Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-07

joint attack. General Btv!gsl was
advancing from the east and the
fanatics having got wind OF the move.
ment sent a strong body to prsvsny the
TOO commanders from sleo n COT /.
junction aud Is was o. = attnr fierce
battle that the government f1IcC9 drove
the enemy back. The cfilcisi report
Of the combat II AS follows: Csoorcbl
Is dry and barren field Abopt /, 900
feet long ami 500 feet wide, the limits
OF which are two high rocks, between
them lying the only road 10 CSnudos
where the fanRtics concentrated their
forces. On the top oil this rock the
revolulionsries had erected walls from
behind which they could easily In.
apsct the road.
General Ssvlgsl who had received
orders TO roach Csnudos through Co.
coFObo and who well knew tho dangers
OF the passage sent &C Ii forward To
examine the pass and as nothing sus.
plciouR was observed ordered a squad.
ron OF lancers under Lieut.. psoheco to
30 forward. They had no soJnef
reached the pass than they ftuBd
Themselves under croes 1fe from be-
hind the rocks. There was nothing
TO ba done than TO fall back ard Lieut.
Pscheoo hoped to be able TO Go this
with but little loss.
In the isoe Of this check Gen.
Ayagit gave the general order TO al
vance, The advance guErd, oompussI
that Jay OF the brigade OF Col. Martina
forming shooting line, aud supported
by the 35th battallion under Major
sampale and the SATIN bat alton under
Col Merry went forward, but very
slowly, owing to the well directed
rebel IRE from the heights.
"Col Martins asked Tor cannon,
but the gug was OF no service az II was
Impossible to aim 1t high euourh 10
reach the elevated pOhtioD of the
fanatics. A column OF the l2lh
battalion under Susupera endeavored
to take one OF the rocks by storm, but
was driven back with heavy lOsses.
Then the shooting line, which had
been much reduced, advanced again,
reinforced by the S5.h battalion. The
combat, whiCh began at IL o'clock In
me morning, had been In progress Tor
two hours with no appreCiable hdvan-
lage for The Brazilian troops.
"At O'Clock In the afternoon the
artillery arrived anu the brigade, OF
Col. PGntAil YVES ordered " defend the
"
past one Gen. savRgit and his stsn
tfaverstd the slaJe mt the head D.
several sRttalions beneath a terrible
fire from Ihs summit OF the rocks.
THE helds anu the pass were filed
with dead and wounueG, but the cam.
malder pushed forward, Ffom TINS
moment the firing constantly In
creased anu the peril OF the passage
became more anu more deuuIy.
"Gen. SsvAgit, turuiDg to Col. Cnr.
loe Telles whose brigade held the
center, said: we must make u bay.
0net attacb; otherwise we can never
get cut OF this pass
"COl. Telles gave the word OF COM
mand with the twelfth battalion iu
front and the order was splendiuly ex-
eouted anu the Federal troops occupitd
tho pas ami captured all the rete
positions. 1t was not accomplished,
however, without enormous lotses,
the Federa'e losing fifteen officers su,
more than $40 HoldteIs killed and ore
than 600 wounded.
"SUoD after this beginning OF the
battle Col. Teiles had his horse shu,
rom under him anu few minutes
later Savagit was wounieI. Turning
to his adjutant he said, Il AN proud 10
have the opportunity to sued my blood
Tor my county,
"After camping oil night the & v
erbment troops continued the adv nee
to Csnudos where they effected mn
Ion WITH Gsn. Arthur OscSr anu = 4
5000 moD."