Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-02-16
BRILLIANT COMMANDMENT.
Brazilian Rebel warship Aquidaban Passes
tho Forts Guarding bio Harbor.


Brazilian Rebel warship Aquidaban Passes
tho Forts Guarding Rio HariDor.
Cable from Rio de Janeiro: The
rebel warship Aquidaban, which had
been at Desterro and other coast
points, returned opposite Rio harbor
and awaited an opportunity TO enter.
The government forts commanding the
narrow entrance were on the qui vive,
but the Aquidaban saw her chance
when at 4 "a. IN. IA chilling squall dashed
the bay into white caps and low
lying fog lay upon the water. She
was almost opposite Fort santa Cruz
before she was discovered. Instantly
the firing began from Fort santa
Cruz and moment later Fort ST. John
Joined in the fight. Little Fort Lage,
further inside the bay, also sent her
quota to increase the hail of missiles
which ratified around the daring
Aquidaban. Without deigning reply
the big black ship passed silently on
into the narrow channel between the
forts. Further on Fort Santa Cruz,
not 800 yards away, worked her guns
furiously, sendinga plungng fire down
upon her decks. st. John, half mile
away, sent her heaviest projectiles
against the rebel ships broadside,
while Fort Lage swept her decks with
a raking fire. A ship could hardly be
subjected to a more severe test and yet
the Aqu.daban passed rapidly on, APP
parently uninjured Such shots as
struck her glanced from her turrets or
rebounded like peas from her armor.
When just opposite Fort Santa Cruz,
in the narrowest and most dangerous
place, the warship seemed to awake.
From her huge guns fire spurted dan
gerously and their heavy projectiles
rushed forth against her enemies. Fort
Villegaignon (rebel) far up the harbor
now came into action, and by her
rapid fire attempted to draw CIT atten-
ton from the Aquidaban. For half an
hour the fight continued, until at last
the Aquidab ban dropped anchor out of
range of all hostile batteries.
Later the Guanabara, one of The
rebel torpedo cruisers, opened fire on
the shore batteries erected to protect
the custom house. This was answered
from the shore, but neither side seemed
to do much damage. A little later
Cobras Island, the cruiser Trajano and
the cruiser Libertad, with Admiral Da
Gama's flag flying, also came into
action. The latter, however, con-
tented herself with firing three heavy
projectiles, which passed over the
shore defenses and buried themselves
in the heart of the city. The only
fatalities reported were caused by the
explosion in the city of heavy shell,
fired by. the Guanabara, which killed
four men.
Election-End of siege-Ete.
President Peixoto has issued decree
calling for general elections on March
l, when president, vice-presideht
and members OF congress will be
chosen. He has also ordered that the
state of siege shall end on Feb. 26. 1t
is generally expected that DIR. Prudent
Moras will be the successful presiden-
tial candidate, and DIR. Victorine
Pereria will be chosen viee-president.
Ardent republicans, it is believed, will
name Bhy Barboray in opposition to
DIR. Moras.
The United States representative
has refused Admiral Da Gama's appli-
cation TO be granted belligerent rights.
He is keeping a watch on England's
representatives.