The morning call., 1894-03-16
''PEIxoTo. President"
DA CANA CAN'T GET AWAY
Condemned Alike by Foes and
Former Friends.

NEW YORK, March Is. A special
| from Rio Janeiro says: The Americans
among tie crew on Peixoto's dynamite
cruiser Nictheroy sail from here for New
York on Saturday next The Nictheroy's s
pneumatic dynamite gun will now be
mounted in Fort Santa Cruz. and will
command the entrance to Rio harbor.
Anderson. the local agent of the Royal
Mail Steamship Company, has refused Ad-
miral da Cana passage to Europe on any
ship of his line.
Da Cana, about o'clock in the after
noon of the day when his feet surrendered,
boarded the French cruiser Magon with a
few of his principal officers, thus aban-
doning his men. Others of his officers
sought refuge on the British and Por-
tuguese warships in the harbor. Both
sides condemn this action as most cowardly.
The surrendered ships were found to
have little food on beard. while the Cob
ras. Enchadas and FaQueta. island garri-
sons were without water to drink and
without supplies. and when their officers
ran away the men sent ashore several
National Guardsmen who had been made
prisoners in an attack upon Mocangue
Island some time ago, and they bore with
tuCu tuC AdS
This happened about :35 P. III.
Peixoto remained all day in the war
arsenal. and there received the formal sur
render of the rebel feet and forts. The
latter are already garrisoned by his forces.
The entire captured rebel force. compris-
ing sailors and machinists, was found to
be not more than 800 men and very few
officers. These officers. who would not or
could not run away. together with the
ships surgeons, are now confined aboard
the jupiter.
The Portuguese officials here refuse to
give up Da Cana or the other rebel Off
GERS who fled and were transferred from
the French cruiser Magon to the Portu-
guese corvettes Mindello and Albuquerque.
Peixoto's Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
Senior Nascemento, has informed them
that Da Cana is not an ordinary political
offender, but a rebel. a pirate and 8 con-
splrator against lawful Government,
and that it is the duty of the Portuguese
authorities to deliver him and his officers
on the assurances of the Brazilian Govern
ment that they will be tried by a formal
tribunal and are in no present danger of
losing their lives.
This Minister Nascemento urges is in
accordance with International law and
precedent, and he quotes President Cleve-
lands orders to Chilean Minister Egan.
An official telegram has gone to Lisbon
asking for the delivery Of the fugitives.
The Brazilians are incensed against the
Portuguese over the affair, and there is
much talk of a popular demonstration of
disapproyai in front of the Portuguese
consulate here.
A small quantity of dynamite bombs
was found among the ammunition of the
rebel ships when they surrendered. Da
Cana could have gained forty-eight hours
more time before the last general lombard
ment OF the fleet through the Intervention
OF the Portuguese and British Ministers
II he had wanted to. This he should have
done if he expected the Aquidaban and
Republica to come to his aid. He and his
officers will sail for Lisbon, II not pre-
vented. The French warship Nagon took
them outside the bar just beyond as the
loyal squadron was entering.
English here get their share of the i'll
feeling of the populace for their aid to the
rebels. Da Gama's sailors say they never
thought he wa such coward as to leave