The morning call., 1894-02-28
ARE DISCOURAGED.
Brazilian Rebels Suffer
Severely.
SINKING OF THE VENUS.
Three Officers and Thirteen of
Her Crew Killed.
SINKING OF THE VENUS.
PElXoTo PRoLoNGs THE SIEGE.
Still There Is No Naval Battle, but
the Rival Cruisers Are Get
ting Very Close.

NEW YORK, Feb. GA correspondent
of the Herald cables from Rio Janero: 1t
is now known that when the bel steamer
Venus was sunk in the harbor here last
week Captain VaseoncelIos and three
other officers and thirty of her crew were
killed in the explosion of her magazine,
which sent her TO the bottom. At least
forty more of her men were wounded. The
insurgents are considerably discouraged
by this catastrophe, and their force, both
in officers and men, is now much reduced.
The latter are showing plain signs of
discomfort with the progress of the rebel
lion. PeixotO has prolonged the state of
siege until tomorrow.
Fort Villegaignon. Though considerably
damaged by the long bombardment she
had been subjected to from the loyal bat
teries, replies with considerable vigor now
and then, though not so frequently US dur
ing the earlier part of the rebellion.
A special to the World from Rio de
Janeiro says: A rumor that the Govern
ment fleet has left Bahia and is coming
south caused the widest excitement to-
day. The English brigantine BERTHE re-
ports that the Nictheroy is hove-to TWEEN ty
miles south of here. The Aquidaba and
Republca have gone to Isla Grande to
discharge the men who were sick with the
5eri.
1t is said that they will return to inter-
cept the fleet from Bahia. The Aquida-
ban was hit fifty times while passing the
forts. Her decks were swept by rapid-fre
guns, but despite the splendid marksman-
ship of the fort gunners only three men on
board were killed and seven wounded.
Il
patch saying that Fort Lage was almost
demoralized by a broad side from the
Aquidab ban.
No candidates have as yet been an
nounced aga inst Peixoto's nominees.
Captain Brownson of the Detroit re-
turned on the 10Th inst. and reported to
Admiral Benh han. The insurgents have a
regularly organized Government at Des-
terro with cabinet and prize court, but it
is farce. The Insurgents have possession
of Paranagua and CHrityba in Parana.
They captured Lapa on February Ii.
General Corneiro was killed during the
assault.
MoNTEvIDEo. Feb. 27.-The rebel chief
tain. General Cabeda, has arrived at Santa
Anna in Rio Grande do Sui with 600 men.
General Cabeda has issued a decree that il
any OF his soldiers are found guilty of
robbing the inhabitants of the country
through which they may pass, they will be
put to death.
The Herald's correspondent at Santos,
writing under date of February IL, saws
that it has transpired that the rebel war
ship Republca grounded in the harbor of
Rio during one of the bombardments
before Admiral Mello captured Parauagua
Admiral Mello blamed the pilot for it and
had him shot on suspicion of being a spy
in Peixoto's pay. Ii is reported that the
Repubiica was pulled back into the chan
mel by the Britis Ii gunboat Sirius some
time afterward.
Rio JANEIRo. Feb. 27.-United States
Consul at Bahia, 3. Z. Mcdaniel, tele-
graphs that all is quiet at Bahia and
Peixoto's fleet is still in the harbor. The
approaching election on March 1 attracts
little attention here. and the general
opinion seems that the Government can
didates will win wherever the Government
rules supreme. 1t now appears that thirty
men and two officers were killed on board
the insurgent transport Venus, formerly
the Mercurio. destroyed Thursday last.