Evening star., 1894-01-30
1t is Believed That the Revolt is
Nearly Over.
FRESH NEWS RECEIVED IN LONDON
The Brazilian Minister There Ex.
presses No Doubts.

LONDON, Jan. Yo-The Rothscniids
banking house has received q dispatch
from Rio de Janiero saying that Admiral
Da Cana has surrendered.
The Brazilian minister here, upon being
Informed of the contents of the dispatch
received by the Rothschilds banking house
and OF the contents OF other dispatches
saying that an engagement had taken place
and the insurgents ana that Admiral Da
Cana had surrendered. says he had no
doubt that the news was true. The Bra
lillian minister added that Admiral Mello
now only had command of the Republica,
and that the final collapse OF the revolt n
only a question Of few days
Continuing. the Brazilian minister said
that the dispatch received by the Roths-
childs was beyond doubt the substance Of
the dispatches received later. though the
dispatch received by the great financial
house only said that Admiral Da Cana
had surrendered and did not mention that
the United States war vessels had been
engaged.
Baron Rothschilds. upon being questioned
by the Associated Press representative an
to the source from which he had received
the dispatch. said that the cable message
came to him from what he considered to
be most reliable source and thar he had
no reason to doubt its accuracy.
Fired on an American sha~.
Dispatches received today from Rio Dc
Janeiro. dated January 80. state that at 10
O'Clock this morning Admiral Da CANA
having opened IRE upon one OF the Ameri-
can warships. a sharp engagement followed
with the result that Admiral Da Cana sur-
rendered.
Hio JANElRO. Jan. So.-The American
bark Julia Rollins. Capt Keihne. from Bal
timore. and the American schooner Milne
J. H.. Capt. suttle. from New YORK, were
fred on by the insurgents during q night
foray last week. Admiral Saidanna a.
Cana, the commander of the fnsurrene
forces here. visited Rear Admiral tsenham.
commander OF the American squadron, ana
was emphatcally told that the Insurgents
must at once abandon the idea that they
could with impunity fre upon American
vessels. Admiral Benham asserted that
American ships would be protected by hss
fleet. no matter in what part OF the harbor
they might happen to be-
Admiral Da Cana protested against this
decision. but finally apparently yielded
the point
On Saturday the American bark Amy,
Capt. Blackford. from Baltimore: the
American bark Good News. Capt Myrick.
also from Baltimore. and the Julia Rollins
gave notice that they were going % the
Saudre Piers
Admiral Da Cana learned OF this yester-
day and he notified Admiral Benham that
IL the three vessels attempted to 60 to the
piers referred to he would fire on them.
Admiral Benham at once replied that the
vessels would go to the piers il they wanted
to and that he would send the Detroit to
protect them. II the Detroit could not fur
nish sufficient protection every vessel OF
the American squadron would be employed
In the work OF protection.
Early yesterday morning nve insurgent
tugs and armed merchantmen proceeded to
the place where Che American vessels were
lying at anchor and hovered about them.
apparently waiting for them to get under
way. when they would fire upon them.
There was great activity displayed ON
board the American warships. and soon the
sharp tones Of the boatswain's whistle
could be heard piping the crews to clear the
ships for action.
At O'Clock the Detroit hoisted her an
chors. and with shotted guns steamed I'm
beside the insurgent warships Trajar ana
Guanabara. both of which were lying close
to the Good News.
As The Detroit took up her position n
shot from the Guanabara was fred at the
Good News.
The Detroit at once fired a six-pound
shot across the bows of the Guanabara.
whereupon the latter vessel replied with
what Is supposed to have been q blank
cartridge.
The Detroit then turned one Of her guns
upon the Guanabara and sent a small shIu
Into her stern post, and was on the point
of delivering a broadside at the insurgent
ship, when the Guanabara signalled that
she would stop firing.
In the meantime an American citizen, O.
M Rollins. who has acted as the agent OF
Admiral Da Cana in the arbitration ne
gotiations. had visited all three of the
American merchantmen and offered to have
them towed at the expense OF the insur-
gents If they would not go TO the piers
This the captains of the merchantmen
agreed to 90.
This arrangement was reported to Ad-
miral Da Cana on board his flagship. the
Liberdade. He then said:
1T is too late. The glass is broken.
must yield to this foreign feet Of superior
force. / will resign and give my sword TO
the American admiral"
Later in the day Admiral Da Cana called
a council of his officers, expecting that all
OF them would seek an asylum on board