The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-12-06
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a BATTLE FOUGHT.

insurger rs Rout Peixotos Troops.
Heavy Losses on Both Sides.
The latest dispatch received from Rio de
,IoLeiro is as follows: The insurgents in Rio
Grsnde do Sui lave been Victorious in q
battle with the government forces near
Bage. Gen. 1sido OF the Cover elnme 1t forces
was taken prisoner Both sides suffered
heavy losses The report that Cnridba had
been captured by the insurgents is denied
The government iorts at Rio de Japelro
continue to cannonade the insurgent war
ship. The transport Madeira has been set
on fire by the explosion OF shell from the
forts, and the Aquidaban, the most powerful
vessel of the insurgent fleet, has been seri-
ously damaged.
The insurgent admiral, CANA states the
loss OF the monitor Javary is not inipor ant.
lie SAYS that the addition of the Taman-
dare with ten inch and two inch quick
firing guns and heavy complement Of
machine and HotchkIss guns, will more
than compensate for the loss.
The artillery fire of the forts continues.
The ire from the shore upon TT, Nillignan-
on continued. The loss on both sides is
small. The insurgent general, lrar, is re-
ported to be eighty miles south ofSaoPaulo
The government has ordered the national
guard in the stat e of Sac Paulo 10 proceed
sOutu 10 meet tue lIlauIktHNs. lue sia'loual
guard refused 10 comply with the order and
the government will therefore send l,2OO
men from Rio de Janeiro against the
enemy,
AumiTal CANA will assume command OF
the insurgent fleet in the harbor on Thurs
day, when Admiral Mello will leave with
the Aquidaban. Admiral Cana states
positively that he will not lombard the
city unless the city fires upon his
ships.
light thousand men, fully equipped, are
waiting Desterro, ready to march against
the government forces. Political arrests
continue in Rio and 800 persons are now
in pr son. Two Bi azilians have been arrest
ed on board the mail steamer 1enIar.
President Peixoto has become allie ated
from the sympathy of all decent people, and
sands a!one with his army. Many persons
loin the insurgents daily. The states oil
Bahia and Para favor the insurgents. The
island of Cobras is strongly fortified with a
garrison of 800 insurgent sailors.
LATER, he insurgent admiral, Melo
has finally succeeded in forcing passage
past the forts guarding the entrance Of the
bay OF Rio Janeiro, and that his flagship
| the Aquidaban, is now on Lthe high seas
| The passage was not effected until some
desperate fighting had been.done.
The entrance ls guarded by Fort Sac Joac
and a water battery on the strip of land ex-
tending northea from the sugar Loaf
! Fort Lage, Fort Santa Cruz and Fort Pico
! When the ship,w seen approaching thu
forts heavy fire was directed against her
She replied briskly and the fight was KEEP
up until she ran past the foit and was on
| of range 1t was seen that some OF thu
shots from the forts took effect andit is be
heved that the Aquidaban sustained con
siderable damage. The government forces
particularly the troops manning the waite
battery, suffered severely. 1t is conjectur
ed at Rio Janeiro that the Aquidaban viii
effect repairs as raddly as possible at SCI
and then cruise in the vicinity OF Cape 81
Rogue to intercept the Nictheroy an
America, President Peixoto's new ships.