The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-08
A Report That Undoubtedly
Comes From A Sympathizer.
A BRITISH POINT OF VIEW.
MeIIo and His Officers are Confident
of Success.
The Aquidiban Has Gone to. Join the
Republica and Bring the Troops
Notwithstanding the Military
The Fight Under the Search
Lights-The Siege Prolonged.

London, Dec. THE Times tomorrow
will publish the following:
Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 3, via Monte
video, Dec. THE government troops
have occupied Armaco. which was
abandoned by the insurgent sailors.
On Sunday afternoon, the insurgent
launches attempted to land force of
men at Armanco, under cover of the
fire of the guns of the warships Ira
Jano, Jupiter and Aquidiban They
were resisted by the government SOL
diers, who kept up heavy rife fire
The sailors were unable to land and
retired with the loss of one killed and
three wounded.
The same day there was a heavy
artillery fire from the government
forts on Fort Villegaignon. The fire of
the latter was well directed, and many
shells burst within the walls of Santa
Cruz and Sac Joao. Villegaignon was
also hit by many shells, and one man
killed and two wounded. On Monday,
800 government soldiers, from the shell
ter of the walls and the houses at Ar
macao again successfully opposed an
| attempt of the inSurgent sailors to
secure a landing.
! The insurgent ships fired upon Ar
macao for an hour and then parties in
launches made several attempts to
land. The fire of the government forces
was so heavy they Were compelled to
return to their ships. The sailors lost
four killed and five wounded and heavy
casualties were reported among the
! troops.
The artillery fire of the forts contin-
ued on Monday. The rif1emen on the
shore in front of Santa Lula fired
upon the gunners at Villegaignon and
wounded one. The Villegaignon re-
piled with machine guns and rifles,
killing and wounding twenty.
On Tuesday evening, the insurgent
launches again attempted to make a
landing at Armacao, and were again
/ repulsed. The government reports
many casualties among the troops.
| On Wednesday the new torpedo boae
Aurora, purchased by Peixoto from
England, was delivered at Pernambuco.
The government has renamed her Gus
| tavo San Dao
| The Aquidiban weighed anchor or
| Thursday at midnight and proceeded
slowly down the harbor. The Esper.
anca was 400 yards in. advance. The
search lights on Gloria Hill and Fort
| Lage, Santa Cruz and Sac Joao opened
fire on the two vessels at 1890. The
ships made no reply at first. They
! passed Fort Lage safely. Wher
abreast of Fort Santa Cruz the Els
peranca opened a heavy fire on the
| fort and then the Aquidiban, when 70(
yards from the fort. gave it full
| broadside. The fire of the ships con-
tinued with the machine and quick
firing guns until they were abreast Of
Fort Sac Joao. Then both openec
their starboard broadsides.
While the ships were passing the
forts. the insurgents gunners in Fort
Villegaignon opened a well-directed
fire on Fort Lagos and Sac Joao
bursting several shells over one
searchlight and damaging it to such
Ian extent that the light stopped.
After the first broadside the Aquidi
bans heavy smoke enveloped the ships
and the searchlights were unable t.
penetrate it.
The Aquidiban did not use hel
searchlight in PASSING the forts.
! I visited the Aquidaban before she
left and found Mello and the officers
and the new crew cheerful and conf
dent of ultimate success.
The Aquidiban has gone to Destero
to join the Republica and bring the
troops north.
After clearing the forts the Aquid-
iban threw her search light upon the
military school, which she bombarded
for half an hour. doing great damage
to the buildings. The government fears
that if Admiral Gonca leaves with the
warships Tiradentes and Bahia, now al
Montevideo, he will probably join the
Insurgents
| Admiral Cana has assumed command
of the Insurgents vessels here.
The, InSurgent manifesto says: "The
victory of the Insurgents is certain, .
and calls upon the Brazilian nation tc
remedy by force of arms the mistakes
made in moment of temporary mad
ness on Nov Is, 1889.
General Pogo, a strong monarchist
commanding the government troops
south of San Paulo. is reported in
sympathy with the Insurgents.
The government is unable to find
crews for the new warships.
The state of siege has been prolonged
! until Dec. %.