The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-14
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lcOpvrtghol 1891 byte A"ociditI PraJ.l
Rio DE- JAEElRo, March l3.-Tho re.
port which was circulated soon attor tho
arrival OF tho government fleet oil the
bay Of Rio Dc Janciro, to the effect that
Admiral Saldanhn Da Cana, the robGl
commander in these waters, contem.
plated surrondcrinG, turns out to be cor
rect, and in all probability tho Brazilian
rebellion, SO far rs Rio Do Janoiro is
concerned, will soon DO Mt Ru end.
Admiral Da Cana yesterday sought
refuge on board tho Portuguese IA
ship Mindell, and has sent q message TO
President Poixoto offering to capitulate
on the following terms: The rebel adj
miral offers to surrender tho forts in
possession OF insurgents in tho bay. and
to turn over to the government I'LL tho
war ships In tho bay now in tho hands
OF tho insurgents, surrendCrlng the
garrisons and crews to the government
upon the conditions that tho admiral
and all his officers be allowed to with
draw to q foreign country under the
protection OF Portugal, and that the
lives of the insurgOnt soldiers and
sailors be spared.
as this dispatch Is sent tho reply Of
President Pcixoto has not been made
known, but 1t is believed that some
kind OF arrangement will be arrived at
and that the war Is ended so lar rs the
insurgent fleet in these waters is con-
corned. The Aqedabau. Republica and
incidentally Admiral DeAlelIo, the lead
or OF the rebellion, arc still absent and
nothing seems to be known Of their
Whereabouts. One report is that Ad-
miral DeNIello some time ago saw tho
hopelessnGss OF tho %insurgent position
in Rio bay and consequently took his
two best ships southwark in order to
cooperate with the insurcent land
forces in that quarter, seeing that the
only chance OF q successful! ending to
the revolt was in Il march upon Rio De
Janeiro by land. The government is OF
the opinion that such u movement upon
the part Of the insurgcnt armies will eas-
lily be met and defeated by the torpedo
boats brought from Germany and from
the United States. The prospect is not
n pleasant one for tho weakened and
disheattened crews OF tho rebel ships,
now reduced to about 600 men.
Atloat and ashore, President Peixoto
is estimated to have over 5000 men
and the result Of the battle, if it is
fought, should not long remain doubt.
Naturally the supporters OF the govern
mcnt arc elated at the prospects OF n
surrender OF the rebel fleet and Presi-
dent Peixoto is being praised tor having
awaited until the rebels were exhausted
md then concentrating his tleot for
n final attack, by which course ho
seems to have suddenly placed tho in
surgents at his mercy.
LATER-rHE TERMS REFUSED.
The reply OF President Peixoto to the
terms OF surrender Offered by Admiral
Da Cana was made known this alter
noon. Tho president will accept no
other terms than those OF nu uncondi-
tional surrender OF all the rebel ships
and forts in and about the bay OF Rio dc
Janeiro.
At the expiration OF the forty-oight
hours notice, given by President Pcixoto
ut noon to-day the government forts, as
previously arranged, opened fire upon
the rebel fleet. The insurgents did not
reply and as this dispatch is scnt the
surrender OF the rCbeI feet is looked
upon as only 4 question OF 4 few hours.