The herald., 1894-02-13
BLOODY BATTLES IN BRAZIL,
More Details of the Recent
Fighting at Bio.
The Insurgents Futile Attempt to
Take NictherOy.
Heavy Losses Sustained on Both sides.
admiral Da CANA Wonndsd-A
Crisis in Peixoto's
Cabinet.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-[Copyrighted, 1894,
BY the Associated Press. THE Times
tomorrow will publish the following die
batch from Montevideo, under date OF
esbruary 18th:
RIO. Feb. 9.-At O'Clock this morn
ing 500 insurgents attacked Armacso snd
Pom tz da Areia. in the vicinity OF MIC
there Y. Launches conveying landing
partie. Left the island of Conceicao at
$3.50 a. m. and succeeded in reaching
the main, land without discovery, In hall
an hour. After heavy firing on both
sides. the government troops retired,
leaving fivet officers and 40 men prison
ers. ak off AIRS and so men killed. At
< O'Clock re Inducements of q thousand
raeu arrivi, n, the government troops
again advs aced under heavy fire
of riAes and machine guns,
Krupp batter stationed on the island
of Cain. opu osite Ponta ds Areia, also
being engage g. Admiral da CANA
fur,heY attemp we'd to check the advance
Of the troops by calling Tor reinforce
ments OF 100 pen from the Conceicao
and by eendin G armed launches from
the cruiser Libt wtade, close to the main
land. These eff nrts stopped the advance
and caused hesy Y losses 10 the govern
ment forces. flen their ammunition
fell short. the fire slackened and the
troops slowly q uned ground. After
three hours tigh ting the troops were
within half a mile of Armacao, and Da
CANA decided to withdraw the sailors,
finding ii impossib " to remain there on
aecount of the over vhelming mum Der of
the enemy. The Libertade's armed
launches continued 10 hold the troops
at bay while the insu agents embarked at
Arrnacao. the AquidRt kan covering the re-
treat. The Libertade aunches we're close
to Areia and received the brunt of the
enemy's fire. 1t was IL O'Clock before
the last OF the insul gents embarked
after spiking the COVE rament battery
of heavy guns at Arma cso. The 1nsur-
gents' loss was i've off GERS and 30 men
killed; 20 officers and 4tp mon wounded.
It ia impossible to obtain the correct re-
turns. but the governm Int Is supposed
to have lost 10 officer and $50 men
killed and many woun ted. Da CANA
Las bullet wounds in the neck and arm,
but not dangerous. |, myself, was
slightly wounded in the throat by
Mannlicher bullet. | saw the first
psrt of the action from the island OF
Concelcao and the latter portion on
board tbs Libertade. B 9TH sides dis
plaved bravery, but the 81 silors were de-
moralized at the finish by the large num-
bers of the enemy and fired wildly.
Still, the withdrawal was orderly and
without sign of panic. The govern
ment claim decisive victory and today
sent 1900 men to reinforce the garrison
at Nictheroy. Admiral de Mello, with
the Republics, is noE at Desterro.
BUENos AYREs, Feb. 12-l Copyrighted
by the Associated Press. dispatches
bring SONS details Of Fridays battle at
Rio. A general engagemen5 was fought
close to Nictheroy, the rebsfs engaging
the government troops ait close quarters
the fighting was Desperate and is said
to have resulted in the loss OF 900 gov
eminent troops killed and 200 insurg-
ents. The rebels were finally COM
PEELED to retire.
A dissension exists in the government
cabinet and crisis is reported because
Peixoto has decided to- proloEg the
state OF seige, and some of the min
ministers may resign.
New YoRK, Feb. 12.--The Herald's
special from Montevideo says: A cor
respondent in Rio sends word that a
crisis in Peixoto's cabinet is imminent
The state of siege will probably be con-
tinHed longer than contemplated. The
insurgents have strongly established
themselves on the leila Raza,
near Nictheroy. The rebels are
marching upon the city of Sac
Paulo from Rio Grande do Sui. Reports
are received that the government troops
met defeat at Ombu. Three hundred
were killed and their munitions Of war
and provisions coniscated. Many stu
dents have deserted the schools and
Joined the revolutionary foRces.