The morning call., 1894-03-17
SAYS HE CAN STILL WIN.
With the Aid of FederalistS His
Campaign Progresses.
REBEL FORCES DEFEATED AGAIN
Unsuccess sful Attempt of a Portu-
guese Vessel to Sail Away With
Da Canals Officers.

NEW YORK, March 16.-A special to the
Herald from Flores Island. Montevideo.
via Galveston, says: De MellO. who is at
Curitiba, Brazil. personally directing the
concentration of the southern rebels land
forces upon the Sac Paulo frontier, does
not seem to think that the cause of the
reyolutionists is lost by any means
because Da Cana surrendered the
squadlon in Rio harbor. He says
that although Da Gana's action has ended
the naval revolution he is acting now in
full sympathytwith the Rio Grande do Sui
Federalists, and will win in the end.
His warships Stapimarce and Angra-
dose are now guarding the harbor of Des-
terro the seat of the insurgents Provision
al Government.
The Federaists, three days ago, had a
battle on the southern frontier of Santa
Catharina with the loyal forces, but were
defeated by the combined divisions of
Peixoto's troops. under General Pinheiro.
Oscar and Fernan.
The Federalists have now fallen back
upon Tubaro, where they will receive
artillery reinforcements from President
Lorena of the Provisional Government.
Then they will renew the fight.
President Lorena has made second ap-
peal TO the foreign powers for formal rec
ognition by the Provisional Government.
Two of De Mello's warships. the Iris
and the Esperanza, sailed on March
from Desterro with instructions
to JOIN the Aquidaban at Uhatura
and then proceed to attack some port north
Of Rio, probably Pernsmbuco Minister
nf War Morasi of the Provisional Govern.
ment contradicts the report that the
Aquidaban was damaged seriously by
shells from Fort Santa Cruz when she last
! left Rio harbor.
The rebel warships Urauo and MeteorC
are now cruising between Iguape and
| Ubatuba, awaiting orders to make an
attack upon Santos. The Republica is a
Paranagua replacing the boiler-tube!
which were burned out of her on the rur
down from Rio.
Seuhur Buette, Peixoto's chief OF ar
senals, has gone there from Rip t,
strengthen the defenses of the har
bor and to lay torpedoes about N,
entrance. Ten thousand Mauser rifle,
have jusr been received from Germany
by Mello and ships cargo of coal. Hi.
southern troops are enthusiastic and re-
1 udlif HUN tut
interior Of the country. The feeling al
through Rio Grande do Sui is enthusiastic
A correspondent of the World cable:
| from Rio Janeiro: Peixoto got ninety
fugitive rebel officers to-day. They wer,
on board the Portuguese merchan
steamer Cuidado 6e OpOrtO, which un
dertook to put to sea with them
As the steamer neared the harbor entr anct
a shot from Fort Santa Cruz brought hel
to a stop, and Captain da Costa wa
forced to give up the ex-insurgents.
Count de Parati. Portuguese Minister
has refused to comply with the Brazilian
Governments demand that he surrender
Admiral ds Cana and his staff officers
They are now on board the Portuguese,
corvette Mindello.
The Government has cabled Portugal
making formal demand for them on th,
grounds that they are common deserter
from the navy, and that Da Cana is de
faulter to the Brazilian Government. n
answer to this demand has been received
yet.
The Americans who came here iron
New York on the dynamite cruiser Mic
theroy and were released by Peixoto yes
terday from further service in the Brazilian
navy, left to-day on the British steame
Coleridge, bound for home.