The herald., 1897-08-08
TAKES MONEY
To Carry on War Against
Fanatics
MILLIONS NEEDED BY BRAZIL
TO MEET OBLIGATIONS NOW
PRESSING
MILLIONS NEEDED BY BRAZIL
Government Troops Win Battle, but
the Fanatics in Ambush In
hict Dreadful Loss
Associated Press cpecial Wire.

Associated Press Cpecial Wire.
NEW YORK, August THE Minister
of Finance of Brazil has called the at
tention of the Brazilian Cabinet, says
the Heralds correspondent in Rio de
Janeiro, to the necessity of negotiating
Il loan of GS,000,OOO in order to meet the
obligations of the republic,
brought about by the existing depres-
sion and the expenses of the war with
the fanatics. A new commercial treaty
ras been negotiated between the gov
ernments of Italy and Brazil.
ADEAR VICTORY
RIO JANEIRO, Aug. 6.-The govern
ment has just received dispatches giving
the first full details of the great battle
fought on June 30th, In Coco Robon near
Canudos, between the government
troops under General Savigat and, the
fanatics under Conselhei iro. The Brazil
ian government had organized an ex-
pedition to punish the religious fanatics
who in March massacred Col. Moroier
Cesar and his troops, who had been sent
to re-esta blish order in the districts dis
turbed by the emissaries of Antonio Con-
selheiro. About six thousand men un-
der Gen. Arthur Oscar had been sent
from the south to Canudos and Gen. Saw
igat with about five thousand men had
gone to meet him, with view of joint
attack upon the position of the fanatics
at Canudos
Gen. Savigat was advancing from the
east and the fanatics having got wind of
the advance sent strong guard to pre-
vent the commanders from effecting
junction and it was only after a
fierce battle that the government forces
drove the enemy back. The official re =
port of the combat is as follows:
Coco Robo is dry and barren field,
about 1000 feet long and 1900 feet wide,
the limits Of which are two high rocks
between them lying the only road to
Canudos, where the fanatics concen :
trated their force.
On the top of these rocks the revolu-
tionists had erected walls from behind
which they could easily inspect the road
Gen. Savigat, who had received orders
to reach Canudos through Coco Robo
and who we'll knew the dangers of the
passage, sent scouts forward to examine
the pass and as nothing suspicious was
observed, ordered squadron of lancers
under Lieutenant Pacheco to go for
ward. They had no sooner reached the
pass than they found themselves under
a cross fire from behind the rocks. There
was nothing to be done but to fall back
and Lieutenant Pacheco hoped to be able
to do this with but little loss.
Tn "a fo of fhic ohook Can Co xyfU
gave the general order to advance. The
advance guard, composed that day of
the brigade of Col. Martins, forming a
shooting line and, supported by the
Thirty battalion, under Maj. Sam
pale, and the Thirty-fourth, under Col
Merry, went forward very slowly, owing
to the well-directed rebel fire from the
heights.
Col. Martins asked for a cannon, but
the gun was of no service, as 1t was i'm
possible to aim it high enough to reach
the elevated position of the fanatics. A
column of the Twelfth battalion, under
Sucupecia, endeavored to take one of the
rocks by storm, but was driven back
with heavy Losses. Then the shooting
line, whoch had already been much re-
duced, advanced again, reinforced by
the Thirty fffty battalion. The COM
bat, which began at II o'clock in the
morning, had been in progress for two
hours with no appreeiable advantage
for the Brazilian troops.
At l o'clock in the afternoon the ar
tillery arrived and the brigade of Col.
Pantaji was ordered to defend the rear
guard with the wagons and wounded.
At 1:30 Gen. Savigat and his staff
traversed the glade at the head of sever
al battalions beneath terrible fire from
the summit of the rocks. The fields and
the pass were filled with dead and
wounded, but the commander pushed
forward. From this moment the firing
constantly increased and the peril of the
passage became more and more deadly.
Gen. Savigat turning to Col. Carlos
Telles, whose brigade held the center.
said: I'VE must make bayonet at
tack; otherwise we can never get out
of this pass"
Col. Telles gave the word of command
with the Twelfth battalion in front and
the order was splendidly executed and
the federal troops occupied the pass
and captured all the rebel positions. 1t
was not accomplished. however, with
out enormous losses, the federals losing