St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-06
Special Rio cable dispatch.

Special Rio cable dispatch.
i copyrighted, 1891, by the Associated Press.
Rio DE JANEIRo. Feb. 5.-Unless
present indications turn out incorrect,
the fate of President Peixoto and Ad-
mlral da Cana and his followers will be
decided tomorrow.
During Saturday night and Sunday
the insurgents steamed their ships into
positions of advantage. preparatory to
making thorough and decisive attack
upon the government positions at
Nichteroy especially.
1t is understood that this is final
and desperate effort upon the part of
the insurgents, and that on its success
everything depends. SO far as tue revo-
luton is concerned.
1t Is expected that early on Tuesday
morning the insurgent commander will
have succeeded in landing a force on
shore, which, covered by the fire of the
rebel vessels. will advance upon the
government positions, and the final
battle is then expected to be fought.
The foreign war ships are closely
watching the operations, and there has
been no further interference of any sort
up to the time this dispatch is filed.
The general opinion ashore seems to
be that the insurgents will be defeated.
and that the collapse of the rebellion, in
this part of the country, at least. will
Immediately follow.
/ Later information concerning the
intended landing of the insurgents in
the neighborhood of Nictheroy shows
that 1t was the intention of Ad-
miral da Cana to send his forces
ashore OH Sunday morning, and
that from the advices which he
had received from the insurgent
agents ashore. the admiral was led to
believe that regiments of the national
guard would join issue with the inSur-
gents the moment the latter landed. 1t
is added, however. that the plot leaked
out and the insurgents were compelled
TO postpone their contemplated attack
until tomorrow.
: But up to the hour this dispatch is
filed the insurgents have not made any
attack upon. the Nictheroy, and unless
some decided change takes place soon
in the attitude of the national guard at
sNIctheroy it is probable that the guards
men will remain loyal to President
Peixoto, and that the insurgents will
have to still further postpone their
decisive attempt to capture the city
mentioned. 49,
The supporters of the government say
that Admiral da Gama's announced
intention OF making an attack in force
yesterday or today upon Nictheroy is
only another ''bluff'' upon the part of
the rebel commander, who is said to
lack the energy and ability necessary
to successfully carry out any Such plan.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-The Standard has
letter from Rio Janeiro which mentions
an alleged plan OF Admiral de Mello to
transport 1900 troops from Rio Grande
do Sui and land them outside the har-
Dor of Rio. and to make a combined
land and sea attack upon the city. Both
sides, the writer says, seem to be play
ing waiting game.
NEW YORK, Feb. GA Herald dis
patch from lilo Janeiro Feb. says:
The rebel war ships i'll the harbor here
formed in line OF battle yesterday in
front of the city's wharves. This was
done with view OF landing the troops
for Admiral da Cana and re-
ceiyed promises that the cavalry
IN RlO ana others OF PelXOtO'S troops
would revolt, join his forces and make
landing possible. He was doomed to
disappointment, however, as no revolt
occurred. He asks recognition as
belligerents for his followers today
from England, Italy, France and Ger
many.
LONDON, Feb. GA dispatch from
Rio Janeiro says: Admiral de Cana has
given fOrty-eight hours notice that
he will blockade Rio, and has disposed
his fleet accordingly. This step is i'll
tended to assert belligerent rights for
the insurgents. The action OF the for
eign commanders is awaited with
anXiety."