The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-18
DE MELLo's FALL.
The Vessels OF His Fleet to be Turned
Over to Brazil.

Copyright 1894, by the Associated Press.).
Buenos AyreS, April 1.-THE remains
OF the Brazilian rebel feet, commanded
by Admiral de Mello, which arrived off
this port last night, are the subject of
extensive exchanges of telegraphic
messages between the authorities of this
place and the Brazilian government,
through the Brazilian minister here.
The rebel ships are the Republica,
Metero, Iris, Urani and Esperanza.
They are in very ,dilapi-
dated condition, and the rebels
on them are suffering from sickness,
wounds and lack Of proper food supplies.
Inelr temporary wants have been sup
pied, with the consent OF the Brazilian
minister, who has received advices from
hlo dc Janeiro saying that general am
nesty Will be granted to the insurgent
rank and file, and that the Brazilian gov
ernment will pay the quarantine expenses
OF the ships if they are surrendered TO
the Brazilian minister Consequently
the Argentine government, with the
consent OF the rebel leaders, is now
experimenting the delivery of the five
war vessels to the minister, and this will
have been accomplished by the time this
dispatch reaches the United States. The
crews of the rebel ships are being re-em-
parked at the lazaretto here and will be
cared for until further orders are re
celved from Rio de ,Taneiro. II Is be-
lleved that when the men and ships are
IN proper condition they will rejoin the
Brazilian vessels under government ON
GERS and return to Rio de Janeiro.
AMNESTY FOR THE RANK AND FILE.
President Peixoto's government has noti-
fed the government of Uruguay that the
expenses and passage money home of the
insurgents who landed in the department
of Rocha, Uruguay, will be paid by the
Brazilian government, and that they may
all, with the exception Of TIE leaders, re-
turn to Brazil with no fear of being Sc
verely punished for the part which they
have taken in the rebellion. II is under
stood that Peixoto, In adopting this wise
and lenient policy, has acted under the
advice of foreign power which has the
interest Of the republic OF Brazil at heart.
Nothing seems to be known of the ulti-
mate destination Of Admiral de Mello,
and Gen. Salgado, though it is believed
that the former will take the earliest op-
portunity of escaping to some foreign
country where he can hide himself for
the rest of his life.
DE MBLLo's DEsERTIoN OF DA CANA.
On all sides the utmost contempt is ex-
pressed for Admiral de Mello, whose base
desertion of Admiral da Cana is looked
upon as being piece of cowardly treach-
cry which even the admiral's most inti-
mate supporters condemn. To such
an extent does this feeling pre-
vail that it is openly stated
that Admiral da Cana proposes
TO seek out Admiral de Mello and compel
him TO meet him in mortal combat Those
who should know Admiral de Mello best
believe he will take care to avoid any
such meeting. If the rebel admiral falls
into the hands of President Peixoto there
is little doubt but that he will be promptly
tried by court-martial and shot.
THE AQUIDABAH SUNK.
Copyright by the Associated Press 1s94)
Montevideo, April 1.-THE officials of
the Brazilian legation in this city have
received dispatch saying that the rebel
warship Aquidaban, formerly the flag
ship OF Admiral de Mello, has been sunk
of the island of Santa Catharina.
IL was previously announced that the
government feet sent south by President
Peixoto had captured the Aquidaban,
disabled and abandoned
According to the dispatches made pub
lie by the Brazilian legation there was an
engagement of Santa Catharina, and the
Aquidaban was sunk In an attack by sew
eral Of the Brazilian torpedo boats. The
Aquidaban was a seagoing double turret
ship, Of 5000 tons displacement, built in
England and launched In 1885 She took
part in the Columbus naval review at
New York last year.