of IN" i'aINlah ~,
,rhich were. I'm or near ports Of Northern Brd|H
rh. porr,hNba was at Pcrnambuco. ana That
sn,no of the officers and crew have joined the
insurgents is quite probable. rms prins -
and the TACT having been dlscoNef'i ny t"S In
ernment their execution was perfectly Jusuh-
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