A BRAZILIAN REVOLT.
BY CABLE.
The Rebels Led by a Fanatic. The Government Force Defeated. Bu Tele'irnph.—Press Aesociation. — Copyright. • London. April 1. Advices iron Rio de Janeiro state that- a Portuguese named Conselhcio. who bo the Messiah, is entrenched with I followers at Canudas, in the coastal \ ,rov of Bahia, some hundreds of miles to the north ° f The rebels have deflated a Government force of 1500, killing the general, anti also ~u officers and 600 men, bolides capturing their Tho rebels massacred their wounded foes and mutilated their bodies. ... * A force of 7000 soldiers is starting Horn Bahia to suppress the rising. *
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM18970403.2.12.9
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Times, Volume LVX, Issue 3094, 3 April 1897, Page 2
Word Count
103A BRAZILIAN REVOLT. New Zealand Times, Volume LVX, Issue 3094, 3 April 1897, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.