The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-27
A CORRESPONDENT INTERVIEWS
ADMIRAL DA CANA,
The Insurgont Still sanguinc Of Vic
tory and Claims to Be Gain
ing Strength Daily,
THE AQUIDAsAE's BA Y ENTRANCE TO
THE HARBoR OF RIO,
Firos Brcadsidp to Awaken the Sleeping Gar
risons of tn, Loyal Forts Ammunition
Wasted Trying to Sink tho Vessel,

New York. January ga New York
World special says;
Rio dc Janelro. Brazil. via Monteyideo.
Uruguay. January IS --Admlrai Melio's rev.
oiulon IS maR,ieSt:y on its last legs. Ar
Jor all the nshtmE that has been done in
this bay since September, including an al
most daily bombatdment Of the city OF
Rio, has been on this side OF the city OF
Nicthcroy. On the other The insurgents
have gained no substantial advantage ana
have no fooihold on either shore. More
over they are gradually growing weaker
from lack OF needed supplies reinforce
monts and repairs 10 their warships. ON
tno other hand President pcxoto is gain
ms strength daily.
Tho Words correspondent Went. under
a biask TIRE, today TO Encnadas Island to
/ interview Admiral Sa.dauha Ia 1lma the
! commandments during Admiral Mel
los absence OF the revolutionary forces in
( kto bay. Snchs IRON the loyal baelories
/ ar NlIcneroy dropped all around the corre-
4 sponuen.s BOAT Us II Hurrei from the
! uGuy NJ 40 TO the lltue lsland whleh OF
! late has been made base OF active opera
\ Tic ms against tue WY -hah'Ihl VI" N"'iN'
received the Wofld correspondent gracious
| y ana spoke frankly throusneHt the inter-
! view.
/ we are fighting for great principle"
! said he, Ia the course of a tank about the
situation I'VE may die ourselves nut
the principle OF civl liberty WIN 1--we
We have the sympathy OF all patriotic
BrGEl,ianB and are growing stronger aeE
10y day."
Tie World correspondent found 100
wounded rebels In the hospital on Eneit-
dus leland paiNoto'a troops evacuated
Mocanpue Islnnd last Wednesday. be-
cause no advantage was TO be derived
from holding IT, Ihercupon the reoe.s
TOOK possession of the island again and
Boosted Of having won a signal victory
1t is an empty boast
The squadron OF warships bought In
New York composed OF the Nictheroy, tho
America and riistting Destroyer is
son at pornambuco IT seems, although
the minister of foreign AFFAIRS, presum-
ing TINT orders had been oheyed, capled
TO the World that those VESSELS Aauod
last Sunday. bound directly for tlls port
AGmral Duarte. In command OF prcsi-
dent Peixota's fleet In Northern Braall
is said to have been suspended because
Of his decay In proceeding TO attack the
Aquidabam The name of the officer who
! has been appointed to succeed him Is itcpi
? secret.
, Admiral Mcllo ls still Off the coast OF
I Southern Brazil on the cruiser Republcu
: He is sick The naval battle which Is
looked forward to MS certain to decide the
{ issue Of the revolution Will be fought
? probably within two weeks.
SLEEPY GARfusCNs.
Mon!cvideo, Uruguay Januury 20 doy
Mexican cable TO New York HcrnldD-
The Hernlds correspondent at Rio in
NERO sends an ntero atiHs account OF the
easy way IN wnien the rebel warshli
I AquidHban ran hurmlehsly past the loya
forts at the entrance 10 Rio bay Ia tht
carly morning OF January II, He learne-
j on the afternoon OF january 10 that the
l rebel warship eSpeetd TO attempt ia,
e massage thul nlgnt, ana through the kind
ness OF INC commander of the United
States mnn-ol-war Newark was abe q
see the whole affnir from the decks or tina
cruiser. After watching for hours II
= vain he was rewarded about $3.50 ON tht
: morning OF January II by catching tt
. glimpse of The rebel ilasship heaVS
$ bank OF mist lay aero the harhor ZEN
} trance, and only her na8ts ana the toI
e OF her smoEcsta cks could be seen.
Sac came along slowly until she wa
abreast The Fort Santa Cruz when sh'
sudden,y blaaed amy AT 81 with two
r her lurre guns. then n the same moinn
r dropping o shcll from her port FORWARD
: gun into Fort Lnge.
% Appayeutly the garilsonB IN those fort
were aeleep AZ The time or else wer
u frightened out OF their wits, for IN
j. Aauidaban had proceeded more than
.uu1rter Of a mile up The harbor Defof
they were able to-aiswer the guns OF IN
bold intruder They tipod Heveihi rounds "a
u the Aquldaban, INT none Of them MI her
70 and she steamed slowly on TO Port Gro
rs gaton. when ava not ire single sho
10 ia the rebel WaF safely past.
The AquidAhan quickened her lesurel
or rate OF speed SHORTY before she cam
10 abreast OF Fort Arnnc0. which ilred ~
or heavy guns nj her, but failed 10 mt IN
is desired target,
RI IN reply the rebel fred two shells trot
her stern turret. one of which fell VIM
Fort Armacoao ana the other close 70 n
Nlclher0y gas works. She then went o
z without further attempt at nndrance az
h aeon dropped anchor beside Admirh -
ID Gnma's ship, the Tamandare, ana %
IN sebe. battery on Cobras irlaHd welcome
IL he with a Joyous sniute from fglr suns
m As II exasperated by the Aqidaoen
10 oasy entrance tue government forts
~ lulged IN hot IRE urnn FoIt Nllogai.
non. which lasted from Q untll g,cl0sI
m reply 10 THIS the rebels launches b
gan lively fusi.ade all along tne WY
a. front, killing several national ghardhih'
Il. and eftizcns. An officer Of the Newai
nv counted twenty dead bodies behind u
. sand barriers. 4,
"a. Mocangue Island was captured by q
Is, rebels on the night OF January lb
school Lands 10 Lease
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