Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-22

personal effects out Of the city. The
people had fully expected Smelling of
the city by the insurgent forces, and
it was generally believed that ter
rife naval battle was about to be
fought in the Rio harbor. la Gamas
offer of surrender changed every
thing, and everywhere could be
heard shouts of Viva Peixoto." and
general acquiesence to the requests
of the insurgent admiral There had
been much suffering in the city. All
business houses had been closed and it
had been very di ficult to get food.
The whole available police force was
on duty constantly. Probably 100000
persons left the city. Railroad trans
portation to the suburbs was free, and
the government was feeding the poor.
Naturally the populace cheered the
news which they believed .heralded the
close of the long and stubbornly con-,
tosted insurrection.
But Joy was changed to CONSERVATION
by the announcement that the govern
ment had refused the terms of Da
Cana, and would open fire upon the
insurgent vessels and forts at noon
Tuesday. The exodus from Rio again
commenced. and at II o'clock precisely
the bar fortress opened fire on Fort
Villegaignon. In a short time the
Government forces at Fort Armacao
and Fort Gragoata joined in the bonn
bardment. The fire was not returned
by the insurgents. The bombardment
was continued until 3 o'clock, when it
ceased. CASTILLO. San Benito, Saude,
Curvello and all the city batteries then
opened a furious fire upon Fort Vile
gaignon and the insurgent warship
Tamandre. The fire was also directed
upon the insurgent works at Cobra5
Island and at other places. The forces
at Enchadas lowered the hospital flag
and hoisted the insurgent ensign. The
garrison at Governador leland also took
part in the attack on Fort Nillegaig-
the Government guns. The works on
Cobras Island took fire, but the flames
were soon extinguished. The firing of
the batteries lasted for an hour. No
great damage was done. The insurgents
did not fire shot.
At 4 o'clock the Government feet
steamed slowly to close action, the tor
pedo boat Aurora leading. The other
vessels in the feet were the Nictheroy,
America, ltaipu, Bahian, Tiradentes
and Parahyba, and two steamers and
five torpedo boats. Immediately the
rebels hauled down the white ensign
from one of the ships which was lying
at Enchadas and hoisted a signal, which
was answered from ashore. A launch
containing an officer then went from
one insurgent ship to another, and each
vessel lowered the white flag. Two
boats from the Government fleet out
side then entered the bay. One of them
went to Fort Villegaignon, and it was
shortly followed by the launch from
the rebel ship. A few minutes later
the white ensign came down from the
fort and at 5:io the Government feet
steamei up the bay.
The insurgent war ship Aqu'diban
was not in this harbor. Admiral de
Mello has proved false to the en-
peror and to President Fonseca and
President Peixoto. His last act was
treachery to Admiral da Cana.
The officers of the insurgent fleet /.
took refuge on board French and
Portuguese war ships. One French
vessel put to sea with many of the
rebel officers on board. 1t is said that
Admiral da Cana is on board the
British war ship Sirius.
Peixoto's action in not acceding to
Da Gamas offer Great d the greatest
surprise, abroad as well as at Washing
ton. Such conditions were freely &C.
corded in any honorable warfa in
civilized lands, yet to the surprise of
our administration they had been re-
fused by Peixoto. In spite of its best =
enorts to be exactly fair and neutral,
yet in the contest in Brazil our govern
ment, in its desire to protect American
interests, has given color to the belief
that its moral sympathy lay with the
Peixoto government. So the news that
civilized warfare had been disregarled
and that brave but defeated insurgents,
hemmed in on all sides were to be- .
refused the chance to surrender on hon.
orable terms and forced to throw them
selves upon the mercy OF the govern
ment without any guarantee OF their
lives fell with dis agreeable force upon
every official in the government here
who has had to do with the trouble in
any capacity. Undoubtedly the moral
sympathy OF the United States has
beeu valuable aid to the Brazilian
Government ever since 1892, when the
first symptoms Of the rebellion were
manifested in the southern provinces,
but II Peixoto had PERSISTED in main
tanning an unrelenting and vindictive
attitude. that measure of eunv,<,rt xvoa