The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-13
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wAsHrseros GrTT. Feb. I2-Admiral
Benhamss course in Brsxis has besn fully
approved BY the house committee on naval
affairs By the passage at resolution ex-
pressing pleasure and satisfaction with
the sdmiral's energetic and prompt a.
ton.
RIO, Feb. a-rLondon Tmes Special. +
At o'clock this morning 500 insurgents
attacked Armacao and Ponta d. Areia, in
the vicinity of Nicsheroy. Launches
conveying the landing portion Left the ISL
and Of Conceicao ut $50 a m, and sac
cecded IN reaching the mainland without
discovery in ha.f m hour. After heavy
firing on both sides the government troops
retired, leaving Ave officers and ferty men
prisoners, ak officers and fifty men killed.
At o'clock. reinforcements of ovsr Zoo
men arriving, the government troops
again advanced under heavy ere of rides
and machine guns. . Krupp battery sta
TONED on the island of Caju, opposite
ponts da Areia, also being engaged.
Admiral CANA further attempted to check
the advance Of the troops by calling for re-
Inducements Of 100 men from Conceicao
and by sending armed launches from the
cruiser Libertad, close to the mainland.
These efforts stopped the advance and
caused heavy losses to the government
forces. Then the rebels ammunition fell
short, the fire slackencd and the loyal
troops slowly gained ground. After three
hours of fighting. the troops were within
half mile of Armacao, and Cana decided
TO withdraw the sailors. finding il i'm
possible TO remain there on account of the
cverwhelmnind number of the enemy.
The Libertad's armed launches continued
to hold the troops while the insurgents
embarked at Amacso. the AQuidaban COW
ering the retreat. The Libertad's launches
were close to Areia, aud received the
blunt Of the enemy's fire. 1t was Ii o'clock
before the last insurgents embarked, after
spiking government battery of heavy
guns at Armacao. The insurgent loss was
five officers and thirty men killed. twenty
officers and forty men wounded. Il is Inn
possible to obtain correct returns, but the
government is supposed TO have lost fif-
teen officers and $50 men killed, and many
wounded. CANA has bullet wounds in the
neck and arm, but they are not dangerous.
/ myself was slightly wounded in the
throat by Mannlicherl bullet. / saw the
first par. of the action from tho island of
Conceicao and the latter portion on board
the Lihertad. Both sides displayed brav-
cry, but the sailors were demoralized at
the finish by the large numbers OF the en-
envy. and fired wildly. Still. the with
drawal wss orderly and without q sign of
panic. The government claims decisive
victory. and today sent 1900 men to rem
foce the garrison Of Nictheroy. Admiral
Melio. with the Republica. 10 now at De-
sterro.
LONDON. Feb. 12.-Sir Edward Grey, par
liamentary secretary for the foreign Office,
replying to question by Sir Ellis Ash
mead Bartlett, said no opportunity would
be lost to SECURE for British vessels at Rio
the same facilities in future ~ are enjoyed
by vessels of other countries.