Show ggs IS he is anxiously awaiting reinforcements the government preparing to crush him rests tests of the dynamite gun gan on the bleb niceto to roy said ti to be unsatisfactory y movements ments of tee fleors the el birthday r thany of premier gladstone the aty prin coss ellzabeth elizabeth general foramen news london dec 29 copyrighted led 1893 by associated presa press The Times tomorrow will publish the following dispatch frona from ilio rio PD ember 22 via montevideo december 28 during tho the past week the custom house has been closed on account 1 oi of the firing ring fl from cobras island tho the government forts canth continue 1 ue pounding fort the r rumor of a naval fight near desterre Is not true the Tira tiradentes dentes and bahia ar aro 0 now at montevideo the Aqui daban and ro at De desterre sterie general salgado with 1100 men arrived at desterre on wednesday aday from the south gama lias has withdrawn his forces from froni governors island he ile elates states the number of men he lip can dispose of is not sufficient to occupy cupy such a larse large island and he prefers to concentrate con contrato his forteson forc forces eson on board the a ships b i from am forts cobras and the insurgents continue firing upon the shore front rendering ren derina cont communication between the merchants shipping pin and tho the ashore dangerous dIng erous gamas forces number 1200 1203 and he be proposes keeping the tile government in check by barr harras assing eing tile troops until tho tile arrival balof of the insurgents nis from the tile south and then attack attacking ilig northward if gama gams is a able ble to bold hold out until the arrival of tile insurgents he will probably milt met with success 1 I consider the present position of the insurgents at eio rio extremely critical without aid r igama cannot hold out tho tito government will await the arrival of the ne whips and then attack in force opening firo fire with all th tho shore artillery and using every effort to ci ush gama the Til result of the revolution greatly depends upon the tile advance of the insurgents during the next ten daye days advices advises Ad vices from iron tho tile south state the insurgent general saraiva Sa raivo lias has defeated 2000 ritan under tinder general lima limp on the frontier of parana and is now sur ur euing suing them letters received from rio grande do sal december 12 say 1000 soldiers sol diera are in that city and insurgents in close proximity advices advises Ad vices from Deet eiro eay say the in army numbers butare but are 1 iii I 1 need P 0 P f athe un T P ie g hu x led i 3 gue guo island after d a sit sharp arp a skirmish ti r 1 I spent two hours friday on board the tile damanda with gama while the ar macao battery was firing four shells struck the ship one piercing pierc ins lier her starboard quarter and exploded between decks gama gania states if tiny discontent is is apparent o 0 of ills AS monarchial opinions lie will offer to resign his 1 y command |