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of. Eight OF the Government troops were
killed and ten others were wounded. What
ammunition the insurgents did carry OF they
There had been daily sklrmishes in the
neighhorhood Of Moncansue Island, but moth
Government evidently had hopes OF reducing
the insurRent supplies so low as TO compel Ad-
miral ia CANA to leave the harbor with his
The garrison at Nictheroy had been In
creased and all preparations had been made
still claiming TO have the sJmpathy OF the peo.
pie In bahia and Pernambuco. but they Ind
fnrcements from these places
Gen. Saraiva was reported to be marching
toward parsnaG1s, on the coast with the n, 7.
MelIo who was reported to be awaiting him
with the Republca and two transports.
mony with saraiva's operations on land. The
next attack. It was said. would be directed
ON Jan. u ADMIRAL da Cana, commander OF
the insurRent fleet In Rio bay. had said that he
February, and that. even " he should get no
further support. he would try to hold bis posi-
In case the expected help should come from
the South no would force the lighting.
On Jan; the u9yeTnment guners at Ntcthe-
pItal. + The hospital which ls non on Enchsdos
Island. was hit by rye Of the shells and two OF
Its inmates were sIlSh 81 sGd ut ten & others Ters
few hours. Several patients were so fright
ened that, after the fret she'll struck the build
'n The h SoVsrnment n E had BEEN severely cr
rised, according to the despatch, for allowing
rRs ianrs OF 81 the vessels
pernambuco and Monteyideo TO sail for Rio
was ascrlhed to the fact that any attempt they
might make TO enter the bay 10 the face OF the
lre from. Villcgaignon and Cobras would be
futile and porhape disastrous.
ceirao % island With $50 marines f' on Jan. 3. and
there had been some Fighting there in the
Another despatch, dated at Rio on Jan. IL.
said that the A1uidahan had come into the
harbor at A. o'clock that morning.
and Sac Joso fred on eE her. but sie ans answered
only with 4 broadsids for Sac Joao ind another
damage until in passing Nictheroy. she was
struck on the upper deck by two shells
oesp. a. and Ter crew % Of the AauidsSsn Were cheers
full and hopeful: They said the insurgents had
gained many fresh recruits In the south.
% were IL greater s demand than a men. fRe % smart.
ness OF the hqudaban in forcing her way into
to to- the insurgenis' i gen % friends ashore. D
A late despatch from Rio de Janeiro says:
was e Es. Fnf here
cipher from Capt: Picklngi .t me Jaasir9: and
Herbert declined to mako Its contents publlc.
situation, with q hint that the end Of the insar.
rection Is near at hand. The despatch is tho
last that will bo sent by Capt. Picking as COM
mander OF our naval forces at Rio for on the
arrival Of Admiral Benham on the San Fran.
CISCO he will assume command OF the United
States fleet In q few days the cruiser New
York will be at Rio. barring accident and then
some idea OF the future policy Of this Govern
ment In the revolution may become publ
1t Is generally believed here that the danger
Of the reestablishment OF tho monsrchy In
Brazil has passed. and that everything points
to the final trium ph Of tho Government. The
return Of the Aauidaban to Rio without re-
enforcement Is looked upon as the beginning
o. the end. Another reason cited for the belief
that the United States Govern ment considers
that the revolution Is practically over Is the
fact that the monitor Miantonomoh. which
was destined to go to Trinidad. to be kept In
reserve there In the event OF q change in the
state Of Affairs In Brazil. still remains at Nor
folk. IL is contepded that she would be or
dered south H. the Navy Departmen believed
she could. reach Rio before the end came.
The ending Of the revolution will probably
he followed BY the speedy. resumption Of CONF
Ian Ports. and Il is saij that the presence oi
the United States naval force at Rio will add
moral suasion to q request OF this Government
on the brazilian Federal auth critics for q re-
m moyal OF the blockade without the usual off,
cial DELAY or the establishment OF q period OF
post lutionary detention and inspection
so far as American merchantmen are con-
cerned