The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-17
nchcI. nnaly nonted.

Montevldco. Uruguay january Is
Especial TO New York Ilerald.)-Ihe
TIcrald's correspondent in RIO Janeiro
sends word that PeSiotos minister OF
war has resolved to issue new loan.
Formation Of additional battalions of the
National Guard In several states stun goes
on
Information has been received here from
the RIO Grande do sui frontier that the
Insurgents have abandoned the Siege OF
Bagc owing to the near approach of a
strong government force which has been
sent TO the garrisons relief 1t IS said
that General Tavares before leaving liage
beaeadcd an the loyal prisoners he had
made
tculars of an important government VIC
tory They are TO the effect lhul hIler ~
rebels had executed tntH plls'"gio az" a.,
were reireating from BnEe thrA We're m
tcrccptel 10y the Eovrrumc ut rclei column
and % hot irht followed, lHNAltS loivSh
were quickly put to niEhl nut nov ull
they Ind ieft 900 dead ON the teld
rho loyal.st loss wG only Tour onleeis
and thlrty-siX men killed ana ninety
others wounded. The trhels are rtpoi re"
10 he fleeing toward ilu,u Anna, iiase
has been grcatiy damaged iu the siege;
Additional adNinCH from the Herald
correspondent On Rio declare that beyond
dcsultoTy firing IN Rio bay between ihc
rebel snipg and loyal batteries, nothlhE
had becu done for almost month, unth
January g. when the insurg nu in lRun'N.
attacked lGuEanhJ Island. driving ne gov
eminent forces into ihe center on VA
island. killing forty men and otlcerh ana
CARRYING nfty-thror prisoners aboard the
ehips OF their Meet General ferf9il ~
charge Of PeiXoto's forces on I'M" lflAnl'
Ned toward Nicthciuy IN q steam launch,
abaudouiug thr dead and wounded. Great
fl4tl0n was felt by the NictorH over IN"
affair, and he rebel fng was hoislcu on
the isIand They captured a quantity OF
riips rIn,g powdcr mud other war ma
t,rial on the island Train loads OF Nh-
iionM tiuardsmen were sent next duy
from Rio To Nic-hcrly ana a large quhn.
lily OF munitions of war was sent ~
inc least estimate. from $40 10 l0ll men
wore sent 10 reinforce the Nietheroy
troops
arms, according 10 tho vote OF iis legialn-
ture Should PciHptO be defeated at Rio
he Will doubtless seek refuge IN Minus-
Geracs as he has strong support mere
and many ndhcrCnts, AS he has also m
the States OF Sac Paulo. Esperito ana
Mello's objective point for landing Of
trropg from RIO Grnndo do Sui, which
arc expected 10 arrive soon VIII probably
bee the small lngonns which have deep
water just south of cape FRO. TWO OF
these Maoacu and lnpu are only ii9nt
hours march from the outskirts of Me
thcroy That such landing is feared by
peixoto As eyiuced by the active moye-
menu of his troops n the reinforcement
OF Nictheroy's garrison.
No orders had been sent up TO January
3 10 the cruisers Nicthcrny or America az
Pcrnambuco 90 begin active operation or
move south PciNoto, u rs alleged at RIO,
desires them To await there the arrival OF
the plraung. The fleet VIII then start
south iR company.
Under cover Of fog and darkness on
the night Of January the rebel torpedo
ngHfg AtuFgclD and l1luX. with the iuulut=
my ran past the fort OF Santa cruz and
entered RIO haTbor safely They brought
news to Ia Gama from MellO that the
Aauidaban and Republica, with me
armed Transports, would soon come north,
and that the rbvoltera' forces would then
attempt o landing outside the harboi-
Their plan was 10 march at once on Mic
theroy, while the guns Of Tamandrc
Venus. Marion and other rebel ships In
the bay would support them with
shower Of shot and she'll