Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress, December 4, 1893

Mr. Thompson to Mr. Gresham.

[Telegram.]

Legation of the United States,
Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 1894. (Received February 2.)

Mr. Thompson reports the resignation of the minister of war and of marine of the Brazilian Government, and the march on Iguape of 1,000 insurgents. He says that Curitiba is in their possession, that, according to intelligence brought from the south by a British war vessel, the insurgent ship Republica is now at Paranagua with Admiral Mello on board, and adds that a threat to bombard Rio de Janeiro without notice, again made by the admiral in command of the insurgent fleet, is likely to be opposed by the foreign commanders.