Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-08
mKLLo,s FRIENDS CONFIDENT.

AA.4AAO'S v KLEIN Do OVN They Believe That che Insurxens Cause at Brazil Will be victorious -The Fighting Has Been Intermit- tent. HosTKvIDKo, Jan. "A correspondent in Rio has sent this dispatch under dats of
 January 9: ..
 Public opinion compelled Admiral da
 Gams, commander of the insursent feet in
 Rio hsrbor, to issue the manifesto distrib-
 uted on Saturday. The manifesto denied
 in these words the correctness of the infer
 enoes drawn from Gama's monarchist man.
 ifesto of e month ago: "The documents
 attributed to me were false in the printed copies. With the victory of the TsvoIu- tion will come the establishment of . civil republican government"
 An unsigned manifesto dsnouneing the employment of North American msres- naries on the government cruiser has been distributed. The sentiment against hiring North Americans to serve on Brazilian vessels is very strong, even among friends of the government and to this statement is due much of the trouble with the Nictheroy's crew. The dismissal of sev- eral North Americans was due probably to the popular prejudice excited against them. The rongsnoremen left the barRes used in cosling the Nicthsroy and joined the insurgents. The foremen who are re- sponsible for the deserters, however, will be obliged to bring them back or suffer the penalty of imprisonment. The Meth eroy is still st Pernambuco.
 The inquiries of the Britiah captain in the harbor here have elioited from the British government only the declaration that there is to be no change and none would be possible. An American naval surgeon who visited the insurgent ship Euchadss leland learned that one to five dead bodies were brought in daily from the insurgents forts.
 Surgeon Senior of the British warship Sirius, after securing the approval of Cap csr of the fleet, has taken his instruments and some supplies to Euchadas, and is at tending the wounded. Guns, ammunition and torpedoes are said to bs stored in the machine shop, which extends under the hospital flag. The insurgents ct Ville- gaignon and Go bras are short of fresh pro- visions and are drinking distilled sea WA ter. It is reported that the French are supplying them with medicines.
 There has been some rain recently and the fighting has besn only intermittent. A fleet of insurgent tugs. commanded by Admiral Da Gams, has been brought along shore several times in an atte npt to drive back the government forces and land troops. Though the insurgents fought with reckless bravery their efforts were in vain. They lost heavily, but did not gain even foothold. Desperate resistance was offered yesterday afternoon and last night to the government advance at Wanna Island. Five insurgent steamers were en- gsged for hours. There was much noise but little blood followed. It transpired to- day that workmen from Euchsdas Island got ashore last night by way of the marine arsenal, whose trsitorous captain gave them permission to land.
 Admiral Mello's friends In this city are confident of his ultimate success.
 MoNTKvIDRo, Jan. "A Rio Jsneiro dis patch, dated January 5, says: The insur- gents attacked Eogenlo island on the srd inst. Two hundred men landed and after sharp fighting captured two guns. The lost two killed and five wounded. The government loss was thirteen killed and five wounded, besides five officers, men and twenty-five civilians taken prisoners.
 Yellow fever has broken out on several merchant vessels in the harbor.