The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-18
WILL GRANT AMNESTY
PeixOto Will Spare All but the
Leaders of the Rebels.
Mello and His Five Ships Surrender to
the Uruguayan Authorities After
Receiving Promises.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Dispatches from
Buenos Ayres and MOntevidco announce
the surrender of Admiral Mello's army Of
1900 Brazilian insurgents. The remnant of
the rebel fleet arrived at Buenos Ayres last
night To-day there was an extensive ex-
change of telegraphic messages between
the authorities of that place and the Bra
lillian government through the Brazilian
minister at Buenos Ayres. The rebel ships
the Republica, Meteoro, Iris, Urano and
Esperanza. They are i'm a very dilapidlted
condition and the rebels on board of them
were suffering from sickness. wounds and
lack OF proper food supplies. Some were
afflicted with beri-beri Their temporary
wants were supplied with the. consent Of
the Brazilian minister. who received adj
vices from Rio Janeiro saying that gen.
eral amnesty would be granted to the in
surgent rank and file. and that the Bra
lillian government would pay the quaran-
tine expenses of the ships if they were sur
rendered to the Brazilian minister. Corse-
quently the Argentine government, with
the consent of the rebel leaders, delivered
the five war vessels to the Brazilian min
ister The crews OF the rebel ships were
disembarked at the LaZaretto and will be
cared for until further orders are received
from Rio de Janeiro. 1t is believed that
when the men and ships are in a proper
condition they will rejoin the Brazilian YES
sells under government officers and return
to Rio de Janeiro.
President Peixotos 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 Bra
lillian government, and that they may all.
with the exception of the leaders return to
Brazil, with no fear of being severely pun
ished for the part which they have taken in
the rebellion. Nothing seems 20 be known
Of the ultimate destination of Admiral De
Mello and General Salgado, though il is be-
lieved the former will take the first oppor-
tunity OF escaping TO some foreign country
where he can hide himself for the rest OF
his life. On all sides the utmost contempt
is expressed for Admiral De Mello. whose
deSertion of Admiral Da Cana is looked
upon as being a piece of cowardly treach-
cry which even the Admirafs most init
mate supporters condemn. To such eX
tent does this feeling prevail that it is
openly stated that Da Cana proposes to
seek out Admiral De Mello and compel him
TO meet him in mortal combat. Those "ho
should know Admiral DE Mello the best
believe that 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.
n dispatch from Montevideo confirms the
above. This correspondent says that Adj
miral De Mello and what is left of the
crews manning his squadron, 1,20O all told,
yielded themselves up to the Argentine au
thorites. the only condition being that they
should receive asylum as political refugees.
Officers of the fleet state that lack of am
munition and an exceedingly short coal
supply compelled the adoption of this
course. The correspondent adds that there
is no definite news regarding General Sar-
avia, one of the rebel commanders, but
marching
Rio Grande.
The officials of the Brazilian legation in
Montevideo have received a dispatch say
ing that the rebel war ship Aquidaban,
formerly the flagship of Admiral De Mello.
has been sunk off the island OF Santa
Catharina by Brazilian torpedo boats.