St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-22
NAVAL BATTLE EXPECTED.
AQUDABAN AND RsPUBLicA, REBEL
SHIPS, WILL ATTACK
THE CRUISER NIoFHERox


Foreign Vessels Expect to Wit
ness n Great Brazilian Naval
Engagement Government
Batteries Which Were De-
stroyed Have, Been Restored
copyrighted, 1894. by the Associated Press. !
Rio DE JANEIRo. Feb. 21.-The Ar
maeo batteries which were destroyed by
the rebels during the battle of Feb. 9.
when the government lost, it now APP
pears. over 700 men. have been restored.
During the continued disability of Ad-
| miral da Cana, AlexandrinO de Alencal
has been in command while awaiting
the return of Admiral de MeilO. who is
still said to have reached here on board
the Republica.
The rebel force is now said to have
been reduced to 500 men, and a number
of these are more or less severely
wounded. 1t is not believed to be posi-
bic for the rebels to undertake any
further operations on land until the
fleet is strongly reinforced.
News from the Nictieroy is expected
hourly. and concerning the rest of
President Peixeto's feet there were two
stories in circulation. According to
one, the torpedo fleet is III bad shape
and there is little or no chance of a
naval battle being fought.
The second story has it that the
torpedo feet is moving south in orier to
join the Nictheroy, and that news of an
important nature will shortly be heard.
Reports from the south still seem to
show gains for the rebels.
American prestige, owing to the de-
termined action of Admiral Benham, is
very high i'll Brazil.
The rebel cruiser A%quidaban left the
bay at 4 o'clock this morning, in order
to join the rebel war ship Repubiica,
having on board. according to report.
Admiral de Mello, and which Was then
said to be off the entrance 70 the bay.
The Aquidaban got under way during
The darkness. and at a speed of eight
knots she steamed through the channel,
and toward the harbor entrance, as il
no such things as t%orpedoes and subma-
rine mines were in existence.
When nearing the forts at the en-
trance of the bay the rebel ship was
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arms, and a hot fire was soon directed
upon her, but the Aquidaban steamed
steadily ahead, and succeeded
in passing the forts. although tile
was struck several times. The forts
kept firing at the Aquidaban until she
was out Of range, but it is not believed
that any serious damage was inflicted
upon her. When some distance off shore
the AQuldaban mel her consort, the
Republlca, and both vessels steamed Ill
a %southerly direction.
1t IS reported ashore that the two
rebel warships have gone in search of
me Nictheroy, and that the latter is mol
very far off. 1t is understood that
the American warships and one
or more foreign vessels are to fol.
low the AQuidaban and Republica in
order to witness the engagement be-
tween these vessels and the dynamite
cruiser. According to one story the
Nictheroy is bound for Desterro. Ac.
cording to another story she is oil
| Santos.
BUENos AYREs, Feb. 21.-The follow.
ing adyices have been received from
Janeiro: The %insurgept war ship Re.
publica, with Admiral De Mello aboard,
mas made an attempt 70 re-enter Rio
bay, but has been prevented by the
heavy fire. of the forts.
Yellow fever is rapidly spreading
here. and hundreds of deaths from the
disease are reported daily.
Three officers OF the government arm
at Santos, who were suspe cted of trea
son, have been shot.
The authorities are compelling for
eigners here to perform military service
The foreign cOnSuls have lodged with
the government energetic protests
againS: its action.
The lnsurgent land forces have ar
rived at 1tanhaen, i'll the province OF
Sac Paulo and forty miles south of the
city OF Sac Paulo. A number of politl-
cal prisoners have escaped from the
government jails and joined the rebels
on the frontier of the state of Parana.