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Show RNISHED REBELS WITH ARMS. frgo Thought to Have Been Intended ffor Portuguese Was for Para-I Para-I guayan Revolutionists. Intwerp. The crew of the steamer VJbruggc, which sailed from here on ; ihu night of October 12 with a cargo of arms ami ammunition, It was thought for the Portuguese royalists, returned Sunday to Antwerp. They related a remarkable story. It appears that the steamer and cargo car-go were not Intended for the Portuguese Portu-guese royalists, but for Paraguayan revolutionists. She carried 2S0 tons of powder, four large cannon, one machine ma-chine gut", M.ooo rifles, a wireless apparatus, ap-paratus, uniforms and other military supplies. There were two English Hitci five Spanish passengers. Ono of tho Spaniards, Arrlcos by name, assumed direction of affairs as soon as the steamer was out of eight of land. The JCcebrugge, instead of proceeding proceed-ing for Fort Stanley, Falkland islands, for which she had cleared, headed directly di-rectly for South America. The Del-glan Del-glan sailors then learned that It was the Intention to attack the Paraguayan villages on tho Ri del la Plata. After many adventures and narrow escapes from capture, the Paraguayan border wan reached and the captain at fiouni ed the no li were free to leave. T;--ito-:it.-.-; the Invitation cf ArrK-os to v.iX f-'r-. peuiUoa, tho crew made ,tSjZ- '" Mierui Ares and thence ro . . ; . rp. |