Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-13
END NEAR At HAND.
Brazilian Revolution Will
Soon Be Ended.
DA CANA MADE OFFERS.
HIS Appeal to a Portuguese Com
mander Causes Surprise.

manuer causes surprise.
WASHINGTON. March lathe state de
partment has just received advices from
Rio Janeiro stating that Admiral da
Cana the revolutionist, has taken refuge
aboard Portuguese vessel in The harbor,
and the officers have sent word TO Presi-
dent Peixeto that he and his followers
will surrender on condition that protec-
tion be granted them.
Two dispatches were received by the
state department. They were in cipher,
and when translated read ss follows:
RI DE JASEIRo, March u, 1894
Gresham. Washington:
Iva Cana today, through the senior Portu-
guese naval commander, offered TO surrender
10 the President of Brazil providing he ard
his followers were guaranteed protection
against punishment. THOMPsoS.
aRIo DE- JANEIRo. March IL, 1894
Gresham, Washington:
Da CANA has gone aboard Portuguese
man of war for asylum. THOMPSON.
Secretary Gresham believes that this
marks the end of the Brazilian war.
How It Came About.
The circumstances which led Co Admiral
da Gama's offer were no doubt the pre-
parations for n decisive fight which had
been made by President Peixoto
After dispatching his message, con
tanning the terms on which he was will
ing to surrender, Admiral da CANA
sought safety. He requested an asylum
on board the Portuguese man-of war
Mindello, which is in the harbor. The
Portuguese commander received him, and
ha bal al, fral IL IN m
vessel.
After getting on board her he modified
k,s terms somewhat aud asked that him
self and his officers be permitted toleave
the country, and that the lives of the
privates be spared.
Nothing has been heard of Admiral
Mello with the Aquidaban and Republica
since he successfully ran past the forts.
1t is thought he il now in the south,
probably off Santa Cathsrina or Para
nagua.
Surprise at Washington.
There Is considerable surprise expressed
here by those interested in the affairs at
Rio, that the offer of surrender should
have been made through the Portuguese
commander, who up TO this time has not
shown any particular disposition to take
a hand in the conflict.
1t Is not thought. however that the
action of the Portuguese I'm receiving Da
CANA Is necessarily an act of sympathy
with the insurgents. The Portuguese are
said to recognize principle of interna-
tional law, now observed, by which right
of asylum, as 1t Is called, is granted tenn
porarily by a neutral power To defeated
belligerent.
This right Of asylum is not recognized
of late years by most nations, except in
cases of half civilized peoples, and more
over the Brazilian insurgents have never
been recognized by any body as bellig-
erents. There is, therefore, some specu-
lation as to the exact meaning of the ac-
tion of the Portuguese commander.
Minister Mendonca admitted that he
had received news of the surrender, but
was unwilling to give any information
concerning the exact terms of Da CANA ;
offer of surrender or discuss the probable
action of the Brazilian government. He
said, however, that he had no doubt that
final settlement had been made by the
time he was speaking or would certainly
be made today.
Possibly as good a comment as can be
made consists of the following summary,
furnished by Senor Meudonca of the
forces engaged in the naval maneuvers in
the harbor at Rio:
The Forces at Rio.
The rebel forces consist of the gunboat
Liberdade, Da Gama's flagship; cruiser
Da Mendars, gunboat Trajano. transport
of war Purus armed merchantmen Jupi-
ter, Martel. Piereis da Cunha and Adolphe
de Barros and four torpedo boats, two Of
which are In good condition and the other
two half disabled. The force Of men on
the rebel ships and in rebel fortresses ag-
gregate about 700. Outside the harbor,
"whereab bouts unknown" the rebel war
ships Aquidaban and Repu blica are cruis.
ing about.
The array Of government ships, lying on
the south side of the entrance to the bay
under the batteries off ort St. John, is
somewhat more formidable. The forces
consist of the dynamite cruiser Nictheroy,
iron clad Bahaira, cruiser Tiradenties,
torpedo boats Auroa, Pirating, Javelin,
Fysen, armed torpedo boat Moxoto, five
torpedo boats recently purchased in Ger
many. Cruising outside are the cruiser
America and Parhaniba. The loyal force
OF men aggregated about $4,000
Notice OF the intention of the Brazilian
fleet to begin an active attack on the in
surgent feet had been given Sunday noon
to neutral forces in the harbor This no.
tice was given ~ hours before the firing
was to begin. According TO this arrange
ment firing could not begin until Tues.
day noon. Da Gama's offer of surrender
was made therefore fully "A hours before
an attack was to be expected. The offer
of surrender, in fact. followed the first
actual show Of determined force on the
part of the Brazilian Rnvernment