Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-01
I SHOTS FROM OUR GTNl
soon Bring Brazilian Insurgents
to Their Senses.
THEYFIRED ONOUR 0HIR<s'
bal Found American Guns TO PCT "
American Norchantmey/
EXCITING EVENTS IN HtaARBOR 4 4
The Detroit PutsI Shot Into ar ar
an lnsurgentNarship. III
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PROMPT ACTIONE ADMIRAL BENHAM p
EXCITING EVENTS IN HAARBOR
The Detroit PutsI Shot Into
an lnsurgentNarship.
PROMPT ACTIONf ADMIRAL BENHAM

Prompt WSrning, hut the Offence Was
Repeated. Grhen the Detroit Put IL Shell
Into the Stcrnpost of the .Insurgent
Warship and Was Preparing to Deliver
Broadside When the Insurgents Called
Tor aTruce--Americun Merchant Vessels
IN JSio Harbor to be Protected.
+ Rio JANEIRo, Jan. 20, via MONTE
vIDEo, Jan. 30, 1S94.-A strong force
of insurgents landed on Bon Jesus
Island under cover of the fire from
their launches early on January gath
and captured the earthworks held by
the government troops. One field gun
and large quantity of ammunition also
fell into their hands. Enough prisoners
to load ono of the launches were made
by the insurgents. IL is reported that
25 were killed and 70 wounded. Two
merchant launches were carried off, and
it is stated along the shore that they
were destroyed.
There are renewals Of the reports that
the insurgents have made further gains
in the State of Parana. 1t is said that
there is no excitement in the State Of
Sac Paulo.
Mr.. Thompson, the American minis
ter, hopes to make his first call on
PeiXoto to-day. Hitherto he has been
to attempt to meet Peixoto.
The bombardment of Forts Vile
gaignon and Cobras draws few spccta-
tors, the novelty of the firing having
worn off. The frequent musketry fire
around the custom house eXcites COM
ment only when some poor fellow is
killed.
The insurgents say that the govern
ment victory at Bage, in the State of
Rio Grando do Sui, where the insur-
gents were forced to retreat after besieg-
ing the city for long time, cost 300
lives among the royal forces.
There is an average of II cases of
yellow fever daily in Rio Janeiro.
A fair amount of business is being
done. The rate of exchange is the
lowest ever known.
The minister of justice representing
Peixoto engaged to meet Admiral Ben
ham officially at noon yesterday at the
American consulate. The admiral,
attired in full uniform, was at the con-
sulate at the appointed time, but the
minister of justice did not appear. Ad-
miral Benham waited for an hour, and,
as the minister had not then appeared,
he left. An hour later an orderly from
the ministry went to the consulate and
said that the minister of Justice was
engaged elsewhere that day, but ten
dered no apology for his absence. All
the officers and men of the American
fleet are incensed over the discourteous
treatment accorded Admiral Benham by
the minister.
BENHAM LAYS DOWN THE LAW.
ITO JANEIRo, BRAZIL, Jan. 30.-The
American bark Julia Rollins, Captain
Kiehne, from Baltimore, and the Ameri-
can schooner Mile j. H., Captain Suttle
from New York, were fired on by the
insurgents during night foray last
week.
Admiral Salidina Da Cana, the COM
mander of the insurgent forces here,
visited Rear-Admiral Benham, com.
mander of the American squadron, and
was emphatically told that the insur.
gents must at once abandon tho idea
that they colld with impunity fire upon
American vessels. Admiral Benllam
asserted that American ships would be
protected by his fleet, no matter in what
part OF the harbor they might happen to
be. Admiral Da Cana protested against
this decision, but finally apparently
yielded the point.
A DECLARATION OF WAR.
Saturday the American bark Amy
Captain Blackboard, from Baltimore; the
American bark Good News, Captain
Myrick, also from Baltimore, and tbs
Julia Rollins, gave notice that they were
going to the Saudre piers. Admiral d.
Cana learned of this, and yesterday hi
notified Admiral Benham that If the
three vessels attempted to go to the piers
referred to he would fire on them.
Admiral Benham at once replied tina
the vessels would go to the piers if they
wanted to, and that he would send thu
Detroit to protect them. If the Detroi
could not furnish sufficient protection
every vessel of the American squadron
would be employed in the work Of pro
lection.
Early yesterday morning five insur
gent tugs and armed merchantmen pro
ceeded TO the place where the American
vessels were lying at anchor and hov
cred about them, apparently waiting
for them to get under way, when they
would fire upon them.
There was great activity displayed OF
board the American warships, and soor
the sharp tones of the boatswains whis
ties could be heard piping the crews Il
clear the ships for action.
At o'clock the Detroit hoisted he
anchors, and with shotted guns steamed
in beside tho insurgent warships Traian
and Guanabara, both of which wer
lying close to the Good News. As tn
Detroit took up her position, shot fror
the Guanabara was fired at the Goo,
News.
The Detroit at once fired six.poun
shot across the bows of the Guanabara
whereupon the latter vessel replied wit
what is supposed to have been blan
cartridge The Detroit then turned on
of her guns upon the Guanabara an,
sent a small shell into her sternpost
and was on the point OF delivering
broadside at the insurgent ship, whe
the Guanabara signaled that she woul
stop firing.
In the meantime an American either
G. NJ. Rollins, who has acted as til
agent of Admiral Da Cana in til
arbitration negotiations, had visited a
three of the American merchantme
and offered to have them towed at til
expense Of the insurgents il they woul
moi go to the piers This the captain
of the merchantmen agreed to. Tn
arrangement was reported to Admir-
Da CANA on board his flagship, th
Liberdade. He then said:
ait is too late The glass is broken.
must yield to this foreign feet {
superior force. / will resign, and Civ
my sword to the American admiral"
Later in the day Admiral Da Gam
called q council of his officers, expec
inr that all of them would seek an as,