New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-08
MAY BOMBARD RIO ANEIRO.
REVOLT IN THE BRAZILIAN NAVY RE
PORTED.
THE GOVERNMENT SAID TO DE UNABLE TO r"L
VENT AN ATTACK on THE CAPITAL-TbLh'

THE GOVERNMENT SAID TO DE UNABLE TO PRE-
VENT AN ATTACK on THE cAPITAL-TELE-
GRAPHIC COMMUNE, TiON CUT OFF
Rome. Sept. The Brazilian Minister to ita'y
has informed Premier Giolitti that the braz''i'h
squadron has revoIted, and that the 6overh"c"''
although strong enough TO preserve pubc o'"er.
will M, be able 20 prevent the bombardment Of
Rio Janero.
The Italian cruiser Dogali, now at Bahia mas
been ordered 10 proceed at once TO Rio Janeiro U"
protect the Italian residents.
London, Sept The Brazilian Govefhme ',n
has stopped ali general communication ~ WIFE
with Europ"
The brazilian Minister at Rome who hastens 10
inform the Government 10 which he Is accre'',eu
that his own Government Is threatened by reVoiu-
tionarv movement. must be queer dipIoma'.
Usually Ministers and Consus are ratner i"o""'
to dscredit any reports unfsvorable TO the COUNTY
which they represent abroad until such reports ate
confirmed by official advces from nome -" '"'''
rection may have been started by some naval
omcers In Rrazll but the extraordinary channei
,broupb which It is announced justi6es any DOUBTS
which NAV be entertained in regard TO the verac'ty
OF the alarming report.
II is true that since the overthrow OF the Empire
In 1889 some Brazilian officers and politicians nave
Thought to profit by the establishment OF repuo.
their ambitious and selfish schemes mus 'euu.s
their country to the level OF the sn,ah 'e"'i"'
and South American Republics where reVo'u.'o"
Is chronic Admiral Vandenkok, VINO he'peu "e"
eraI Da Fonseca In dethronng Dom PEDRO IL anu
who was deceived in his expectation 10 DE e'ec'e'
President il one OF those naval or mi'ltarS po"
ticians mentioned above. He recently Jo"o" '
revolutionjsts Of Rio Grande do Sui, was cap'ureu
and Is about to be tried for high treason IL may
be that some of his fellow-offcers IN the navy
have resorted 10 pronunciamento in order 10
save him bv oyerthrowing the Government "hich
desires to punish the rebel ex-Admrah but IL Is
hardly probable that the majority Oh 'ne
brazilian naval officers who revolted aga'"S'
the dictatorship finally assumed by fohseca
and placed in power the actual fres'-
dent Floriano Pexoto, would rise against
a man Of their choice who has governed according
to the constitution Unfortunately some jealousy pre-
vails between the army and the navy. as was shown
recently by the publication OF a pampnie WITH
violently arragned the whole corps OF navai ailais
apropos of the loss IN the Red sea OF tne cIuIset
AImirante Barroso well known in New-tork, whsre
she was for weeks in 1873 ana 1881 IN oruei
to put a stop the chickering's between the nav
and the army some patriotic Brazilians nave sug,
gested that the Government should De lntrus.ed
exclusively to civilians. Senior Sampao a L'eputv
proposed that the Naval cub. so ihnueiitial ~
Brazil should unite with the leaders OF tne in'il
tary party to require from the legislative body
law by which any officer who might uevote MIN
self TO politics should be compelled to resign MS
military or naval functions. -,
The brazilian Navy comprises, according to the
estimates for the budget of 1884, about 5O sailors
1900 apprentices. 500 machnists or engineers, and
numerous body OF Off1cers.