The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-14
DOM D RETIREs.

DOM PBDRO RhIlhbS'
The ewes of the civilized world have
been for some weeks liked on Brazil.
The revolution there has been Sa1 gen.
eris, in that it has been sudden,
effective and bloodless.
A good deal has been printed
regarding the matter that will need to
BE- revised, as was to have been
expected, and as a consequence the
emperor's side of the story Is still OF
interest.
Dom Pedro, his wife, mis- daughter,
Princess Isabella, her husband, the
Comte d'Eu, and a small retinue OF
friends ana servants arrived at Lisbon,
last Saturday, on the steamer Alagoas,
a vessel OF about 1880 tons, which was
chartered by the revolutionists tor the
purpose of conveying the distinguished
party away from the country.
Dom Pedro, while still on the vessel,
gave to a representative OF the press
the subjoined account OF the manner
in which he was apprised of the change
of government. He said :-"l have no
desire to busy myself longer with
Brazilian affairs. | had no intercourse
with the republican government. l
received a telegram at the summer
| palace al Petropolis announcing hat
a. LII trNnhn1 IInnn
its receipt l went to Rio Janeiro and
| placed myself at the disposal of the
revolutionary government. The palace
at Rio Janeiro was instantly encircled
by troops and ingress aud egress were
stopped. The siege lasted for thirty
two hours, during which time my
family suffered much from want OF
food. We were then taken secretly
after midnight between q double file of
soldiers from the palace to the arsenal
and placed on board a warship. The
vessel upon which we were placed was
the P~arnahyba. AS soon as we were
on board she took her departure for
Ilha Grande. Upon u arrival there,
though the sea was rough, we were
s g5ags Isa II fmaas @ @Ss'S a g s"s A anu
wept continually. Her hands anC
wrists were hurt as she was being
handed on board the Alagoas. / my
self was deeply affected, and spent the
time watching the coast as it gradually
disappeared from view. When thu
shore line dropped below the horizon
L let fly a carrier pigeon bearing my
farewell message to Brazil"
The Princess Isabella said:-"l
cannot understand this revolution
having taken place during my father
lifetime, after a reign of %forty-nin'
yeals. Had it occurred after l hat
come to the throne | should not hav'
been so much surprised. :" This sur
prise is not unnatural in the princess
but her views are hardly of moment a
this time.
Eer husband gave the following ad
, ditional details:-"The revolution va
! so sudden that Dom Fedro knew moth
! ing about il until he found all commu
=. uication cut off. The Princess Isabel
came Immediately to the palace at Ri
. de Janeiro to join the emperor, and sh
was not permitted to return to he
own residence or even to get he
> clothes. The emperor and empress c
Brazil, the Princess Isabella and III
Comte d'Eu were shipped off at thre
O'Clock in the morning to the island {
Grande, an hours voyage from Ri'
. Notwithstanding the bad weather
They were taken in a ship of war, an
the members OF their household wei
not allowed to 90 with them. Their
amid great discomfort, they waited &c
the Alagoas. The Comte de Mot,
=, Maia, the emperor's doctor, was nj
" allowed to telegraph for his clothe
- and he arrives here with nothing b.
y. what he stands up in. 1t is false tn
,' the emperor accepted any money fro
IN tine new Brazilian government. Z
" the contrary, at Rio de Janeiro
- refused any such offer point blanl
-, but he still accepts his usual grant
emperor, and still considers himself
:, be the Brazilian emperor
=. Two things which are important a
> to be deduced from what we ha
given above of the expressions OF I
:. royal exiles.
a. The puerility of the complain
-. in regard TO personal discomfort ell
phasiZe the fact that the treatment
Dom Pedro and his family by the rt
TO olutionary leaders under the haste a
o. excitement of the moment was huma
IL and considerate to a degree.
~ That wnIIe the sOn-in-law and
retainer or two OF the ex emperor III
still cherish the hope that he will OF
more be emperor, Dom Pedro hims
has nc such idea, and says:-'l hs
no desire to bnsy myself longer W
Id Brazilian affairs"
Use Every lover of decency will reiO
that so far as royal opposition is &C
To- cerned Brazil will remain a republic
es, Let us hope that her freedom II
be not be threatened by ambitious or
he signing men who may be shout
Wy ,Hberty while they are gathering pow
with which to do evil rather than go
Let us hope that the statesmen OF
~, southern sister republic may be rat
OF the mold OF Washington than OF
stamp of Napoleon.
OF Ir Is given ont that the pope adyi
of all Roman Catholics to give in Il
oJhos;nn IN tho conservative rennbli