Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1894, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress, December 3, 1894

Mr. Thompson to Mr. Gresham.

[Telegram.]

Legation of the United States,
Rio de Janeiro, April 12, 1894.

Mr. Thompson reports that the governor of Rio Grande do Sul has telegraphed to the Brazilian foreign office the news of a serious defeat and great loss sustained at Port Alegre by the rebels, who took to their vessels and, being advised of the approach of the squadron sent by the Brazilian Government, fled in haste.