St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-21
ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDED,
THINGS GETTING SERIOUS FOR THE
BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT.
Admiral Mello's Fleet Pou ring in
Hot Shot, and Things Looking
Blue for Peixoto-Serious Naval
Taken Place Protection of
Foreign Commerce ImDossibIe.

Copyrighted. 1893, by the Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 20.-The Times VIII
publish tomorrow the following dis
patch from Rio de Janero dated Dec.
is. via Montevideo Dec. 20:
''Since my last dispatch the insur-
gents have directed a heavy rife and
machine gun fire on the shore front,
driving the government troops from
the custom house, Largo da Paco
and other points, Consequently all
business of the city is practically
stopped, the banks are closed. and there
is no communication between the ship
ping and the shore. The heavy artillery
fire continues. Thursday afternoon
when the garrison of Villegaignon was
dining shell from aten-inch Armstrong
gun on Fort Sac Joao penetrated the
easements, killing five men and seriously
wounding nine others. Friday five men
at Fort Villegaignon were wounded
Nictheroy is quiet, and only occasional
shots from the batteries are fired against
Cobras island. The government Thurs
day attempted to retake GOVernador
island, but the ins urgents surround
ed the invaders, who comprised
thousand men and some artillery,
Gen. Telles co mmanding, cutting off
their retreat. The government troops,
Oh landing. began firing at a small in-
surgent hospital for contagious diseases
and then the main body appeared and
advanced without seeing Admiral da
CANA, who, with 200 men and four
field guns was concealed in the
brushwood on rising ground. When
the government troops were 800 yards
distant, the insurgent battery open ed
fire from the four guns, firing 60 rounds
in two hours and also directing a heavy
machine gun and rife fire upon the en-
emy, killing and severely wounding
many, Gen. TelleS was one of the first
wounded. The government troops broke
Immediately and fed IL all directions.
The Insurgents had seven wounded.
Steam launches posted near the fort
report that no fUgitives have yet at
tenn pied Is re-crOsS TO the mainland, and
it is thought probable that the govern
ment troops are entTapped and that
they will surrender. During the Skir-
mishes on the shore fronts, during
the past week, the insurgents lost five
killed and fifteen wounded, and the gov
ernment lost hundred. 1t is impossi-
bic TO ascertain the exact figures. Per
sistent rumors are in circulation regard
ing naval engagement said to have
taken place between the AQuidaban and
Republica and Tiradentes and Monitor
Bahia. resulting in the capture of the
two latter. Admiral :da Cana informs
me that the Aquidabah and Republica
will lombard Santos next week, Gen.
Saraiva attacking Sac Paule at the
same time. Admiral da Gama's
manifesto has elected many eX-
pressions of sympathy from the
provinces of Menas Geraes and Sac
Paulo. the monarchists saying that the
insurgents success means the restora-
tion of the monarchy. The government
is endeavoring to make capital out of
the manifesto, and is calling upon the
citizens to defend the republic. The
general impression at Rio de Janeiro
is distinctly favorable to Admiral
da Cana. The cruiser Cid
passed Ceara on Wednesday under
the Brazilian flag. l applied formally.
through the British minister, TO the
Brazilian government for permission TO
superintend the Red Cross work of aid
ing the lnsurgent sick and wounded,
numbering 23O. The government at first
was disinclined, saying that Brazil
never entered the Geneva convention;
finally | was refused permission to
establish a Red Cross corps for the in
surgents on the ground that the men,
when cured, would again fight against
the government. I am trying to obtain
the details of the rumored naval engage
ment in the South"
The dispatch concludes with the re-
mark that further protection of foreign
commerce is impossible, unless the
armed intervention of foreign powers
prevents further fighting.