HC Deb 11 December 1893 vol 19 cc1032-3
SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT (Sheffield, Ecclesall)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give the House any information as to the civil war in Brazil; and whether the report is accurate that the forces of Marshal Peixoto have been defeated in Rio Grande do Sul with heavy loss?

SIR E. GREY

The latest news received from Her Majesty's Minister at Rio shows that Admiral Gama has joined the insurgents. We have no confirmation of the reported defeat of the Government forces in Rio Grande do Sul.