The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-01-26
TnE BRAZILIAN war.
MeIio Returns to Kio fever Thinning
the Rebel Army.

Admiral Mellos flagship, the Aquida-
ban, is again in the bay before Rio. She
ran the gauntlet of the forts at the
entrance to the harbor this morning as
safely as she did when leaving it some
weeks ago.
The HerdlFS Montevidco cable says:
News has Just been received here from
he scene of the fighting in Rio Grande
do Sui, Brazil that the rebels have cap
tured San Juan Baptista, without meet
ing any opposition.
Captain Lang, the commander of the
British gunboat Sirius. was reported to
be seriously i'll and purposed rnturning
to England. This would leave Captain
Picking of the Charleston acting
senior Officer of the foreign fleet before
Rio, because the captain of the French
cruiser. Magnan, who was actually en-
titled to the distinction, did not wish to
act in that capacity.
The Herdlds correspondent in Rio
also reports that on January 4th all the
Ministers of foreign powers having war
ships in the bay, Informed President
Peixoto and General Saldanha that they
would suspend all efforts at intervention
between the contestants and that both
sides might go ahead and bombard each
other to their hearts content. But the
foreign warships did not move from
their anchorages and the rebel vessels
still remained ensconced behind them.
safe from President Peixoto's gunners.
New York, Jau. IA Herald 5
special from Montevideo says: News
has Just reached Rio of a'small mutiny
on the Nictheroy at Pernambuco, which
forced Captain Baker 10 shoot one or
two of the crew. 1t is believed that the
New Yorkels were really afraid TO take
the Nictheroy into the fight. She
and the Aurora cruise about at
sea nightly, fearing to be caught
at anchor by the rebel ships.
MoNTEvIDEo, Jan. l5.-The garrison
of Bage, which is being besieged by the
| insurgents, have become so seriously
/ pinched for provisions that they have
been consuming for the last few day
horses, cats and other ANIMALS. There
was a-lively skIrmish on Saturday at
Santa Rosa station, between the local
troops and General Sampaio, who il
marching to the relief of Bage, and ,ht
rebel forces under General Silva Ia
wares.
RIO DE JANEIRo. Jan. l5.-Admiral lie
CANA says the policy of the insurgents
! is to hold out till help comes. They
have not men enough to hold the maiu.
land. The insurgents, he says, recap
tured the Governments magazine on
Iha da Governador recently and Sc
cured a large supply of ammunition
On Thursday they captured Eugene
island and made seventy three prisoners
Much ammunition, together with tive
cannon, fell into their hands. Many OF
those captured joined the insurgents
He thinks the insurgents can hold then
own for two months mt least. The in
surgents were in accord with Genera
Gamercindo, commander of the vic
torious army at Curytiba, in the Stat,
of Sac Paola.
Da Cana added: eff we get Nicthe
ROY, we will surely win. We will de
mand belligerent rights based on thes
three lines : Our force comprises al
the Brazilian navy service except TIVE
ships; second. we control three southern
states, the Government having no OF
ganized force south of San Pedro; and
third. we had made war for nearly tiv
months and have organized a govern
ment in the south" lie reiterated tn
statement that the insurgent leader
were fighting for the people, that tn
people may choose freely a form O
government. Da CANA was emphati
in his denunciation of the Government
for allowing the insurgent hospital OF
Cobras island to be fired upon. Eigh
shells, he said, exploded among tn
wounded, and the scenes which follow
ed were pitiable.
Rio DE JANEIRo, Jan. 16.-The Mir
lister of Foreign Affairs, acting fo
| pat nj
representative of the United Press
send the following: The siege {
Bage by the insurgent forces has bee
released after duration of eightee
days, the sorties of the GovernmeT
troops, commanded by General Carlo
Telles, having finally put the insurgenI
TO flight. 1t was a complete rout fo
the insurgents, who abandoned the
baggage and munitions of war. TIL
Governments loss was 30 killed and
wounded. The insurgents loss wa
100 killed and wounded. Two day
, after the battle one of the two column
that had been dispatched to the relief {
3age arrived at that town. The relievin
party at once started III pursuit of tn
insurgents, but 1t is understood they di
, not succeed in catching up with I'll
main body of them. Many of the latte
deserted 1t was found that the il
surgents had sacked several houses an
several men were found with the
threats cut. Two Government soldier
: who had been captured by the enem
: were burned alive. General Carneir,
4 who is ON the frontier between I'll
I states of Para and Santa Catarini
, recently fought an engagement wit
: the insurgents and defeated them. III
British steamer Hilda, which has a
= rived here from Porto Allegro. capital {
{ the State of Rio Grande do sui, repor
g that the Government is in undisturbe
| pOssessiOHof the coast of that State.
t The news from the south is to Il
: effect that the much needed reinforc,
!. ments from Santa Catharina are III
e likely to give anything like prom
/ assistance to their fellow insurgen
i down in Rio harbor, and il looks as
= the revolutionary leaders at San
S Catharina would be unable to lend an
e aid To de Cana. In number of el
y gagements the revclntionists suffer,
defeat, and number of MellO's me
:. have been wounded or killed. Unle
It Mello RECEIVERS and is able by his pre-
= ence to reanimate his men, the outloo
y for the insurgents is very dark. Di
5. content is said to prevail in the ran
d and the deserlions are said to be hume
| Gus. Fever is also thinning the i
e surgcnt army, and unless something
d quickly done Mello will lose fully on
IS half of his entire force in the sout
e. The inha bitants of Rio are now hearti
L. tired of the war, and the epidemic no
lie raging here makes the desire for pea
N all the stronger on the part of citize
n generally"