The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
A COLLAPSED REBELLION
AND THE REBELS PARDONED
Excepting the Leaders. Great Indisaa-
tion at Admiral De Mello's cowardly
Flight.

A dispatch from Mon,evideo, says-Ihe
rebellion Of Admiral de Mello against he
government Of President reixoto has com.
plctely collapsed aud the capture OF the re)el
admiral by the feet Of President Peixoto Is
looked upon here as being only "a question
OF n few hours Admiral de Melo. after : is-
tanning severe defeat nt Rio Grande Ciy,
losing from 400 10 800 men. succeeded In
putting TO sea with the Republica and trans
ports and attempted to make alanding Ia the
department of RochR. Uruguay. intending TO
surrender his whole force TO the Uruguayan
authorities. But at the last moment dis
agreement took place between the rebel i'd
miral and Gen. Salgado. and the latter Lc-
companed by 400 armed, sick and wound, q,
and almost starving men. landed upon
Uruguayan territory and rendered their sub
mission to the authorities. After Gen. Sal-
gsdO had gone ashore. Admiral de Mello sept
al Ofier o. surrender to the CruguRyjn
authorities ~ the latter would guarantee not
10 surrender him to the government OF Bra2tl
1he Uruguayan officials were unable 10 giso
this pledge and consequently Admiral De
Mello remained on board the Republica- That
warship afterwards went to the province Of
Rio Grande D1sul. according TO report
received here aud attempted to make land
Ing. But the rebels were driven back 10 their
the whereabouts of the Republica IL pow un-
known.
The Brazilian minister al London has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Rio deJa-
neiro: The Insurgents have abandoned all
their remaining vessels at Parana and Santa
tatharina. The attempt OF the insurgents to
land at Rio Grande City was defeated. The
rebels lost 600 men and afterwards landed in
the department OF Rocha. Uruguay. whence
Admiral de Mello and Gen. Salgado went
south. The Crug,Iayan authorities refused
20 allow the rebel ships TO remain where they
had anchored. and they eventually left after
landing 400 disarmed men. The insurgent
troops were removed from the shores OF Rio
Grande DO Sui by the insurgent warship Re-
publica and by the insurgent transports.
A later dispatch from BLenos Ayres says
"The remains of the Brazilian rebel feet com
mansed bv Admiral de Mcllo. which arrived
at this port. are the subject OF extensive eN-
changes of telcgraphic messages between the
authorities Of this place aud the Brazilian
government.
The rebel ships are the Repnblica, Metero,
Iris, Urauo and Esperanza. They are in
very diapida;rd condition and the rebels on
board OF them are suffering from sickness,
wounds aud proper food supplies. Their
temporary wants have been supplied, with
the consent of the brazilian minister. who
has received advices from Rio de Janeiro,
saying tnht "a general amnesty VIII DE
granted 10 the insurgent rank aud file. and
hat the Brazilian government will pay the
quarantine expenses Of the ships II they are
surrendered To the Brazilian minister. Con-
sequently the Argentine government. with
the consent Of rebel leaders. is now supern-
tending the delivery OF the five war vessels TO
thoI}ra2iian minister. aud this will have
becu accomplished 10y the time this dispatch
reaches the United States.
President PeiNoto's government has notif-
ed the government Of Uruguay that the ex-
penses and passage money home OF the insur.
gents who landed in the department Of
kocha. Uruguay, will be paid by the Brazil.
Ian government and that they may all. with
the exception Of the leaders. return 10 Brazil
with no fear OF being severely punished for
the part which they have taken ia he rebel
.Cn.
Nothing seems TO be known OF the ultimate
destination OF Admiral de Mclo aud General
Salgado. though IL l. believed that the iorme.
will takethe earliest opportunity of escaping
TO some foreign country where he can hide
himself for the rest Of his life. On all sides
the utmost contempt il expressed for Admir-
al de Mello, whose descrtlOu OF Admiral da
Cana i looked upon IA n piece Of cowardly
treachcry which even the admirals NEST in-
innate supporters condemn. TO such an eN-
tent docs this feeling prevail that II il OPEN
ly stated that Da Cana proposes 10 seek out
Admiral dn M"!lu and compel him 20 meet
him m mortal combat. II the rebel admiral
falls into the hands of President pciNoto there
Is little doubt but that he will bee promptly
tried hy court martial and shot.