The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-23


Fort--Contrsd,ctio- OF m Corounded Re-
port Anneu.eiug the Fan of the Capital.
opyrtasL 1926 BY IL. Unoed Pr,..
Rio DE JANE1Ro, Dec 22.-while part Of the
insurEent feet was proceeding along tho coast
OF the State OF Rio de Janeiro few days ago.
three officers deserted their ships. They have
been arrested by the Government and have
given considerable Information concerning the
condition OF the insurgent forces.
Admiral da CANA. the monnrchist, who COM
mands the insurgent fleet In Rio harbor when
Admiral Msllo is at sen, has done great harm
to the insurRent cause. they say. by his open
advocacy OF the restoration OF the empire.
The insurRent forces we're demoralized By his
manifesto In favor Of the monarchy. aud many
men OF the insurgent feet lost all sympathy
with the cause.
The Government forces now hold Bonn Jesus,
and Governors and Mocanguo islands MoA
cangue Island. which Is directly north OF Ar
macao. was taken from the insurgents night
before last after q sharp fight. The whole in-
surgent feet kept up hot FIRE on the Governs
ment forces. but succeeded only In delaying
somewhat the capture The Nlctheroy side Of
the harbor IL now In the Governments poss
session. These important gains have CONE
pleted the circle Of FIRE round the insurgsns
forts. VilleRaignon and Cobras
LONDON. Dec. PA despatch from Pernam<
buco. dated Dec. 20. says that Lieut. J. J. Cone
way and sixty members OF the Grew that took
the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy to that pore
from New York have refused to accept the
wages offered them by the Brazilian Govern-
nent for their future services on that vessel
They will start on their return to New York on
Saturday, travelling on tho British steamer
HerschelL The remainder Of the crew signed
articles on their own terms.
Tho IInitad xva IN orp al a
the Brazilian Minister this afternoon that he
had received no dispatches indicating that
Rio Janeiro had surrendered to the insuraent
Admiral Mello He added that II there was any
truth In the report he would certainly have
heard Of It. either from the Government %
through certain financial bouseA The Minis
ter further said that on Dec. 20 the Brazilian
Minister Of Marine had cabled him from Rio
de Janeiro that there was no change In the sit
ut tspIs tra sH With Bio and do othsr points in
occurred 70 indicate any important change in
~" %SsHiNaToy, Dec. 22-No Information con.
eerning the reported triumph q Admiral
Mel and the resignation Of President Peix-
pSrt%snts en secretsry Gresham said this stss
ne fss
S Sslos the E %issnsins &lnisssf Who dH
SShnlSt W.. nioN oh NNe seheisaoA Va
H The e Country is fuii Of rumors circulated for
the purpose Of creating q sentiment in favor
OF Mello. and this Is doubtless one OF the nu-
merops brood. 1t is not probable that news Of
despatch referred to would come from Per-
nambuco. II is moro likely to reach the United
States and Europe. IL not from Rio direct, from
Montevideo or Bpenos Ayres. The telegraphi9
nSss f SRsfs ts:
any reason It we're found desirable to conceal
the facts OF O reverse at Rio. Information OF 10
would come almost inevitably from the river
any other city In Brazil
Il do not believe" continued Or. Zeballos,
that Rio dc Janeiro has fallen into the
possession of Da Cana. for the reason that he
As to the .rumorei disaiiection among the
troops under, Peixoto's command. place no
reliance In them. The situation In Brazil.
through the force OF influences beyond the
control Of the leaders, H. largely . contest
therefore Improbable that any considerabls
portion 81 the land forces have foresworn their
allegiance to Peixoto and taken up arms in
favor Of Melo and Da CANA.
Supremacy in Brazil Is to be determined By
surgent column. which f. said to be marching
up from the Rio Grande do Sui and approach
Ing San Paolo. has not yet como within sev-
eral hundred miles. at the closest, OF Bio. de-
fore. do not believe that President Pslxoto
has resigned"
Flint & Co. had direct advices from Rio de
truth In tho report that Rio had fallen, Bra
lillian Minister Mendonca. who was In this
city. said he had no adyioes indicating any
unusual trouble.