The sun., 1894-01-16
llOyG TALK WITH DAGAMA
:, Wrtg TRY TO HoLD OUT AT
,,o uNrIL HELP REACHES BIw.

INIIb "h1E "HhN"I" OA"s
ia. Not Force EuouEh to Capture the
..,.,,ud, but Thinks He Csn Keep In
v,. u,rbor Two Months More-If ne
c.,,vres Nietheroy re VIII s-reiy
u,,-sreund. on which the Iusurssnt.
wm Demand Beiiiaere-t RiEht.-Thsy
80. Fighting for "A PiehI,eits 60 Deter
-,,. what Fo-- OF Government the
y.o,,e wsr,-Hs IL weary OF war ..a
vsr,d welcome Peace with Ho.o-
cpyr,sn 1894 ~ n. USe,i Pres.
p,o ne J,SEIRo, Jan. 10. via Montevideo.
=. ik-An interview was had yesterday on
"a the Almiranto Tamanda with Admiral
!. CANA who Is in command OF the insurRent
.uadrOn before Rio de Janei.o The Admi-
nj said
~our pollcy Is to hold on until help comes.
r.b.ve not mon enough to hold tho main
,.,A Eight days ago we recaptured the Gov
.,rments magazine at Ilha da Governador.
"a .ecured 175 cases OF ammunition and
Ala, barrels OF powder. We also destroyed
,n,h Of the material stored there. On
TSur.day last we captured IDRenho Island.
=, ,hleh is an unfinished fort. The garrison
!, mis- point numbered 1O5 men. We made
,.y,pty.three prisoners, four OF whom were
,m.srs. Much ammunition and other sup
Miss. together with two cannons. fell into our
hands, MANY OF tho prisoners transferred
,h.lr allegiance to us and shipped on board
ourvessels None OF the captured officers did
10 however
we can hold our own for two months. but
ao no, bslieye We can do so for any longer
tine.
we do not know where Admiral dc Mello ts
a. tprssent. When he left Rio de Jaueiro he
vsnt south TO organize help. We are In accord
With Gen. Com ercindo. the commander Of the
victorious army at Curityba. In the State OF
sao Pauo. This place Is 600 miles away.
Gen Gomercindo has too many cavalry Ia his
command to allow OF our vessels bringing
them to Rio de Janeiro. Admiral de Mello may
bring back with him q cooperating force.
II We get Nictheroy we shall surely win.
We shall demand belligerept rights. based on
these three points: Our force comprises all
the Brazilian navy In service except two ships !;
second. we control three OF the Southern
States, the Government having no organized
force south OF Sac Paulo. and. third. We have
made war for nearly five months and have an
organized Government In the south"
When questioned as to the object OF the In
leaders OF the movement to restore the mon
lrchy Admiral da CANA said:
NO We ore fighting for . plebiscite. in
order that the people may say freely what form
Of government they want. We hope to win.
The people are with us at heart. As evidence
Of this call to mind that all but three OF tn o
newspapers published In Rio de Janeiro have
been suppressed. Members OF the National
Guard desert the Government by twos and
threos daily and como over to u.s.
Speaking Of the disadvantages under which
hs feet was condueting the Tight Admiral da
shops at which they could repair defects In
Ms machinery OF their ships should they oc-
SaraW | for suppiies S "d Of On ~n'cn
The Admiral was emphatic In his denuncia-
ton OF the Government for allowing the In
upon. Eight shells. he said. had landed there.
iad the scenes when they exploded am ong the
soanded were rttiable.
dInamite cruiser Nictheroy. the Admiral said
that she was still at Pernambuco. and he
ftSed fRSst her sSSamIte s NIT SSn. AZ mirSt S
proye effective against the forts. but Bhe
could not hit even such slow vessel a.
the Nlctheroy is an intimate friend OF Admiral
d. Cana, who described him as an able man.
Reyerting to the subject OF tho attack Of the
ca CANA said:
1t is not true that used neutrality as a
tnhk 10 lOEIHI InB lSlhDu. Qlu caro- IOr AQ-
nlral de Mello's wounded"
Spraking OF him eli he said:
Tho Government stopped my supplies and
you'll bsco@s rebel but % now 'ramSse am so 'Hss wssr5
,nl children, and have to be on the watch
gone and my reputation is at stake. II ron
could find way to end this warfare with
homer both sides would thank you from their
ADMIRAL de Cana is n handsome and en-.
ntsy nnostentatlous man He 10 delightful
6ssays lie Is idolizei by those S who serve serve
under him officers and men. When risks were
mepIi1ned during the interview. he smiled
We must always run risks"
,n he shows plainly the wear to which ho is
The papers here say that the Almirante
LAmandare has been pierced by six great
snnts ana scores OF small pIoIectiles These.
ssnsevsr have not Affected her qualities as y
Is not seaworthy. Her battery consists of ten
..laeh guns, twelve Of the latest style Of Arm
suns, sue uses smokelcss powder. Her gum
hsrs are capable men.
4, Inc Government 10 not able TO receive muni-
.i nOas ol warHt Rio by water. but it is asserted
mat mat ADMIRAL da Cana gets his supplies from
shlps at night
!, q sail that the steamer Asuncion. trom
his hss rotg p,tpugnt load OF ammunition. but
mo pL JANlERo Jan. II via Monteyidso,
49, As lho season advances yellow fever
Htthases IN an average. there are forty
Ssshs weekly from the disease.
R!aeNe thousand tons OF coal. owned By
fcnash SUBJECTS named Wilson. deposited on
SsteeAo Island, We're seized by the insur-
somnI o1S SssterdAy The owners have made no
tSa Ssini; The island 10 the highest one in
sanmT. T ioft Is being built upon II that will
eanrns the uoYernment positions on Mon
TkSS Island and at Nietheroy.
ysst soaiS iIs1R' x,,5 SSTuissr A9pldsba9; which
hsJhosh heiro this morning She entered tho
stopSsd o'clock In the morning. She
kaaia t,t ,ot a32ut 4 minute between Fort
TsIis and shelled 10Th OF them. She was
Gt hss u tne haIbor before q shot was fired
Cant tstatn; The vessel was not hurt.
the Hri,ssvhhh Pakenham pipOn commander OF
Can't Wiiida cruiser Magielenne, will succeed
cruiser Sis,i Lang as commander OF the
BrifiSb nH Capt Lang who Is tho senior
10 Fnglsht . o,heeT here. will shortly return
LIsIIIS On ieAye ~ absence
Goyarn n,.,.n y, IN i9.-Dstails OF the dsfeut Of the
tAetaj HSht Ssht inFee under Gen. Telles which at
have Ss.ahs SLs INA do GuysTnadoT on Dec. l5
hsd hasSehed this city by mail The island
Sents1hn oeegpiei by the insuTgsnts since
lsi m 1880 Ltyrsgc iee-PTssident PeiNoto had been
Wonld Isilele that tho capture OF the island
AM y " an easy task. owing 20 the absence Of
uSgoSrsnlent on the island denoting that the
vas tb,s mere were In force. The attack
troons neIe'ore. ordered. Ihs Government
WithonT T,sIie " conveyed to the island and landed
Goys,nrsthe the silghtest opposition. In furt tho
their - glt git FORCES saw nobody while sfesting
BractisaIiY IhinGing that the island was