The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-04
BRAzIL'S FLEET At BAHIA.
TEE eoTERNNssr DARE Eor TRUST
IT'S TARS IN RIO HARBOR.

| d es-- said L-.t week thst ne Fssur-
ge,ts wssId Aeesp, Msrses 80 Fressssrt
The Gsvsr.r-e.t AaiAht Easily Tate ths
HasurRe-t roSition- st Rio-- Tssisw Fever.
oaJ>rsNe-R 1885, sr n. tI-sl rs,.
RIO DE- JASEtRo. Feb %. vissMontevideo.
March 3.-Mr. Burt agent for Charles r. Flint
& Co. Of New York. left Bahia on Feb % and
arrived here yesterday. He says thstths Gov
eminent fleet at Bahia consists Of eight ves-
sells. The Government fears to bring this
fleet to Rio de Jsneiro lest the Brazilian crews
60 over TO the Insurgents The foreigners In
the crews however are determined TO hight
and would turn on any Brazilians who n i0ht
try to revolt. Mr.. Burt expects that the fleet
will come to Rio the DAY after the election.
The dynamite cruiser Nletheroy. he says.
was brought here on Feb. ~ to take few sx-
detrimental shots at the insurgent forts. Vile
gaignon and Cobras. but President PeiIoto
changed his mind at the last moment The
experiments made with the Nctheroy at
Bahia were very successful. Mr.. Burt saw
nothing OF the Aauidaban or Republlca COM
ing down and believes that both vessels have
gone TO Desterro.
The preparations for tie elections include
some glowing mani'estoes by membsrs OF
Congress- There have been no speerhes. pro-
cessions. or even bonfres. The latest rumor
IL that the soldiers in Bahia have nom mated
President Peixoto was said to favor this mill
tary candidate The Government denie. this
report which undoubtedly was spread By the
insurgents. So
Admiral da CANA told the United Press cor
RESPONDENT yesterday that the insurgents
would accent Moraes as President. although
the election would he Illegal because martial
this month n Morses succeeds. he win order
z new election OF Congressmen. The formal
Mnser and snppo oa% 10 he S a5 esS9sissio
insprGent. as candidate for the Presidency. :,
Ths insurgents now admit that Their lost all
hands. twenty-sx men. aboard the steamer
Venus By the explosion OF her magazine last
week The Venus sank in shoal water OF
AID were mounted on other vessels The or.
rpneoI' report that The explosion occurred
but was soon proved false.
The Govern ment has completed the GORDON
were encountered at Mage hut thev fed after
losing three killed and several wounded. After |
mont soiticTs bsyonetsf several bors OF 10 or
~ years. who had associated with the In
aud spi, IN ns su ooy wiz Tss hea TP ~ the hess
mother's .eyeS Tho Government Gordon will .
cut on All com unication between the insur- |,
bay has been abasdon ed and all n. insnrsens
vessels are scattered among the merchant !
ships |
The insurgent garrison on Cobra. Island !
nov number. about one bundled. The av- |
forty The government. Sowe~.Pp " camno,
rouse Its force to anything like activity. al
though any hal'-determined effort to take the /
insursent positions hy Storm would surely be
successful There are stories that the insur-
gents have buried dynamite on the edges OF !
niliegaignon and Cobras Islands to protect
them against attacks and scare the Govern
N ent troops. g..
A small increase OF yellow fever ashore has
been reported in the last few days Forty
masters NJ merchantmen 10 the harhor are
said 10 have died Of the disease. Among the
political prisoners who are said to number
!: 800. the epidemic is making terrible prog