The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-30
THE STATUS AT RIO.
pEIxoTO SAID TO BE IN PINAE-
oIAL STRAITS.
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No Naval Battle Expected Until After
the Arrival Of the Tor
pedo Boats.
TROUBLE AMONG THE CREWS OF THE
BRAZILIAN NAVY,
Demand Of Admiral Da CANA that tho Iusur'
gents Be Recognised "a BellIgerents Re-
fused slaughter Of Mcxioanl.

gents Be Recognised "a Bclligerents Re-
scd-slaaghter q Mcxioaaa,
Rio de Janciro December 2o,--Tnauirics
were made today in government circles as
to the cause Of tho governments inactlon
IN regard to the Nictheroy and America
tho two erulaers fistcd out az New York
and which have been In Brazilian waters
for somo time past 1t was reported here
that both vessels have been delayed AZ
the ports whore they arrived on account o.
the intrgues of the agents Of Melio IN
reply it was officially stated that the gov
ernment does not Intend 10 attack the
rebel war ships until after the arrival iii
Brazil or tho torpedo boats purchased in
Germany, as the government force is not
considered strong enough to engage the
rebel neet until these reinforceulcntB mr.
rive.
Representatives OF the government were
then asked how It was that these vosselS
which sailed some weeks ago and when
were due here some time ago, had nit
yet reached Brazil The reply WAS thst
the torpedo boats had undoubtedly been
delayed by storms and Two weehs more
may elapse before they reach the coast 20
Brazil.
The rebel admiral In command here, lie
! Cana, has not made any prcgresB worth
mentioning since the last dispatches were
sehs and nothing new OF an Important
nat,sc has occurred up TO tho nour this
| dispatch rs sent The usual exchange OF
| compliments between the rebel war ships
| aad the government forts Is continued
with about the same result In fnct, the.
| war has settled down Go little more rhan.
| routine business and nothing new can he
4 said about Il. rs q descriptions OF one
days exchange OF shots Is about the
same as the story OF any others days
engagements between the Opposing forces.
THE PRESENT SITUATION.
London. December 2sr-tcopyrighted 1888
\ by Associated Press -rhc Times tomar-
row viii publish the following from RIO
1 de lanciro December - Via Montevideo
1 December rs.
During the past week the custom house
| has been closed on account 81 the lring
| from Cobras Island. the government
forts continue pounding Fort vlilegai9-
non. The rurnor Of a naval night near
1 Destarre - not lrne. The Teradentes ana
| bahia are now at Muntevideo. The A1uin-
! aban and RepubIcH are III Deatcrfs.
Cen sstlgado with 100 men arrived At
| Desterre Wednesday from the south Ad-.
1 mirai da CANA has withdrawn his forces
/ from Governors islnnd lie statas thu
I number Of men he can dispose Of Va as5
aufiisisnt ia occupy sneh q lnfgH aaiaad
I and lie prefers t. concentrate his forces
on the ships The present eituation n as
/ follows Admiral dA GAmais forces NUM-
Der 1900 men and he proposes keeping the
1 government Ia checis by hArassiug the
/ troops until the arrival OF the insnrgents
| from the south and then attacleiug north
H ward II Athletic hnh 4it lhqiE ihs3 alfiyal
Of insnrgent reinforcenieHts he AsNl prhe7
| ably meet success ! consider the present
position OF tie Insurgents al Rio extreme
/ ~ critical, without aid da Cana can not
! hold out
The government win await the arrival
OF the new ships and then attHclt IA force
opening tire with all ting shore artillery
nnd using every EFFORT 70 crush CANA
Tie result ~ the revolution freatly de-
pendB upon The advance ~ HE Insurgents
during the next ten dnyH AdyIces from
the south state TINT the insurgent Gen-
eral Saraivn has defeated 200 men under
General Lima on the frontier OF Panama,
ana he Is NOW pursuing them.
Letters received from Ria Grande do
Sui, dated December y, say there are 1000
soidierB N that city and 400 inFurgents ia
close proximity
hdYiees from pesterre say the insurRent
army numbers ia,01D men, but they are IN
need of ammunition. The government has
fooccupied Mueangu island after sharp
skirmish. ! spent two hours Friday ON
board The ramanda gSrl Gamn While
the Aramheao battery was firing, four
shells struck the ship one piercing her
starbonrd quarter and exploded between
,ne ueesss. 1i.'ne stAses y any alscentss,t
~ y ms livlia'feil-
~. upll'iohs =. WI "nss y tsH'sn M
e'in''anl,
PElNOTo'5 NAVY INACTIVE.
St Vincent December 20 copyrighted.
1875 Associagea PresF9~-R eRorts received
tioii iAlo sns ~, l.,s q H4sen Y
utsl'sisite ii'.a,lVlai a1"stf ptl 2 te1Ni'ak
h9 stots ut'IhtHsn q t't,a" money w" w,
"hlel se carry ~ tps WI akanWt NY
enemies ~ y. nisV teppftsa ma rs
Wiinhs % resish ~ iiAYpt q Aeii9' Sgfiis
surprise y Npiesaei ~ $50 anl sise-
whpfe ~ me inactivity 81 me Nlteiieroy
ana America 70 far a me movements
and doinBa Of ttlr ihtief are coneeinel.
very litfle is known. II rs presumed that