The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-28
CANN0NADlNG IN RIO BAY.
THE DBsULIORY EIRING KEEPS UP
D4Y AND NICHE


Over zoo Troop. KILLED In n week Around
NIetheroy-The Insurgents seem to lie
Gaining Ground-Mnny Persons Injured
Daily In the City-Busines~ suffers Greatly
The Rebel Lenders Decide Not TO Pro.
claim the Monarchy Yet-Parn lie said
TO Have Joined the Insureent Cause.
LONDON. Nov. 2S.-The Times has this de-
spatch. dated last Thursday. from lilo do
Janeiro;
THE desultory firing continues day and
night A small party OF sailors landed at Ar
macao on Monday and were attacked by peiN-
oto's men. The latter lost two officers and
thirty men killed. Five sailors were wounded.
During tho past week more than 200 troops
have been killed by tho artillery fire on the
Nictheroy side of tho hnrbOE
The insurGent General. Saraiva, has O,OOO
men near Curitiba, province Of Sac Iaulo.
The Government has thousand men to
strengthen tho garrison at Santos.
Transports are expected to arrive ut Des-
terro next week for the purpose OF ombarkng
5000 men who will try to effect a landing
here. Both sides are confident OF Victory. but
the insurgents appear TO be gaining ground.
THE prisons hero contain 800 persons. in
Guiding flity army officers suspected Of COM
plicity in the revolt. The Post ONCE sei2es
letters addressed to suspects in an unwar-
ranted manner Many persons are injured
daily in Rio by rifle and machine gun fire.
Continual animosity is shown by tho semi
official press and other newspapers against
the foreigners. whom they constantly accuse
OF favoring the insurgents.
Tho Portuguese Minister was recalled
owing TO the representations by the Govern.
ment, which endeavors through the press to
misrepresont in every way the actions OF
foreigners and the commanders OF foreign war
ships, although its accusations are absolutely
groundless.
The intrigues OF tho Brazilian Ministers in
Europe with the object OF causing the recall
Of dlplomatists from Rio. deserve contempt
business is suffering greatly. and tho NOR
chants complain bitterly. A meeting Of the
insurgent leaders on Saturday decided that
no immediate proclamation Of the monarchy
should be made. the question being left for tho
decision Of Congress in case the revolution
succeeds.
Tho majority OF tho insurgents favor tho
restoration OF the monarchy. with the Duke OF
Granpara as Emperor The insurgents have
resolved not to lombard Rio unless the Gov
eminent batteries In the city FIRE upon the
ships from the shore.
The British senior officer reports that
Government battery yesterday shelled q
LAUGH flying tho white ensign and carrying n
British officer and crew. The British Minister
to-day protested"
With regard to the sinking OF tho insurgent
war ship Javary the correspondent says:
THE firing OF her heavy guns started the
plates Of the fore compartments Of the Javary.
and the crew could not exclude the water.
The war ship listed to starboard ut l
o'clock. and iounderod. head foremost, at 4.
When the wator reached hor engines there
was terrific EXPLOSION. All the crew were
saved"
The Times has private information that Para
yesterday revolted, both the artillery on shore
and the ships in the harbor being taken over to
the insurgents. This" says tho iniormanto Of
the Times, is most serious blow to tho
Government owing to tho large revenue de-
rived from this port 1t ia believed that tho
Government Is seriously crippled financially"
despatch received from Buenos Ayres last
evening said: THE battery Of Sac Joao has
bombarded Fort NilleGaGnon trebel. and has
seriously damaged the works"