Evening journal., 1894-03-13
DA CANA ASKS QUARTER
Insurgent Admiral Takes Ref
uge on Portuguese Ship.
BRAzITs WAR PROBABLY ENDED.

Hemmed In by PeixOto's Dynamite Throw
ers. the Rebel Commander Asks Leave to
Surrender His Fleet and Leave the Coun.
try with Whole skin-NIay BE Granted
WAsHINGTON March 13.-Advices receiv- /
ed at the state department from Minister |
Thompson, at Rio Janeiro, indicate that |
the Brazilian rebellion is about ended |
The dispatches from Minister Thompson |
contain the information that Admiral da |
Cana has gone aboard the Portuguese war |
vessel Mindelo, now in the harbor at Rio, |
and has sent to President PeiXoto hy the
Portuguese officer an offer of surrender on
condition of full protection for himself and
his followers.
Two dispatches We're received by the
state department. They were in cipher
and when translated read as follows;
RIO DE JANEIRo, March L..
Gresham. Washington:
Ia CANA today. through the senior Portu-
guese commander, offered TO surrender TO the
president of Brazil provided he and his follow
ers were guaranteed protection against punish
ment. THOMPSON
RIO DE JANERo, March r.
Gresham, Washington:
Da Cana has gone aboard a Portuguese man-
of-war for asylum. THOMPSON.
Probably Ends the War.
Secretary Gresham believes that this
marks the end of the Brazilian war.
There is considerable surprise expressed
here by those interested in the affairs at
Rio that the offer of surrender should have
been made through the Portuguese com
mander. who up to this time has not
shown any particular disposition TO take a
hand in the conflict. II is not thought,
however, that the action Of the Portuguese
IN receiving Da Cana is necessarily an act
of sympathy with the insurgents.
The Portuguese are said TO recognize a
/ principle OF international law, now Obso-
lete by which the right of asylum, as it is
called. is granted temporarily by a neutral
power to a defeated belligerent This right
of asylum is not recognized of late years
by most nations except in cases Of half
civilized peoples, and moreover the Brazil
ian insurgents have never been recognized
by anybody as belligerent. There is, there
fore. some speculation as to the exact
meaning of the action Of the Portuguese
| commander
Minister Mendonca admitted when seen
| that he had received news of the surrender,
| but-,vas unwilling to give out any in
| formation concerning the exact terms Of
| Da Gama's offer of surrender or discuss
the probable action of the Brazilian gov
ernment. He said, however, that he had
no doubt that final settlement had been
made or would certainly be made today.
Possibly as good a commentary on the
| surrender as can be made consists in the
! following summary furnished by Senior
| Mendonca of the forces engaged In the na-
val maneuyers in and about the harbor at
Rio:
Surrendered Mt the First show Of Force.
The rebel forces consist of the gunboat
Ieiberdage. Da Gamas flagship: cruiser
Da Meandare, gunboat Trajano, transport
of war Purus. armed merchantmen Jupi-
Ter. Marte, Pireira da Cunha and AdOlphO
de Barros. and four torpedo boats, two Of
which are in good condition and the other
two half disabled The force of men on
the rebel shfps and i'm rebel fortresses ag-
urepates about 200 Outside the harbor,
",vhereabouts unknown" the rebel war
ships Aquidaban and Republic are cruis-
ing about.
The array of government ships lying ON
the south side of the entrance to the bay
under the batteries Of Fort st. John is
somewhat more formidable. The forces
consist Of the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy'
ironclad Bahaira, cruiser Tiradentes, tor
pedo boats Aurora, Piratng, Javalin and
| Fyseen: armed torpedo DOdJ MOAolO anu
five torpedo boats recently purchased in
Germany. Cruising outside are the cruisers
America and Parnahiba. The loyal force
of men aggregates about 25OOO
Notice of the intention of the Brazilian
fleet TO begin an active attack ON the in.
surQent feet had been given Sunday noon
10 neutral forces in the harbor. This no
tice was given As hours before the firing
was to begin According to this arrange
ment firing could not begin until Tuesday
noon. Da Gamas offer of surrender wa'
made. therefore, fully "a hours before an
E attack was to be expected. The offer oi
= surrender. in fact, followed the first actua
show Of determined force on the part o
the Brazilian government.
Another dispatch was received at lat'
hour by Secretary Gresham from Minister
Thompson containing the additional intor
nation that Da Cana asks only that he
and his officers be allowed to leave tn
country and the lives of his private soldiers
and sailors be spared. 1t is regarded bl
prominent officials as without question
d that the Brazilian government will accep
the surrender upon the terms asked for b.
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