Show Raider Beached in Naval Battle en B Dr to 10 Th I RIO nIO JANEIRO Feb 16 An An officer of tho the British cruiser Glasgow has hns confirmed confirmed con con- firmed reports of ot a recent naval battie battle battle bat bat- tle tie of off Fernando do ie Noronha miles off the tho east extremity of ot brazil ac according according RC- RC I cording to the newspaper Run Kua The Tho I Glasgow received a It report of ot the fighting through h a l. l wireless message from rom the British cruiser Amethyst which alone gave battle to the German raiders Before Defore C G o'clock In the evening the tho Amethyst sighted some steamers which she signaled to come nearer The They did so Then it was seen that these vessels not two as ns at first supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed but three largo large steamers were clearing for action Almost immediately imme Imme- dla teb tho they opened fire The Amethyst returned the fire and anti steamed toward the enem enemy whereupon the raiders ruidera took to light flight but continued continued con con- firing The real fight occurred near Fernando Fernando Fernando Fer Fer- nando de Noronha One of ot tho the raiders seriously hit was observed to be sink sink- ing The others escaped Night prevented prevented prevented pre pre- vented the tho Amethyst from ascertaining to to what extent they had been dam damaged cd One ne raider r Is believed to have beached I In a battered condition The Tho Amethyst suffered slight lIght damage damage dam dam- age and had a n few wounded and one man killed |