The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-24
CANA WANTS PEACE
BraziPs Rebel Admiral Has Had
Enough of Fighting.
Admiral Benham Asked to Act as Medi-
atOr Between PeixOtO and the In
surgents-A Recent Battle.


Rio de Janeiro says: THE Associated
Press correspondent is informed on good
authority that Admiral Da Cana, in COM
mand Of the insurgent fleet, has made a
request to Admiral Benham, in command
Of the American war ships here. asking
the latter TO be kind enough TO act as a
government of President Peixoto with the
view of bringing about some understand
ing. The correspondent has been unable
TO see Admiral Benham and obtain a con-
firmation or a denial of this report but IL
may be safely said that there seems little
or no doubt Of it's truth. 49,
When the news that Admiral Da Cana
was communicating with Admiral Benham
reached the shore the greatest satisfac-
ton was expressed by everybody at the
prospect of an end to the wearisome civil
war which has been clogging the wheels
OF business for four months past. NOBODY
seems 10 doubt that the American ad-
nlral VIII soon be able to patch up a
peace between the insurgents and the gov
ernment, for both sides admit that they
are heartily tired OF the distressing bonn
DardmentS and attacks and counter
attacks which have been going on FOR so
long with little or no advantage to either
Another dispatch from Rio saws that
after long delay, puzzling alike to the
people VINO continue loyal to the govern
ment and to the insurgent leaders, Presi-
dent PeiXoto has given orders to his new
warships, purchased in Great Britain and
the United States, to sail southward and
begin the long-expected naval contest
Whlch, IN all probability, will decide the
struggle for supremacy between BraziIs
chief magistrate and those who are seek
ing TO overthrow him Word was received
here to-day that the Nictheroy America
Aurora and Paranhyba, reached Bahia to-
day on their way from Pernambuco to Rio
they are reported to be fully manned and
In hAtfn Al
was supposed their officers would be able
TO get them, considering the fact that their
crews are made up of mixed nationalties
The q. mantle gun aboard the Nictherov
has been subjected to a plumber of further
tests and is now said TO be working to the
satisfaction of the officers OF that vessel
Details of n Battle.
Copyrighted. 1892. by the Associated Press).
LONDON, Jan. 23-The Times, to-mor-
row, will publish the following cable dis
patch, dated Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 20, via
Montevideo:
"Since the arrival here of the Aquidaban
the insurgents have been gaining ground
steadily. They appear to be more conf
dent than before, and public opinion ashore
is becoming more favorable to the revo-
luton. The people condemn strongly the
apparent inaction of the government in not
attempting decisive measures.
ION the morning of Jan. 16, the insur-
| gents attacked Mocangue island. While
| the Aquidaban made preparations to ad-
vance she kept up heavy fire with the
| machine quck-firing guns until half-past
! o'clock. Then at o'clock, the inSurgent
launches advanced, covering the landing
| OF three parties, consisting of twenty-seven
men each. who. with a reserve of thirty
men, were placed on Mocangue Pequena.
| The insurgents landed just at daybreak.
and Immediately charged the government
| battery, capturing It's Krupp field pieces.
| one heavy Whitworth and q large supply
OF ammunition. The insurgents then
| turned the battery against the government
| Punta Da Areia. a sharp hand-to-hand
| fight took place on the island and was
maintained for half half an hour: AT the ex-
| surrendered. The total loss of the govern
| ment on Macangue island was follows
| The commanding officer and ten men killed
| fifteen wounded and three officers and 10C
| men taken prisoners. The government loss
| on the mainland Is unknown, but must
have been heavy. on the side of the In
| surgents five men We're killed and seyen
| wounded Both sides showed pluck, but
| the determined rush of the sailors over
| "Adyices from Desterro say that the in
| surgents have occupied the town of Paran
aqua After two hours sharp fighting tn,
agreeing to join the revolution. The in
| surgents captured a large supply OF rifle:
and ammunition. six kTupp held pieces ant
| twenty thousand rounds. General Lima
| commanding the government troops at Par
anagua. together with the Governor of th'
| State OF Parana. fled to Saoa Paulo.
| The governments new war ships are still
| at Pernambuco. The man-of-war Tiradent,
and the gunboat Bahia remain at Monte
| video The government continues TO arres
! many persons on suspicion of their sym
| pathy with the revolution Et also keeps OF
| sending strong reinforcements to Nictheroy
| whose garrison now amounts TO about
/, 1,5o0 men.
| The insurgents report that they have re
| ceived notice OF the consignment of fiv,
| thousand Manlicher rifles, two million cart
| ridges. forty-eight Krupp guns and a larg
supply OF ammunition for the use Of tn
| revolutionary forces.
| There Is no confirmation OF the repor
| that the presence OF United States war ships
| I'm this harbor is due TO the proposal by III,
| United States TO interfere in the preSen
| quarrel. No such proposal has yet beer
| made either TO the government or the In
| surgents.
The epidemic of yellow fever in this cit.
is increasing In violence"