Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
American, Jailed In nraull.

Americans Jailed In Brazil.
 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.-The American three masted schooner Grace Andrews, commanded by Captain O. A. Andrews, arrived here from Natal, Brazil, with a cargo of sugar Captain Andrews tells a story of having been molested by the gov ernment troops at Brazil, and despite his protestations and the displaying of the American flag he and number of his men were cast into dungeon and kept prison CTS for S6 hours without food.
 Captain Andrews says that. the Ameri- can consul, W. T. Towne, treated his com plaint in a most contemptuous manner. While in Rio on Sept. T,f says the cap tain, T was halted by PeixOto's soldiers and held captive that night, but managed early the next morning to get to a hotel. Two days later started back for my ves- sel, and on reaching there was informed by my consignee that owing to the revolu- tion il would be impossible to load my vessel, and it would be necessary for me to return to Rio and cancel the charter.
 Ignored the American Flag.
 T started back for Rio in my ships small boat, being careful to rig halyards and the American flag in the stern, so that l might be distinguished from the in surgent or Brazilian boats.
 This was necessary, as Mello's forces had captured the steamboats, which were the only means of transportation between the two points. I took with me as an inter- preter a Portuguese sailor, Emmanuel Machado, and two colored seamen, Ed ward Tasker and Edward Washington. A stiff breeze was blowing, and in six hours we were within hailing distance of a small settlement, the name of which l cannot remember, but as we approached it l saw huI.dreds of soldiers running toward the beach, all ccltering at the point We had to pass. 1 hoisted the American flag but they shouted in Spanish what my inter preter said was If you don't stop, we will shoot you The wind was blowing hard, and we had to turn the boat in a peculiar way to prevent jibbing her.
 The soldiers thought we were trying to get away, so they took aim at us and fired several shots. l then hauled the boat around and drove her upon the beach among them, and they sprIH-s into the water after us and placed IL ..a>r arrest. Then they hauled down the -Am. ricau flag and placed us in a barrICk for several hours. I was then taken IO Rio Iauiern, while my men were held at santa Cruz,
 After reaching there l was taken before the chief of police, who recommitted me tO prison without any food whatever. pro, tested against the treatment and begged lOE Iu tai, anu ulldllN l MdS sent out in charge of adetective to procure food
 When got the detective clear of the prison, knew was as good man as he was, neither of us being armed, and forced him to permit me to see the Ameri can consul. We reached Mir. Towne's office and when l explained to him the unjust manner in which myself and men, who who were still imprisoned at Santa Cruz had been treated, he accompanied me back to the chief of police, and after some argu ment was released. I made long report to the consul about the pulling down ot the American flag from my boat, but he paid no attention to it.
 Captain Andrews says Towne is not iii to represent the Cnited States in Brazil He is no American" continued the skip per, emphasizing his remarks by pounding his hand upon the table. Several Ameri can vessels have been pierced by stray shot: from Mello's forces