St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-01
RUMORS FROM RIO RIFE,
BUT HEY ARE SRAD0WY AND UKSUB
STANTIAL.
AT PERNAmBuoo.

AhC [AtHtFtCIu NAuEsO w at Ouu
Francisco Also at That Port
Reports In Circulation That
Peixoto VIII Soon Move u For-
midable Fleet Southwark
Latest From Brazilian Ports.
PERNAMBUCo, Dec. 81. - The new
Brazilian cruiser America is reported to
be Off this port, and it is said that as
soon as she is ready to put to sea again
both the Nctheroy aud America will
sail southwark. During the last few
days the Nictheroy is said to have COM
pleted her crew and to have made all
the other arrangements necessary 10
sail for another port in Brazil with the
America, and upon arrival at her next
place of cali, rumor has it that the two
cruisers fitted out in New York will be
reinforced by other vessels belonging TO
the government of President PelXoto,
and that his fleet will then sail for Rio
de Janeiro. and that upon their arrival
there the ships and forts will make
combined attack upon the lnsurgent
vessels and endeavor 10 end the rebel
lion, so far as Rio de Janelro is con-
cerned, with one determined engage
ment. OF course, the usual startling
rumors are in circulation; but as those
from the government sources seem as
inaccurate as those coming from the IN
surgents, not much faith is placad in
any uf them. One of the reports which
have gained circulation here is to the
effect that President Peixoto has sue
eeeded in gathering two or more new
ships. supposed to be the torpedo boats
from Europe, in an out of the way port,
and that the Nictheroy and America are
to ioin those vessels shortly, when the
move southwark will be commenced.
Only forty men, instead of sixty, as at
first reported, have sailed for England
with Lieut.. Conway, formerly OF the
America Some of the men who left
the Nictheroy arc still in town, and
others have started for various points,
some of them being already OH their
way to New York OH board the Her
schel, though it is understood that they
must have been slowed away in order to
do so.
WASHINGTON. u. c., Dec. 3L-Secre-
tary of the Navy Herbert received a
telegram from Pernambuco this even
ing announcing the arrival of the San
Francisco at that port this afternoon.
MARsEEELfss. Dec. 31.-Letters just
received from Rio de janeiro say that a
French vessel was fired upon by the
Brazilian insurgent warship Aqaldaban,
winch discharged number of its
machine guns. but did no damage. The
French admiral Immediately demanded
all apology and redress. The Aquida-
ban the next morning Saluted the
French flag with eleven guns.
New YORK, Dec. 3l.-The British
steamer Mozart, Capt. Leaker. from
Rio de Janeiro. arrived at quarantine
shortly after sunset this evening. She
brings no news of a startling or exciting
nature from the seat Of war. The YES
sci was only In port for five days, and
while there the usual cannonadlng be-
tween the rebel and loyal forts took
place every evening aD0ut6 p M. lasting
several hours. The amount Of damage.
if any, could not be aScertained. Moth
ing was seen of Admiral Mello or his
flagship. She was supposed 10 be at the
southwark. The Mozart experienced
no trouble while taking on cargo at
her wharf, which was quite distance
from the fleet and forts. Capt. Leaker
knows very little of the actual state Of
things i'll the city. At Bahia, which
port was left Dec. IL, everything was
very dull, and the people. apparently,
were Indifferent as to the result.