The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-01-26
THE BRAZILIAN WAR.
MeIIo Returns to Rio-Fever Thinning
the Rebel Army.

MeIIo Returns to Rio-Fever Thinning
the Rebel Army.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The Herdlds
Rio Janeiro correspondent cables:
Admiral Mello's flagship, the Aquida-
ban, is again in the bay before Rio. She
ran the gauntlet of the forts at the
entrance to the harbor this morning as
safely as she did when leaving it some
weeks ago.
The HerdlFS Montevidco cable says:
News has Just been received here from
The scene of the fighting in Rio Grande
do Sui, Brazil that the rebels have cap
tured San Juan Baptista, without meet
ing any opposition.
Captain Lang, the commander of the
British gunboat Sirius, was reported to
be seriously i'll and purposed returning
to England. This would leave Captain
Picking of the Charleston acting
senior officer of the foreign fleet before
Rio, because the captain of the French
cruiser. Magnan, who was actually en- :
titled to the distinction, did not wish to
act in that capacity.
The HeraldS correspondent in Rio
also reports that on January 4th all the
Ministers of foreign powers having war
Peixoto and General Saldanha that they
would suspend all efforts at intervention
between the contestants and that both
sides might 90 ahead and lombard each
other to their hearts content But the
foreign warships did not move from
their anchorages and the rebel vessels
still remained ensconced behind them,
safe from President PeiXoto's gunners.
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special from Montevideo says: News
has Just reached Rio of a small mutiny
on the Nictheroy at Pernambuco, which
forced Captain Baker TO shoot one or
two of the crew. 1t is believed that the
New Workers were really afraid to take
the Nictheroy into the fight. She
and the Aurora cruise about at
sea nightly, fearing to be caught
at anchor by the rebel ships
MoNTEvIDEo, Jan. 15.-The garrison
of Bage, which is being besieged by the
insurgents, have become so seriously
pinched for provisions that they have
been consuming for the last few days
horses, cats and other animals. There
was a lively skirmish on Saturday at
Santa Rosa station, between the local
troops and General Sampaio, who is
marching to the relief of Bage, and the
rebel forces under General Silva Ia
wares
Rio DE JANEIRo. Jan, 15.-Admiral de
Cana says the policy of the insurgents
is to hold out till help comes. They
have not men enough to hold the main
land. The insurgents, he says, recap
tured the Governments magazine on
Ilha da Governador recently and Sc
cured a large supply of ammunition.
On Thursday they captured Eugenio
island and made seventy three prisoners.
Much ammunition, together with two
cannon, fell into their hands. Many of
those captured joined the insurgents
| He thinks the insurgents can hold their
own for two months at least. The in
surgents We're in accord with General
Gamercindo, commander of the vic
| torious army at Curytiba, in the State
of Sac Paola.
Da Cana added; "If we get Nicthe-
roy, we will surely win. We will de-
mand belligerent rights based on these
three lines: Our force comprises all
the Brazilian navy service except two
ships; second, we control three southern
states, the Government having no or
ganized force south of San Pedro; and,
| third, we had made war for nearly five
!
ment in the south" He reiterated the
statement that the insurgent leaders
were fighting for the people, that the
people may choose freely form of
government. Da Cana was emphatic
in his denunciation of the Government
| for allowing the insurgent hospital on
Cobras island to be fired upon. Eight
shells, he said, exploded among the
wounded, and the scenes which follow
ed were pitiable.
RIO DE JANERo, Jan. 16.-The Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, acting for
| President Peixoto, has authorized the
representative of the United Press to
send the following: ''The siege of
Bage by the insurgent forces has been
released after duration of eighteen
days, the sorties of the Government
troops, commanded by General Carlos
Telles, having finally put the insurgents
to flight. 1t was a complete rout for
the insurgents, who abandoned their
, baggage and munitions of war. The
| Governments loss was 36 killed and 90
wounded. The insurgents loss was
! 100 killed and wounded. Two days
after the battle one of the two columns
that had been dispatched to the relief of
| Bage arrived at that town. The relieving
party at once started in pursuit of the
Insurgents, but 1t is understood they did
not succeed in catching up with the
main body of them. Many of the latter
deserted. 1t was found that the in
surgents had sacked several houses and
several men were found with their
threats cut. Two Government soldiers
who had been captured by the enemy
were burned alive. General Carneiro,
who is ON the frontier between the
states of Para and Santa Catarina,
recently fought an engagement with
the insurgents and defeated them. The
British steamer Hilda, which has ar
rived here from Porto Allegro, capital of
the State of Rio Grande do Sui, reports
that the Government is in undisturbed
possession of the coast of that State.
The news from the south is to the
effect that the much needed reinforce
ments from Santa Catharina are I'M
likely to give anything like prompt
assistance to their fellow insurgents
down in Rio harbor, and it looks as if
the revolutionary leaders at Santa
Catharina would be unable to lend any
aid To de Cana. In a number of en-
gagements the revolntionists suffered
defeat, and number of Mello's men