The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-21
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DESPERATE FIGHTING
IysUR6ENr FORCES AND TR00Py
MEET ~ DEADLY Battle.
DeGsma's Strategy Wins In an Engage
ment at Governador- Big Naval
Battle soon to Take Place.

LONDON. Dec 2o-The Times has this
dispatch dated at Rio December 18TH and
forwarded Via Monteyideo. since the
sending OF my last dispatch the Insurgents
have maintained a heavy fire with rides
and rlachine guns on the shore
front. They have driven the troops from
the custom house and other points Con-
sequpnt!y all the business OF the city has
been practically stopped. There is no eom-
| munication between the shipping and the
shore.
Killed by Stray shell.
The heavy artillery fire continues bn
Thursday afternoon when the garrison
OF Nillaggnon was dining a shell from a
ten-inch Armstrong i'm Sac joao pene-
trated the casemAtes, killing five and Sc
verely wounding nine. ON Friday five
were wounded at Villeagignon The Nicthe-
roy X quiet. only occasional shots from
it's batteries being fired against Cobras.
on Thursday the Government troops at
tempted to retake Governador. The IN
surgents allowed the invading force. which
consisted OF 1000 infantry and some ar.
tiliery under Gen. Teller. 10 land. then sur
rounded them and cut OF their retreat.
IL IL thought probable that the troops will
surrender.
In ssimishing with the troops on the
Nholc lloltH nnllnk inc past week, the
insurgent losses are estimated at 100 hut
II Is Impossible TO ascertain the exact re-
turns.
DeGsma's stratergy Won.
Under the sub-head later" the Times
correspondent says: General Teller has
attacked the insurgent forces at Cover
nador Admiral DeGama. with 9oo men
and four guns. repulsed the attack and
killed many of the troops and severely
wounding Teller. The insurgents losses
were seven wounded. The following are
the details OF the attack:
The government troops advanced anI
began firing on the Insurgents hospital
for contagious diseases. Then the main
body appeared. They did not see the
force that Admiral DeGama had con-
cealed by the brushwood on the rising
ground. When the government troops
were within 300 yards the Insurgents bat
terry opened fire. the four guns firing 90
rounds In a few hours. The insurgents
maintain the heavy fire from the
rifles ana machine guns. The govern
ment troops Immediately broke IN ali
directions. Among the first wounded WAS
General Teller. The launches posted near
the fort report that no fugitives have
yet attempted to recross TO the main land.
THE government has definitely refused
10 grant ne PERMISSION TO t-tabiish
Red Cross aid for the insurgents wound
ed. on the ground that the men. VIXEN
cured, would again Aght against tie gov
ernment.
Rumors Of y Naval Rattle.
II am endeavoring 10 obtain details of
the rumored naval ergagement In the
South II will be impossible any longer
to protect foreign commerce here, unless
armed intervention nv foreign poWers
stops the lighting"
In the part OF his letter covering events
before the attack by General Teller, the
Times correspondent says: There are
persistent rumOrs OF naval engagement
between the Aquidaban and Republican,
on one side aud the Tiradentes and the
Monitor Bahia on the other. resulting
In the capture OF the two latter by the
insurgents"