The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-15
A DELAYED LETTER
Gives the Situation in Brazil Up to Christ
mns-A Mixed Condition of Affairs.

Gives the Situation in Brazil Up to Christ
mns-A Mixed Condition of Affairs.
copyrighted, 1894, by the Associated Prcss.)
LONDON, Jan. 14.-The Times to-mor-
row will publish the following letter
dated December "a, 1898, from its spe-
cIal correspondent at Rio de Janeiro, the
latter being marked copyrighted in
the United States."
"The present position of affairs in
Brazil is somewhat difficult to accurate
ly define. The insurgents under COM
mand of Admaral de Cana, are in the
Bay of Rio de Janeiro and the Brzilian
government has concentrated all its
efforts to crush the revolution at this
point.
.Hitherto the insurgents have main
tained their position here, and even yet
they continue to hold the legal author
tiles in check, although many OF the
ships in the insurgent squadron, with
nearly 500 officers and men, have been
despatched to the south to assist in or
ganization of a land force and to gener-
allv aid in the establishment of pros
yisional government at Santa Catharina.
"From all the Information which
have been able to obtain good service
has been rendered by the officers and
men of the insurgent forces dispatched
from here, and within two or three
weeks time it is probable that consider
able insurgent force will be ready to
embark from Santa Catharina for Rio
de Jauerio.
1.-THE question now is whether Ad-
miral Da CANA can hold out IN his
present position until the arrival from
the south of these reinforcemcnts. Ii
he can do so, the situation will pc an
extremely perilous one for Peixoto.
"All that the insurgents need Is
good sized body of men to land in the
city of Rio de Janciro and to retain
footing here. This once accomplished
the insurgents would be supported IN
many quarters.
"The men under Admiral De Cana
are suffering many hardships, and, in
some cases, are a little downhearted at
the task with which they are confront
ed chiefly because the re1ntorcements
from the south are so long delayed. Ad-
miral Da Cana has not observed any
wish on their part TO end the war ex-
cept complete victory over Plexoto, nor
does he contemplate the possibility OF
his men seeking Tor termination on
any other ground.
1.-THE government is using every en-
deavor to make the insurgents position
in Rio harbor untenable. Every point
around the bay is being made use OF Tor
military purposes. Guns are now
mounted on all the commanding posi-
tions in and about the city.
s.The soldiers lining the shore front
keep up heavy rifle fire upon Fort
yillegaignon. the latter replying ":th
machine guns. All the buildings on tho
island of Villegaignon are in ruins.
1.-THE mortality among the garrison OF
Fort Villegaignon has been very heavy.
the average being ten killed and
wounded weekly since the garrison
Joined in the fight.
"If Admiral de Mello. who went
south with the especial object OF return
ing with reinforcements, does not send
the expected aid directly the insurgents
will lose the enormous advantage which
they now have OF being able to bold the
government in check at Rio and will
also be deprived of the moral effect in
the yariOus DroylQces.'