The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-13
THE WAR TN BRAZIL
Complicated by Yellow Fever
and Mutiny on Shipboard
Discomfort ON THE NicTHERoy
nellie Daek In Rio-Rsixeso xxyeees -
Meath OF 1srIy n February.

@ssN AoBks J2us IA d60<o speSioA
from Montevideo says: News has just
been received from Rio Grsade do Sol.
Brasil. that the rebels hsve captured San
Juan Bautista without meeting any oppo-
sition. Two cases Of yello~ fever were re-
ported on board the Austrian corvette
Zrinyf and Eve other cases upon merchant
vessels in the bay. The health OF all on
board the United States men-os-war 10
excellent
A correspondent In Rio reports that ON
January all the ministers Of foreign
powers having warships in the bay in
formed Peixoto and CANA that they would
suspend ell Intervention between the con-
testants, and that both sides might 70
ahead and lombard each other 70 their
hearts content. but the foreign warships
did not move from their anchorages, and
the rebel vessels still remain ensconced
behind them. safe from Peixoto's gnnners.
News has just reached Rio of small
mutiny on the Nictheroy at Pernambuco,
which forced Capt. Baker 70 shoot one or
two OF the crew. 1t il believed that the
New Workers were really afraid to take the
Sictheroy into the fight She and the
Aurora cruise about at sea lightly, fearing
10 be caught at anchor by the rebel ships.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. l2-Lieut. Conway
and forty seamen who sailed from New
York ON the Brazilian cruiser Nicsheroy
arrived here today from Pernambuco.
While walking on the streets . sailor
named Wilson dropped dead. All the men
seem 20 be In great distress, and the ut
most discomfort prevails among them.
They declare Lieut. Conway wants them
to return TO America on the steamer
New York, which sails tomorrow, but
several declare they will not go. All the
seamen speak in strong terms of the bad
treatment they received on the Nictheroy.
and assert that the vessel is anseaworthy
and the officers entirely inefficient The
men are In bitter mood and anxious 10
Obtain the money due them so they can
return home.
WASHINGTON CRY. Jan. u Senior Men,
doncn, Brazilian minister, does not expect
any decisive movement in Brazil before
the last of this month or the first of Feb
ruary, when he thinks the government
viii have its forces massed and be ready
for an aggressive movement against the
rebels.
RIO JAsEIRo. Jan. i2-The United
States cruiser San Francisco arrived here
today and the American officers were as
tonished to find Admiral Mello and his
flagship A quidakan here, as the last they
heard of the rebel commander, at Bahia,
was that he was still operating in the
south. Admiral Benham. upon ar
rival had long interview
with Capt. Picking. of the United States
cruiser Charleston. and later received WIS.,
its from foreign officers. Admiral Mello
is reported to have been in constant COM
munication with the shore since his arri-
val here. and important developments are
expected shortly.
The explosions in the rebel Fort VII
legaignon and on board the rebel war
ship Tamandare were more serious than
at first stated. The explosion in the
fort is variousiy reported rs Of a
gun and of a magazine. Fifteen soldiers
were killed and the tort was badly dam
aged. The explosion of gun on the
Tamandare killed six marines and
wounded eight The rebels are reported
as much disheartened bv these accidents,
and Peixotos adherents are encouraged.
A rumor that an agent of Peixoto caused
the explosion in the fort is denied by the
rebels.
It is reported that the refusal of the
Nictheroy's crew to sail is not due 10 non-
payment of wages, but because they de-
mand payment IN advance The
government denies this, and say
the Nictheroy, America, Aurora and
other vessels at Pernambuco
will sail south as soon as the entire feet is
gathered there. Ii is likewise asserted
and contradicted that the rebels contem-
plate attacking the government feet and
then Rio itself. Peixoto is confident OF his
ability TO successfully defend the city.