The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-28
TEDBYPELLIGRINI
Argentine Rebels Put to Flight
and Tucuman Captured.
The Insurgent Junta Made Prisoners
Situation at Rio-Siamese Fort
Taken by the French.

BUENos AYREs. Sept. 27.-The report
that ex-President Pelligrini had been cap
tured by the rebels is now denied. Instead.
be has gained a notable victory in the
capture of the city of Tucuman, the strong
hold Of the INSURGENTS. The rebels made
only q feeble resistance. After half an
hours fighting they tied. Pelligrini and
his staff ana 1.500 infantry marched TO the
building where the juDta was sitting. All
the members were taken prisoners and
locked up under a strong military guard.
The battle yesterday between the rebel
torpedo boats and the government men-of-
war was one OF che most exc citing skirmisnes
of the kind ever witnessed. The rebels
had hoped to catch the government fleet
uDawares. and. by making a desperate aud
combined attack upon them. succeed In
blowing several of them out of the
water. The rebels. it seems. had been
for some time past laying plane for this on
slaught upon the government ships. They
secured possession of two torpedo boats
and several tugs. which they rigged up
with torpedo bombs and protected with
boiler plates. making them quite effective
torpedo boats. The fitting ont of these
dan QeTOu5 llbtlo Vessels was C1EEleQ on IN
quiet hooks along the coast where the
rebels believed themselves to be quite
secure from government observation. The
work of preparing these boats for battle
was undertaken under the supervision oil
several former officers of the Argentine
assisted by q number of sailors who
had joined issue with tho rebels. Long
spars having charges OF dynamite at their
ard extremities were rugged out ahead
nf the h0ara and WarA Tn la fired with wlrea
communicating with electric batteries on
the boats.
By some means the government vessels
learned that an attack was TO be made and
bad made preparations to give the rebels u
warm reception. Yesterday morning the
torpedo boats steamed out from their places
OF cOncealment and, assisted by the morn
ing haze. circled around q little and then,
1t q given signal. made u dash for the men
Of-war. expecting to lind their crews IN
prepared for battle. To the rebels sur
prise. however. hardly had they gotten
within range when the war ships opened
fire on them in the most dangerous manner
possible. Nothing daunted. the rebel boats
returned the tire IN the most determined
manner. And continued to press onward
beneath q hail of bullets from rapid fire
guns waich fell upon their boats, wound
ing and killing many of their officers and
men. The rebel fire was also effective. as
there was loss of lie among the officers and
crews OF the war ships attacked. Bot the
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The closer the torpedo boats approached
the more terrible became the Tre of the
war ships. and the torpedo boats came to a
standstIll-
This was the signal for the warships to
take tie offensive. A signal was hoisted
by the flagship reading lower boats and
attack" In almost less time than it takes
TO write IL the boats of the Argentine YES
sells were lowered and In pursuit OF the
enemy. The latter at first made q staud
against the government boats. the fire of
the warships having ceased in order to en-
a0le the fleet of small boats to close with
fighting between the crews Of the rebels
torpedo boats and the government forces.
Some of the boats on both sides used rapid.
fire guns with telling effect. but the rebels
In the hope of running their vessels ashore
and escaping with their lives. Previous TO
the light. however 3 government
steam iaunc had run alongside
of the enemy. and tho 10y al sailors boarded
IL IN grand style. led by their officers,
sword and pistol In hand. A fierce hand
to-hand conflict took place, but it only
lasted q few minutes, as the government
sailors carried all before them and captured
the torpedo boat and all of it's crew who
were not killed In the engagement. Others
OF the rebel torpedo boats fell into the
hands of the government officers aud sail
ors In the same msnner. The fighting
throughout was OF the most desperate
character. Some of the rebels reached the
shore In safety. bst the majority of them
wero captured. either ashore or atioat. by
the government forces. as TROOPS aud po-
lice. attracted To the shore Oy the sound of
firing. made prisoners of nearly all the reb-
els who swan ashore or reached land In
their torpedo boats.
Another sensation was caused here to-
day m naval circles. Some of the rebel
soldiers concerned. directly or indirectly,
in the torpedo boat attack upon the gov
rnmen warships. have seized the old
~ironclad Andes. which was lying out of
commission, and, getting up steam unob-
served. sailed away TO Rosario before the
governmenr vessels could intercept the old
ship. The government has sent two tor
pedo boats in pursuit of the Andes. and it
10 believed the rebels will be captured and
brought back to this port.
Generals Revalle and Arribondo are
marching with strong forces against the
rebels in the provInces OF Cordoba, San
Louis and Tucnmsn. The National Guards
distributed from Entire Rios TO Buenos
Ayres rave been ordered TO concentrate in
Rossrio. General Espina has been con-
demned to be shot. The InsurgeDI forces
in Santa Fe have been routed and the lead
ers have been made prisoners. The Argen-
tine vessels in this hsrbor remain loyal.
AT RIO.