Omaha daily bee., 1894-04-17
HOW DA CANA FLED.
Full Story of L is Attemp. to Surrender Fol-
lowed by ii = Fight.


Copyrighted. 1894 by the Associated Press)
RIO DE JANEIRO, March IA, 1S94.-(Spe-
cial Correspondence, via Steamship Colerldge
to New York, April 16.)-"While nothing
except taXation-not even bloodshed- is GER
tain in South American revolution, never
theless it may be fairly said that the revolt
in Brazil is dead. But the wake over the
corpse may be lively"
This sentence was penned by the Asso-
ciated press CORE po dent severalIweeks agJ.
1t has now been verified. The wake was
very lively. Twice yesterday, for an hour or
more each time, the government batteries
thundered away at the rebel ships and forts,
which, without their knowing it, had been
absolutely deserted by the rebels the pre-
vious night. 1t was fitting burlesque end
ing to a burlesque war.
On Sunday, March IL, President PeiXoto
sent notices to the diplomatic corps that at
noon on Tuesday March 13, forty-eight
hours after the date of the notice. he. in
tended to open fire on the insurgents from
the city batteries. This led to the almost
complete desertion of the city, and when
night fell the police took charge of the town.
During the day da Cana sent proposal
for surrender to the government. 1t was
transmitted to the foreign Office by Count
de Pavaly, secretary of the Portuguese lega-
tion, the Portuguese minister being absent
The secretary commenced by saying that he
Herewith transmitted proposal for sur
render from MS eNCellency, AOmlral Sal
danha da Cana, commanding the fleet of
liberation in the harbor of Rio" Da
Gamas terms, briefly, were absolute sur
render on promise of a general amnesty, all
officers being allowed to leave for Europe
after swearing never again to make war
against the Brazilian government.
President PeiXoto refused to consider this
for a moment. He insisted on absolute un-
conditional surrender
When morning dawned the bay presented
its usual appearance From all the insur-
gent ships and islands iuttered the white
ensign of the rebels. If any persons sus-
pected that the ships and forts had been de-
serted during the night they were not
curious enough to take the risk of investi-
eating the matter Yet this was just what
had occurred. During the night the rebel
sailors and marines had been grouped
on the two hospital islands. Many of their
officers had already gone to sea on merchant
vessels and others had sought refuge on
foreign merchant ships. The rest did the
same before the day over The only
officer known to have stayed with the rebel
rank and file was DR.. Montiero, who re-
mained on Enchadas island, in order to pro-
vide for the wounded.
Admiral Saldanha da CANA unwilling to
meet the fate to which he had led SO many
of his countrymen. went with other rebel
officers on board the French man-of-war
Magon which put to sea with them Some
say he has lived only to slay de Mello for
uesertluB hlul pul ihost peoP,C oS'tStS s""'
he had preferred to save his life at the ex-
pense of his honor
LONDON, April 16.-The Brazilian minis
ter has received the following dispatch
"RIO DE JANEIRO, April 15.-The insur-
gents have abandoned all their remaining
vessels at Parana and Santa Catharina. The
attempt of the insurgents to land
at Rio Grande City was defeated.
The rebels lost 600 men and after
ward landed in the twelfth depart
ment of Rocha, Uruguay, whence Admiral
de Mello and General Salgado went south.
The Uruguayan authorities refused TO allow
the rebel ships to remain where they had
anchored and they left after landing 400
dsarmed men.
The insurgent troops were removed from
the shores Of Rio Grande do Sui by the in
surgent war ship Republica and by the insur-
gent transports"
At noon precisely the bombardment COM
menced