New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
FIGHTING IN RIO HARBOR.
CANNON BOOM EVERY DAY.
MANY NON-COMBATANTS KILLED AND
WOUNDED By THE REBEL FIRE.
AMERICAN wARsHIPs READY TO MOVE OUT OF
RANGE OF THE GUNS-ADMIRAL DA
GAMAS sTATFMFNT-MEILO'S
FLAGSHIP AT DEsTERRO.
CCopwtght; 1898, BY The United rrcss)

the Government forts and those held by the III
surgents is of daily occurrence ana '"o
civilians in the city have become so useu u '"0
booming of guns that the fighting i'll '"e '"'
exctes little more than passing comment r'i'
Villagaignon. held by the insurgents mas no'
replied to the fire directed against IL WITH i''
usual spirit 1t is supposed that this Is que 10
a lack of ammunition.
AS a result of the hours hot hrlhs on 'he
CITY last week by the nsurgent forces IN for'
Cobras which is a short distance horth ol 'he
Custom House, one non-combatant was kiieu
and twelve others were wounded. The Gov
ernment forces replied briskly to the hring' put
what loss. If any. was inflicted upon the in
surgents is no. known.
MANY ONLOOKERS KILLED.
On December 81 several insurgent launches
cruised along the shore Of the Saude distr1ct'
and directed a hot fire upon the spectators VINO
had gathered there through curiosity. The
latter scattered in every direction for sheiter'
but many were killed. The launches cruised up
and down the beach for an hour infiicting all
the damage possible The exact number OF
persons killed cannot be ascertained; 1t is SAID
that two carloads of bodies were carried away
II is pretty certain that the Government soldiers
pcked I'D sixteen dead. 1t is safe TO say that
another engagement between the Government
forces and the insurgent vessels is imminent
The American warships are under orders 10 De
ready to move out of the range of fire at an
hours notice.
The swift Brazilian coastng steamer Aaoco'
u,bicb was living at Mocangue Island in the
northern part of the bay, where the insurgents
were repairing her. has been burned
Apparently the Government is slowly but
surely depriving the insurgents of their sources
of supplies.
II is reported that the Government has ne
gotiated a loan based upon deposits amounting
TO over s12 500 900 held by the Bank of Emission
TO secure it's circulation.
The damage done TO the city buildings oy 'he
insurgent fire does not amount 10 more ina"
$500. oo o.o ,
of coffee were shipped. During the correspond
ing twenty days last year the coffee shipments
amounted to POI SOS bags. These hgures snow
one Of the effects of the nsurrection.
American naval officers here say that the IN
surgent ships are not half manned. and that the
forces on the islands held by the insurgents are
short handed.
NOT FIGHTING on CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS.
The representative in this city Of the United
Press has learned that Admiral Saldanhd ia
Cana. who is in command of the insurgent fleet
in the Bay of Rio Janeiro during the absence
Of Admiral Meuo. when asked what con-
stitutional grounds the insurrection had been
started. repiied. ~-------A
Eve are not fighting constitutional
grounds
.Then on what grounds are you ightng?' ne
was asked.
"We are fighting against a military tyranny.
I will give you instance Of this tyranny that
we are fighting to overthrow. AT the election IN
the Amazon District one Senator ana three MEM
hers of the Chamber of Deputies were 10 De
elected The Pe!xoto Government took an active
hand in the election throwing all its influence in
favor of the four military candidates Win ue
result that the civilian candidates Were oduIA
defeated. 4 colonel was elected senator, an
,hree cantains were chosen fill the seats Tor
the district in the Chamber Of Deputies; AS
Admiral da Cana made this statement ne sho"cu
great Indignation. ..
The Admiral also said that If the movement
no is fighting in support OF Is successlui tle
question of restoring the monarchy or OF cohtlhu-
ing the Republic will be submitted 10 the eIecl1Is
for final decision Some of the sympat thzers WIN
the insurgent cause admit that pieblsclle VIII
he a farcical proceeding. as the u -No1di ~
'or.ad h,, the military power of Admiral da
Cana who is an open supporter OF mona cIiods
institutions. will carry the 9ues,on od u e certain
O. foi,ow This Is also the belief of some OF the
American naval ofhcers mere
THE AoUIDABAN AT DEsTERRo.
london Dec. 2s-"The Timess" correspondent
OF Rio Janeiro sends the following dispa'ch'
dated December 22 va Montevideo:
"During the last week the Custom House mas
a,osad on account Of the firing from Cobras
leland The Government forts continue the poih-
hardnent of Fort Villegaignon. The rumors vi
naval fight near Desterro are untrue. inc
u,arships Tiradentes and Bahia are no" "'
Nontevideo. The Aqudaban and Repuphca are
-. Desterr,. General Salgado. with l,loo men,
arrived at Desterro on Wednesday i'o'' '''0
soutgg, tg,,,r,, da Cana has withdrawn the insur-
gent forces from GOvernador lsIanu So, 60
that the number of men was lhsuitcient 1c..i ~ ~
Una. , eo large an island. and he prefers con-
entrating the forces on board the silip anu % -.
Cobras and Villegaignon' sora rne front rendering
sii,,n,catlon sii.uu between the merchant snipIins
and the shore dangerous. Inc cOiI,','" C.a,, have
the foreign warships except & 'i,S afsord protection
given notice that they VIII aLUIu pptore that
eeasinst seizure but they warn shphiaS'e'9 go ses
they cannot protect life from aans tnSnre and the
tre between the Government troop' ''N
Insurgents. ,..-, o,roa+Iv depends
,,non the advance Of the insurgents nor Or, ,ntii
~ ndmiraI da Cana is able TO hoI1 QUE ,~ahI,, ~
II Aulli AI a. ~ the insurgents they Will propaDy
he successful l consider theiI iPnont assistance
IN Rio extremely critical as WY" "i.non tar DAYS
a.. i.,';raI IA CANA cannot hold out zen !n u"!S tn
Hd,',ces from the south state that thaooo % r,en
raent General Saraiva defeated 80 Darana
under General Lima on the lt9nued rom dated at Rio
%anda do Sui December II, say that Tits wv, In
600 soldiers in that city and 4ooo lnsu 1.rn eav
80 ,a,obborhood. Advces from Des'eii ~ -, is
that the insufgeilt ai"' "
short of ammunluch'
FIVE british wARsHlPs AT RIO
,ordon. Dec 2s-Sir Edward Grey Parhan,e"'a,
caore,arv of the Foreign Office, stated III ','
House of Commons to-day tha' .he Di''s'i ..,,onod
Tio"' n, toroiro had recently been strengthened
% ,be M Substitution the cruiser Barrac9uta nhoa ad
Dy tnc oSwar Basilisk and Racer Tor the gum &c
s!oops-oi Tas,des these the cruiser sirius ana tIe
Beagle were included In the 10
which the Government thought wa" "e''
reinforce further
DEFECTS IN THE DYNAMITE "'N'
Pernambuco, Dec. 29-It has been iearneu ma ."0