Evening journal., 1893-12-21
TRAPPED ON AN ISLAND
General Telles, With 1000 oi
Peixoto's Army, Penned.
SLAUGHTERED BY MACHINE GUNS

A Reported Naval Engagement In which
Admiral Melio Is Said to IIavo neen Vic.
torious-Au Businoss NJ Rio Janeiro sus.
Fighting Grows Fierce.
LoNnoN, Dec si-Tho following dis
patch was received from special CORE
spondent in Rio Gle Janeiro, dated Dec. l6,
via Montsvideo, Dec 2O
"Since my last dispatch the insurgents
have directed n heavy rifle and machine
gun fire ON the shore front, driving the
government troops from the custom house,
Largo da Paco and other points. Conse
Quently all business in the city Is prac
tically stopped The banks are closed
and there Is no communication between
the shipping and the shore.
THE heavy artillery fire continues On
Thursday afternoon, when the garrison of
Nillegaiguon was dining, n shell from q
TO inch Armstrong gun on Fort Sac Joao
penetrated the easements, killing five men
and seriously wounding nine others. On
Friday five men at Fort Nillegaignon We're
wounded
Genoral Tciios Trapped.
"Niotheroy Is quiet, and only occasional
shots from the batteries are fired against
Cobras island. The government on Thurs
day attempted 20 rclake Governador island,
but the insurgents surrounded the in.
vaders, who comprised 600 men and some
artillery, General Telles commanding, cut
ting oil their retreat
"Ihe government troops, on landing, be.
gan firing at q small insurgent hospital for
contagious diseases, and then the main
body appeared and advanced without sec.
ing Admiral da CANA, who, with 200 men
and four field guns was concealed in the
hrushwood ON rising ground When the
government troops were 800 yards distant,
the insurgent battery opened fire from the
/ four guns, firing 600 rounds In two hours
and also directing a heavy machine gun
and rifle fire upon the enemy killing and
severely wounding many. General Telles
was one of the first wounded The gov
ernment troops broke immcdiatclyan iled
In an directions. The insurgents had seven
wounded.
"Steam launches posted near the ford re
| port that NO fugitives have yet attempted
TO recruss 90 the mainland, and 90 is thought
| probable that the government troops are
| entrapped and that they will surrender.
Rumored Navni Fight
During the skirmishcs on the shore
I
lost . killed and 10 wounded, and the gov
ernment lost 1000. IL Is impossible 20 as
certain the exact figures. Persistent ru
mors are in circulation regarding naval
| engagement that Is said Go have taken
place between the Aquidaban and Ropub
| lica and the Tiradentos and the monitor
Bahia, resulting ia the capture of the tw,
latter Admiral dn CANA informs me that
the Aquidahan and Repuhlica viii bonn
bard santos next week. General Salnir.
attacking Sac paulo at the snmo time.
Admiral da Gnma's manifesto has ellie
tied many expressions of sympathy from
the provinces of Minas-Geraes aud Sa,
Paulo the monarchists saying that the in
surgent success means the restoration oil
the monarchy The government is endeav
oring to make capital out of the manifesto
and is calling upon the citizens TO defend
the republic
"Ihe general impression at Rio de ia
metro is distinctly favorable to Admiral dl
Cana The cruiser Cid passed Ccara on
Wednesday under the Brazilian nag
~ applied formally through the British
minister to the Brazilian government fol
permission to superintend the Red Crus.
work of aiding the insurgcnt sick and
wounded, numbering 230 The govern
ment at first was disincliued saying that
Brazil never entered the Geneva conven
ton. Finally l was refused permission tC
establish a Red Cross corps for the insur
gents on the ground that the men, whor
cured, would again fight against the gov
ernment. ! nm trying to obtain the detail.
of the rumored naval engagement ia Tn,
south.n
The dispatch concludes with the remarl
that further protection of foreign com
merce is impossible unless the armed in
tervention of foreign powers prevents fur
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