The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-31
HNHAN N battle.
Shots Exchanged Win One Of
GGTa'S Sli9S.
TODAY NAY BRING A FIGHT
The Rebels Quit When Our Ships
Showed Their Teeth.

oonaicting Reports AS to Whether
Cannon or Only Rifles Were Used-A
Rsnort Purporting to Be That of the
American Admiral Mentions Only a
Harmless Bluff With Rifle shots-A
More Sensational Version Repre-
sants a six Pound Cannon Ball Fired
Into One Of the Insurgent Ships.
Copyrighted 1894, by the United Press.)
Rio Janeiro. Jan. 30.-Saturday the
American bark Amy, Capt. Blackford,
from Baltimore, the American bark Good
News. Capt. Myrick, also from Balti-
more and the Julia Rollins gave notice
that they were going to the Saudre
piers
Admiral de Cana learned of this yes
terday and notified Admiral Benham
that if these vessels attempted to go to
the piers referred to he would fire on
them.
Admiral Benham at once replied that
the vessels would go to the piers if they
wanted to, and that he would send the
Detroit to protect them, and if the De.
troit could not furnish sufficient protec-
ton every vessel of the American squad
ron would be employed in the work OF
protection.
Earlyyesterday morning, five insurgent
tugs and armed merchantmen proceeded
to the place where the American vessels
were lying at anchor and hovered about
them, apparently waiting for them to get
under way, when they would fire upon
them.
BENHAM CLEARS HIS DECKS.
Great activity was displayed on board
the American warships and soon the
sharp tones Of The boatswain's whistles
could be heard piping the crew to clear
the ships for action AT o'clock the
Detroit hoisted her anchors, and with
shotted guns steamed in beside the in.
surgent warships Traiar and Guanabara
both Of which were lying close to the
Good News
As the Detroit took up her position a
shot from the Guanabara was fred at the
Good News. The Detroit at once fired a
bNeHN oAAOv elNIOoS u1C DOWS Va bnC
Guanabara, whereupon the latter vessel
replied with what IS supposed to have
been blank cartridges. The Detroit then
turned one of her guns upon the Guiana
para and sent a small shell into her stern
post, and was on the point of delivering
oroadslde at the insurgent ship, wher
tne Guanabara signaled that she would
stop firing
THE TRUE STORY OF THE INCIDENT.
copyrighted, 1884, by the Associated Press
no de Janeiro, Jan. 30, 5 p. m.-ThC
IoAoWlng statement has been made to the
ASsoHated Press correspondent by AID
Gllral benham, commander of the United
states feet in this harbor: 1.-THE insur
genI forces on Cobras island last Friday
aleu upon ship flying the United States
nag protested to Admiral Saldana dt
nalna against the action, and his res
ponSe was that he had warned the com
nauuer OF the ship when it was at the
sSo,'.. oSo d. hlo de Janeiro as TO the where
] ]au9uVS OF the danger line
ordered Admiral de Cana TO cease
;Ii tne 9rlng: Both the guns on the
,1ianu afan OF Cobras and the gun.
a. g. s4e lnsurgent warship Traiano opened
LISA 1,ae saturday upon the bark Agagte. {
sseSSel mailing from New York. l warned
1ullral thsral de Cana at once that i
fnG AreW was repeated I would fire back
also warned him that if he touched al
cons:5n c1leL1can snip or American goods IwoulC
SroTd9 U,S9er MIN pirate. told him that
IrIoiC IVotu protect American property abso
sbo,i{5 Ib,U,{ from the fire of his guns, and that
dooo da'u ,Ini LieCaliate upon him for any damag,
tbn uuless II was entirely apparent tina
'auldge was due to chance shots"
ANOTHER WARMING.
dhunlral Benham says that he notified
b4htiIaI nv tha dc Cana unohicially that firinl
t5o 'Io Insurgents upon the wharves fol
purpose merely of creating terror aut
mo;ong blockade. would NOT he per
GOV ,,'Veu ,o 50 tar as Americans and Ameri
mn,;osStIs ;;esseIs were concerned. To this com
anaaDol. VIon the lnsurgent admiral made nj
can o. Inc captains of the three Ameri
yesSels, Admiral Benham continues
,LS,lldted tnat they wanted to 90 to tht
8o5 yes and the American admiral noti
tsn,ia T iAuinlral de Cana that it was his in
day d'Oq ~ 70 convey them at sunrise on Mon
ordaroI5 caring trouble, Admiral Benhau
cIeoroIg Ieg That the vessels of his feet b,
ferraJJI :. Ior action. The three ships re
and ~ W were the Amy, the Good New
f,ra rTo Ine Julia Rollins. The cantains n
coTo 81 lne ships weakened and failed t,
INTO the harbor.
~, NE AMY SAILS IN UNDER GUARD,
turaG tr9 amy was the only one that ven
ffritas fi'Hu IN, and she was escorted bv tn,
cantiaI Ygu states cruiser Detroit. Asa pre-
actioo S,ou against any possible aggressiv,
crTioa.o oa on the part of the insurgents th,
Ne,~9"lris' New York, Charleston anC
actioLk aT%ark were assigned to watch tn,
and d'HS u.s.. oI de Gama's ships, the Aquidabal
the g. amIlandare, while the Detroit anC
positjauu piou L rancisco were signalled to TAX
b9rsa' ,ri near the Trajano and Guiana
proved Lnese precautions certainl,
in feco euectlve, and the insurgents
Ameqft'e srte OF the formidable array O
feebiae, vessels, made but th,
prograg. p0leo. attempt to hinder the Amv'
openc5 opss IS 10 her wharf. No guns wert
and ~. upon her by de Gama's vessels
vessois v, as a. a matter of course, the Americar
shins 4iu sr, not fire upon the insurgen
Of fb;.I Ihe insurgent protest consisted
the 'S'S. GSa AS the Amy got abreast o
named G5G,'anabara, a marine on the iast
fred 1Tessel aimed a musget at her AMI
the C,al.Wo musket shots were fired A
Amy''so llaoara and the 1rajano from th,
Thig ,r,e escort. the Detroit, ia return
Dot.