New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-24
THE PORTUG CESE REVOLT.
THE REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED BY Verbal, AN
ACTOR-A TWO HOURS FIGHT BETWEEN
THE INSURGENTS AND LOYAL TROOPS.

THE REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED BY VERD1AL' AN
ACTOR-A TWO HOURS FIGHT BETWEEN
THE INSURGENTS AND LOYAL TROOPS.
The latest mail from Europe has brought Spanish
and French newspapers OF February s. containing
letters from Lisbon, which furnish the Only par
ticnar, known at that time in regard TO tile reVolu
tionary movement at OportO. The Portuguese Gov
eminent had not yet allowed the reopenlng OF I'M
,ostrictod communication by mail or telegraph be
tween the centre Of the rebellion and the outer
world.
A. far as can be gathered from the Lisbon CORE
spondcuce OF the European press the OpOrto revou-
tionary movement, though inspired by Republican
ideas and Republican agittatOrN, turned out 10 DC
merely prcoran uprising The Government, in
order to make sure Of not leaving single consplrator
at liberty exaggerated the repression, and ordered
the arrest of eighty two army officers belonging l" uc
several garrs0ns in Portugal. But the fact l. tiat
only three officers actually participating In the
Oporto revolt, while all the sergeants and nOncoln-
mlSsoncd officers were found to be implicated In the
con,piracy The Republican leaders had promised
these men that if the revolution succeeded they would
he permitted to aspire the rank Of Officers, grade
which is almost exclusively reserved now IN the
Portuguese Army 10 the rich young men coming out
Of the military school. The best known Republicans
in Portugal do not seem TO have approved OF the
military sedition, and though so Debates and Z" y
Patra.o as well La Republca Portugneza,' have
been suppressed the most important Republican paper,
o Sacula," has been left untouched, as well d.
La Foha do POvO.'
on Friday January 80, secret meeting was held
between some rcvolutonist civilians and few ser
geants in the army At 3 a. m. on the morning OF
SATURDAY. January 81. the detachment Of Cazadorcs
No g. which acted post guard at the gate OF inc
regiment barracks, left It's post and went TO join the
10Th Infantry Regiment, led by Captain Lcao; two
companics Of the 1-ih Line Regiment, and a squadron
Of fscales or mounted custom house officers. These
forces united the square Of the Regeneration. and
marched upon the square Dom Pedro, where the City
Hall and the Governors palace situated. To
reach that point the insurgents had TO so up street
at the head OF which massed the loyal troops.
In turning into the Street Antonio the rebels
were exposed to a muricrous pungng fire. and the
fighting continued for two hours. The Government
troops were led by the Civil Governor Of Op0rO, sup
ported by Brlgade-G General COrtc Real at the head of
the Municipal Guard, which special distinction
on that occasion, ard the companies Of the 18th
Regiment which had remained loyal
Before starting from their place of rendezvous
the square Dom Pedro, the insurgent soldiers had
been assured IN speech delivered by the leader Of
the civilian revOlutionsts, senior AlvcS Davega a
lawyer, that other cities in Portugal had also revolted
against the Government. After they had reached
the City Hall square, an actor, Senior Verbal, pro-
chained the Portuguese Republic. and read the names
Of the members Of the Provisional Government:
Eolrguc FTcas Bernardo sOdres, the retired General
Corrcla Da silva and "A few Others. All of them were
arrested aitcrwdrd, though they had not authorized
the Of their names. The loyal troops renewed
their attack, and the insurgents rereated within the
CITY Hall. which was bOmbadcd by two pieces Of
artillery and iferwaId WAS taken at the point Of
the bayOnct by the Municipal Guard. Most Of the
rebels fed through the doors II the binding and
only tlrtysiX Of them were made prisoners. The
latest reports conflicting In regard exact
number Of the killed and wounded bob sides, but
ii was generally agreed that the rebel, had nearly
sixty killed and the loyal troops only TWENTY-FIVE Or