The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-30
eRAz1L,s INSURGENTS.
The Foreign Representatives Refuse
TO ReooRnize Them as BelliEerents.

to Recognize Them as Belligerents.
Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 29.-Admiral de
Cana, commander of the insurgent feet
in the absence of Admiral de Mello, made
a formal demand to-day upon the repre-
sentatives of the foreign powers at this
capital, asking that the represen tatives
of the powers should recognize the In
surgents as belligerents. The diplomatic
corps, having previously come to an
understanding on this subject, refused 70
accord the request of the insurgent ad-
miral
The government will not attempt se-
rious attack upon the insurgents The five
torpedo boats now on their way from Ger
many are expected to arrive in fort
night, having been delayed by storms.
CHARGES AGAINST AN EDITOR.
London, Dec. ga dispatch dated at
Pernambuco on Dec, % and forwarded
via st. Vincent, says; "Senor Maria, the
editor of the suppressed journal Provincial,
is charged by the government with being
an accomplice in the attempted revolt of
last September, and of betraying his
friends to save himself" "
ut is reported that there IS a revolt in
the penal settlement on the island of Fer
nando di Noronha, Brazil, and that the
government has sent the Parahyba to
suppress it.
This dispatch has been received in
Rome from Rio, dated the Goth: "Ad-
miral de Cana recently threatened to
lombard the city. The commanders of
the foreign squadrons protested that this
measure was not justified. and in any
event forty-eight hours notice should be
given"
THE CUSTOM HOUSE CLOSED.
The Times correspondent at Rio de
JaupirD eandG tha fplloxvfng diapatah
dated Dec 81 via Montevideo; "For the
past week the custom house has been
closed on account of the firing from Co
bras Island. The government forts con-
tinue the bombardment of forts at Viii
legaignon The rumors of naval fight
near Desterro are untrue.
1.-THE warships Tyradentes and Bahia
are now at Montevideo. The Aquidaban
and Republica are at Desterro. Gen. Sal
gado with l,i00 men arrived at Desterro
on Wednesday from the south.
Admiral de Cana has withdrawn the
insurgent forces from Gobernador Island.
He states that the number of men was
insufficient to occupy such a large island,
and he prefers concentrating the forces
on board the ships and at Cobras and
Villegaignon. The insurgents continue to
fire upon the shore front, rendering
communication between the merchant
shipping and the shore dangerous. The
commanders Of the foreign warships, ex-
cept the German, have given notice that
they will afford protection against seizure
but they warn the shipmasters that they
cannot protect life from danger in cross
fire between the government troops and
the insurgents.
PLANS OF THE RIVAL COMMANDERS.
"The present situation is as follows:
Admiral de Cana, with 200 men proposes
4rIr
their troops on the llttoral until the ar
rival of the insurgents from the south.
Then he will attack Rio. The govern
ment await the arrival of their
new ships. Then they will deliver an
attack in force, opening fire
with all the shore artillery and
using every effort to crush Admiral de
CANA.
"The result greatly depends upon the
advance of the insurgents northward. If
Admiral de Cana is bile to hold out until
the arrival of the insurgents, they win
probably be successful. They consider
their present position in Rio extremely
critical, and without assistance Admiral
de Cana cannot hold out ten days.
VICTORY FOR THE INSURGENTS.
"Advices from the south state that the
insurgent general, Saraiva, defeated 1000
men under Gen. Lima, on the frontier of
Parana anG is now pursuing them.
"Letters dated Rio Grande do Sui, on
Dec. IL, say that there are 1000 soldiers
in that city and 1000 insurgents in the
neighborhood.
"Advices fran Desterro say the insur-
gent army is l4,000 strong, but is short of
ammunition.
"The government has reoccupied Mu-
cangue Island, in the harbor of Rio, after
a sharp skirmish.
81 spent two hours on Friday last on
board the Lamandare with Admiral de
CANA, while the Armacos battery was
firing Four shells struck the ship and
one, passing through the starboard quar-
| ter exploded between decks.
admiral de Cana stated that II any
discomfort shows itself on account of his
monarchial opinions, he will offer to re-
sign his command. Yesterday he sent a
circular note to the foreign diplomatic
representatives, asking recognitionof the
insurgents as belligerents."