The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-14
HEAVr FIRfNG ~ BRAzfE.
Another Admiral Has Joined the Insur-
gent Forces-Disaster Threatened.

Another Admiral Has Joined the Tnsur-
gent Forces-Disaster Threatened.
LONDON Nov l9.-The Times has this
dispatch from Rio de Janciro, under the
date Of November 10th:
There was heavy firing on Sunday
and Monday, by the government forts ON
NillesaignOn Island. The outside walls
were much damaged but the interior was
left idtact. Two were killed and seven
We're wounded. The troops AZ Mount
Castillo opened a musketry fire at 900
yards, on Monday. Fort Vilegaignon and
the warship Aquidaban, replied with
machine guns, killing and wounding
twenty soldiers and four spectators. The
firing continues night and day. Two
guns at CASTILLO fired upon Fort VILE
gaignon on Wedeslay The Aquldaban
replied and many Of her shells fell I'm
the bu mess quarter Of the city. Several
were wounded. The bombardment. il is
said resulted from the governments
firing from the town I'm contravention Of
the agreement with foreign representa-
tives
There are continual skirmishes AZ
Nictheroy. A torpedo launch was sunk
on Wednesday The casualties on the
whole are slight"
Admiral Sadanho de Cana. one of the
abl st naval officers I'm Brazil. who hith-
erto has been neutral. has Joined the in
surgents carrying with him the sym
pathy Of a great many adherents I'm both
army and navy. He belongs 10 one OF the
best families in Brazil The insurgents
thus have been enabled 20 gain the islands
of Cobras and Iuchadas CANA has u.s.
sumed command of operations at Rio and
tho Aquidaban has gone out I'm serch Of
the Aurora.
The government sent a recruiting COM
mission recently 10 the State Of Monash-
Geraes. but II has returned without ac-
complishing anything. Three thousand
armed and well-drlled insurgents at Des-
terro, and six thousand more have sur
rounded the government troops at Pelos-
IA and Porto Allegro, in Rio Grande do
Sui They propose 20 capture these gov
ernment forces, and then proceed 10 Des-
terro The situation If prolonged. threat
ems di9aster 20 commercial interests. The
majority Of the business community con-
sders that the recognition OF the in
surgents as belligerents would make the
speediest end Of the war, as Admiral Mello
asserts that his sole object Is % estab-
lish blockades. Life and property would
be saved by such a course.
The Times correspondent confirms the
report Of the hoistmg Of the Imperial
standard by the insurgents. and suggests
that this was the signal for Cana and
his followers to 80 over to the insurgent
squadron.
Confirmation Of the Honduras Apology.
WASHINGTON, -. c.. Nov 13.-The
Navy Department received a telegram to-
day from Captain Lyons. commander Of
the United States steamship Alliance. at
La Libertad. Captain Lyons reports that
upon his arrival al La Libertad he found
the Honduras government had disayOwed
an responsibility for the firing upon 'he
American steamer Costa Rlca. and that
the proper apology had already been
made, and consequently there was no
need 20 proceed further under his nstruc-
tions. He asked permission 20 proceed
Immediately 10 COrinto 90 replenish bis
coal bunkers The permission was given,
and Captain Lyons probably acted on It
this afternoon.