Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-04
AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.
Da Cana Says Moraes IS Acceptable
10 the Insurgents.
SITUATION AT RIO.
The Government Completes Its Gordon OF
Troops Along the Bay Shore
The YcIiow-Feycr.

copyrighted 1891 by the United PressJ
RIO DE JANEIRo, February 2, via
MONTEVIDEO. March 3.-ar. Burt. the
agent for Charles r. Flint & Co, OF New
York, left Bahia on February "a ana
arrived here yesterday. lie says that the
government feet at Bahia consists or
eight vessels. The government fears TO
bring this fleet to Rio de Janeiro lest the
Brazilian crews so over TO the insurgents.
The foreigners In the crews. however
are determined to fight. and would turn
on any Brazillans who might try 10 revolt.
Mr.. Burt expects that the fleet will come
TO Rio the day after the election.
The dynamite cruiser Nictheroy, ne
says. was brought here on February 18TH
10 make few experimental shots at the
fnsurgcnt forts Nillcgagnon ana CODras.
but President PeixotO changed his mind
at the last moment. The experiments
made w;h the Nictheroy at Bahia were
very successful.
MIR. Burt saw nothing OF the Aquidaban
Of Republca coming down, and believes
that both vessels have gone TO Desierro.
Admiral Da Cana has said that the
insurgents would accept Moreas as Presi-
dent. although the election would be IL
legal, because martial law would be en-
forced until the very end Of this month.
IL M0reas succeeds he Will order a new
election Of congressman.
The insurgents now admit that they
lost all hands twenty-five mem aboard
the steamer Venus by the explosion OF
her magazine last week. The Venus sank
in shoal water OF AgenhO Island. Both
her cannon were saved and were mounted
on other vessels. An erroneous report
that the explosion occurred aboard the
steamer Mercury was sent out, but was
soon proved false.
GOVERNMENT TROOP ATROCITIES.
The government has completed the cor
don of troops along the Bay shore. y
few sailors were encountered IT Mage.
but they fed after losing three Killed anu
scveral wounded. After getting possess
sion Of the position, the government sol
dierS bayonetcd several boys OF 10 or IL
years, who had associated with the IN
surgents. One boy was held up by the
heels and split in two by sword In
front Of his mothers eyes. The Gordon
will cut off all communication between the
insurgents and the interior. The upper
part OF the bay has been abandoned. and
all the inSurgent vessels are scattered
among the merchant ships.
The insurgent garrison on Cobras Island
now numbers about enc hundred. The
average crew OF an insurgent war-ship -
hardly forty. The government, however.
cannot rouse It's force to anything like
activity although any half-determined
efforts to take the insurgent positions by
Storm would surely be successful. There
are stories that the insurgents have bu-
rled dynamite on the edges Of Nillegacnon
and Cobras islands TO protect them against
attack and scare the government troops.
A small increase Of yellow-fever ashore
has been reported In the last few days.
Forty masters OF merchantmen in the
harbor are said TO have died OF the dis
case. Among the political prisoners, who
are said 90 number $500. the epidemic IS