Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

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per cent. protection and obliged to pay
freight and all other charges and fight
ooNrINUKp ON FOURTH PAGE
STANTON rs RESTORED.
He Has Been Placed in Command of
the North Atlantic Squadron and
when the San Francisco Returns
He Will be Returned TO the Com
mand From Which He Was De-
fached.
WAsHINsToN, Dec. s1.-The case of
Commodore o. F. Stanton, who Was de-
tached from command of the United
States squadron ct Rio Janeiro for saluting
the insurgent Admiral Mello, was disposed
of by Secretary Herbert to day by an order
restoring Commodore Stanton to duty, al
though strongly disappearing of his &C.
ton.
Commodore Stanton Is assigned to the
command of the North Atlantic or home
station, with the rank of setting rear ad-
miral. Secretary Herbert to day gave out
copies of kilograms, letters and reports
bearing on the case. The Brazilian gov
eminent, in dispatch cabled to the Bra
lillian minister here, asked If Commodore
Stsnton's action in saluting the insurgent
commander and his failure to visit the
minister of the navy and the adjutant gen.
eral were regular. Secretary Herbert
called on the commodore and the answer
resulted In the commodore's detachment.
The commodore in his oficisl report of
the occurrence, dated Warrington, says
his reason for saluting the Bra " llisn flag on
October 20 when the United States flagship
Newark arrived at Rio de Janeiro was that
he thought 1t his duty to complete the So
lutes usually fred In honor of nation on
arriving in one of Its ports. He regard
ed the Aquidabsn as a Brazilian man of-
war, the flagship of a BraHilisu ad-
miral. Captain Terry OF the Newark
thought it better not to salute, but after
consideration 1t still seemed to the commo-
dore right to do so. He did not intend the
salute as in any way recognising the right
of revolt, but only as an honor to the flag
of the nation the vessel bore, and in the
contest between the parties might be, the
ship would belong to the Brazilian nation.
The commodore stated that he regarded
the situation of affairs as In degree SINH
lar to that of the late trouble in Chilli.
The commodore says when Captain Pick
ing of the Charleston came aboard he told
the commodore that he had saluted,
but that 1t was before President
Peixoto had declared the revolted
forces traitors and rebels. The COM
modore did not fally appreciate the
Importance of this information, in view of
the graver matter Picking had to commu-
nicate, which made it necessary to decide
whether the commodore should join in an
rnada nv fha commanding off.
GERS of the foreign war vessels Except the
Germany to prevent by foroe the lombard
msnt of the city.
There were also details concerning the
part he had to take in the discharge of
cargo belonging to American citizens which
tended to turn him from the further con-
sideration of the salute. In state
ment replying to inquiries by Sec
rotary Herbert the commodore sub
navy regulations, which provides
that no salute shall be fred in honor of
any nation not formally recognized by the
government of the United Safes" does
not apply to his case as the government of
Brazil was recognize ID by the United
States. Had the revolving forces adopted
another Fl az than that of Brazil the situs-
ton would have been entirely different.
The commodore states that his Official
call upon Mello, as admiral, was made af
ter reading the edict in the Rio de Jsniero
paper from the vice president of Brazil.
This ediot gives to the chief of the revolt
tbs title of "rear admiral "The commodore,
therefore, go considered him. The file of
papers above mentioned does not contain
any decree about traitors, rebels or desert
ers. The commodore says that Commo-
dore Mccain, who commanded the United
States naval force on the Pacific station
during portion of the Chilian revolt, told
him that his flag was saluted by Gillian
commodore and be returned the salute.
In his letter to Commodore Stanton max
ing inquiries Secretary Herbert quotes
from a report received from Captain Pick
ing, who succeeded the commodore in Rio
harbor. Captain Picking says he re-
grets that he was unable to induce
Commodore Stanton not to fire the
salute to Admiral Mello. He stated
that he informed the commodore that Ad-
miral Mello and the naval officers who were
not loyal to the government had been de-
clared deserters also, that the use of the
national flag of Brazil had been denied to
Admiral Nello. Captain Picking also says
that he strongly advised Commodore Stan
ton not to call on Mello.
In his letter restoring Commodore Stan
ton to duty Secretary Herbert says: "The
department thinks you have committed a
grave error of Judgment, and that
the facts and circumstances sur
rounding you at the time were
sufficient to have warned you against
It. The department has never for q mo-
msnt considered you we're Intentionally
guilty of wrong in this matter, but only
that you committed grave error of judg
ment. For this reason and to satisfy the
authorities of Brazil who were offended at
your action you were detached from
your command. The department now
feeling assured that no further ae-
ton will be necessary to prevent the
recurrence of such errors will az
soon as practicable restore you to COM
mand. You will at once be pat
in charge of the North Atlantic station
and when It Is convenient for the San
Francisco to return to northern waters
You will be transferred to the station from
which you were detached"