Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-12
THEIR DAILY FIGHT
Rebels Around Rio de Janeiro Continue to
Harass the Presidents Forces.
MElLo HAS A F00IHOLD ON SHORE
s%aretta, a Suburb of the Capital, Captured
and Held by Marines.
RESULTS OF THE ARTILLERY DUElS
Considerable Damage Done to Forts and One
Torpedo Boat Sunk.
WERE SURPRISED AT STANToN'S RECALL
Friends OF the Deposed Rear Admiral Ey-
press the Opinion that Secretary Her
bert Acted n~astly-Peixoto Prepar- Z.
Ing u Questionable Experiment..

tCopurtr htei 1898 by ia nes Gordon B,nnsttl
MoNrEv1DEo, Uruguay (via Galveston,
Tex ,Nov.1l.-tBy Mexican Gable to the New
York Herald Special to The BEE. Tho
Herald's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, sends word that on Wednesday there
was some heavy fighting between the rebel
forces under AdmlralMello and Peixoto's loya
troops at Nictheroy, the most populous sub
urb of the capital. The principal point of
attack was Fort Uneaugne, but the fire from
the fort finally sank a rebel torpedo boat,
though not before the insurgents guns had
inflicted considerable injury u pom the build
ings of Nictheroy.
The republican newspapers of Rio de
Janeiro report that the federal troops have
been defeated in Marco Lopez.
Reports about the operations in the pro-
vince of Rio Grande do Sui, where loyal
troops have gone to attempt the capture of
Desterro, where the insurgents have set up
their provisional government, are confusing
aud vague.
The British consul here has advised the
shipping interests of the city that all goods
now in the harbor of Rio, either on ships or
lighters, will hereafter be protected by the
commanders of foreign warships in the bay.
Numerous Artillery Duels.
Later reports from the .Herald's
Rio de Janerio correspondent say
that every two or three days, for
some time past, there has been an
artillery duel between the loyal and rebel
forts, in which the ships of Mello's squadron
rarely join. Fort Villegaignon, which took
up Mello's cause after the revolt began, has
o,,fforaJ cavoralv in tbnca dualc ca fn, a @ -,
light barrack buildings are concerned, but
the fort proper is uninjured and the bomb
proof quarters for the men are still intact;
not a gun has been dismounted.
A lad who has com ashore from the fort
says that the members of the garrison are
well and confident of success. They have
had only fifteen men killed since the fighting
began, and three of these deaths were
caused by the bursting Of one of their own
guns. Three of Peixoto's forts are now pro-
vided with six or seven guns, and the artil-
lery men have improved greatly IN gunnery
since the revolution began.
What q Correspondent Saw.
One big shell was seen by tie Herald cor
respondent the other day to strike squarely
upon the parapet of Port Lage, and it must
have lone considerable damage. These
dEblilcTS uuci usually DJBiu dUouV uhll pdSuO
o'clock in the afternoon and close about half
past Z.
The revolutionists have gained n foothold
! on land in the suburb of Saretta. and have
held it IN spite Of considerable skirmish-
ing. Their white flag can be seen from Rio
dc Janeiro at several points. One of
Peixoto's land batteries mas been silenced,
also.
An nv-rnynrpnp of fhn Sfafn Of Pin do
| Ianeiro has promised that if Mello's men
succeed in wrestling the possession of
| Nictheroy from the loyal troops he will
furnish the rebels with a large quantity OF
arms and ammunition with which to equip a
land force. He has not sufficient confidence
in their ability to win as long rs they confine
themselves to operations atioat to lead him
TO risk anything on them Just now.
Will Try a Balloon.
1t is reported That Peixoto has now nearly
finished his balloon work, on which he has
been proceeding for some time, from which
he expects TO be- able to drop a charge of
dynamite upon Admiral Mello's flagship,
the Aquidaban. This balloon experiment
will be attended with no slight risk to the
! foreign vessels in the harbor, and their COM
manders do not feel at all comfortable over
| Uuc lucd VI having u uyuuuiltc-ldutn DtllOOH
floating above their ships with Mello's
sharpshooters firing at it in an endeavor to
bring it down anywhere but upon their W
heads.
sympathy for stanton.
The recall of the American admiral has
caused general regret IN Rio. The Herald
correspondent says Admiral Stanton was
we'll liked by his men and he in return was
deeply interested in their welfare. 1t is
generally thought in Rio that his fault, if
any, was trihing, and at most only a ques-
tion of courtesy. Brazils government COM
planned to the authorities in Washington
without the knowledge. 1t Is said, of the
American minister in Rio. and he knew
nothing Of the affair until the or
der came for Rear Admiral Stan.
toms recall. The opinion is freely
expressed in Rio that the American govern
ment acted hastily in the matter, and that
if it had Investigated all the circum-
stances Thoroughly the result might have
been different.
There is a movement on foot among Brazil
ians TO memorialIze the American govern
ment on the subject, but Minister Thompson
says he will have nothing TO do with IL.
1t is reported here that the principal
object of Minister Monteiro's journey is to
purchase arms and ammunition for the
loyal Brazilian ships, Desterro and Santos,
now in this harbor. He proposed buying
one or two of Argentina's men-of-war, bat
the government declined TO part with them,
Twice Surprised.
The report which has reached here from
New York that the vessels purchased there
by Peixoto will leave that port under the
American flag causes much astonishment
and is generally doubted.
Word has just been received from the
Herald's correspondent in Rio do Janeirc
that all the banks were closed today and that
the bombardment of the city by Admiral
Mello was renewed.
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