The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-17
THE CHARGE AT NICTHEROY.
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RIO DE JtNE1no. Feb IL. via Mouteviiso.
Feb 18.-The insuresnt charge at Nictheroy on
| Friday Feb. q, was notable for acts Of bravery.
| Admiral da Cana himself led the stormng
| marty. lie shot Col Tasso FraEoso OF the Gov.
ernment garrison, mou nted that ON GERS horse
| and rode ahead. His example caused wild
| enthusiasm among his men. Six sailors oh.
| tanned horses in a similar manner and
| Ralloped after him. Behind these seven
horsemen the insurgents rushed TO tn.
Plaza There their force was divided and at
tackled by an overwhelming number OF inian.
| trv ana cavalry. The insurgents we're pushed
back slowly. without Riving any signs Of pania
| Admiral da CANA, who was the last man 10
embark was wounded in the arm and meek.
Neither wound is severe. and there lie no doubt
| OF his recovery.
Every officer OF the insurgent force was In.
jured in the charge. The total loss OF the In
surgents was 30 The Government loss was
little short OF GOO.
To make the attack the insurgents collected
every available man who could be spared from
his post. They landed coo men. and had left
but eighty men to guard Cobras Island and
but twelve to hold Fort villagaignon. Tn.
Govern m emit had at the time 10000 troops and
tetmined attack on either Isl and could not
have failed. Yet no attempt was made to cap.
by more than 300 men. dnd Admiral da Cams
has. all counted. fewer than 7OU men at his
Admiral Nello is sulking at Parsnseua-
| Gen. Com ercindo Saraiva's insurgent army in
men and is held in check by the Governments
| forces which command the narrow passes
force. Nevertheless. the President seems un-
able to end the war. Admiral dA CANA may
continue his bluff for months and even win
An insurcent Captain told the United Press
correspondent yesterday that his frtends no
msnt plumbers Admiral da Cana had decided
merely because he dared not desert the men
who were. providing the, Insurgents with
throat in order that they may save the money
that they have invested here.
outsids the city, Poor people will be HOUSED
in them during the tremendous. conflict which
1865 men shall be ready to turn their hin
top batteries on Admiral da Gama's force OF
Dr. Alfonso Penna. the civilian Governor OF
Minas Geraes. has been nominated for the
Moraes. President OF the senate. These two
nominations OF civilian Candidates entirely
had tSs ia, s Of Joining the Presidsstiai
Yellow fever Is epidemic in the merchant
shipping. and the naval fleet is in such serious
dangef that 1t ough. at once to move to an
anchorage outside the barber nt e, The daily
As this despatch leaves. GeE. Gomercindo
saraiva i reported to be returning south
oscar iSa ~ with $500 Goverpm.nt troops. is com.
miral da Gama's wounds are said to have be-
come unexpectedly troublesome and to TO
landing at Armscao and charging upon Me-
theroy the Insurgents have been idle
to-day from Rio Janeiro stAtos that yellow
fever continues TO spread In that city. On an
daily and twenty cases OF other fevers
The despatch further states that there va:
safe. Uns cruiser NswaPs The On patient Ws
taken to the shore hospital. The vessels Of
Wsch s Seors has sons to Soa.
video. renal IN OF Rio Janeiro.
a despatch received from Rio Jsneiro this
war ship in the harbor diod OF yellow fever
YESTERDAY and there ere are other cases Uses aboard
infected. The United states sauadron COM
r.. NJ. h S oa * s Bash
ship Racer The psrchsnt chipping Is suffer-
'n ErH eS hrRrs. Feb. P,i"TSe Brazilian Min
lister to Argentina has started for Bahia to al
lay II possible the dissenslons among the of
hcers OF President Peixoto's feet at that port
Yellow Fever Bosr I'd Our Fleet 1T He.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16-The Navy Depart
msnt to-day confirms the report OF yellow
fever on board our feet at Rio. which yestsr-
day was officially denied. Secretary Herbert
makes public the following cable message:
Rio JAsEIko FEB. IL
S-rrs1Iyy srtls Nary. Wr.hisSso-L n e..
one man on ID. SswAfE III with yellow fever I
have transferred to hospital IIhAl send the Newark
TO Rio de IA Plata BEsHAn-
The Secretary 10 advised BY the Surgeon
General that no alarm need be felt as the dis
ease will easily be eradicAted when the ship
reaches a colder climate. but he also advised
that a turn at sea DO given the other ships OF
any OF them. The Secretary has cabled to Adj
miral Benham TO use his own discretion. and
II Is likely that in the absence OF further de-
yelopments TO warrant the maintaining Of so
large a naval force in Rio hArbor. the New
York. PHILADELPHIA. aud San Francisco will
each be ordersd on short cruises
Secretary Herbert received this cablegram
to- night;
Rio De JISuEo. Brazil. FEB. le-As . precautionary
measure against fsver viii send vessels. except dag
re-