New-York tribune., 1894-03-15
CAPITAL.
fconyy,oh,: 1894: Bu the United PTsss>

.,,,,or,ert The insurgent vessels surrendered
last night without having answered with SIM
r,o shot the cannonade from the Governments
hilltop batteries
The report that Admiral Da Cana had lied
WAS confirmed this morning. He has sought
sat..v on the French cruiser Magon'
rna American officers Of the Government war
sh,ns came ashore this afternoon They report
,,at the crews Of the vessels are well. and de-
lighted that they won without fight EX-
cen,,ng the officers nobody aboard Peixotos
..,of-,,,ar soeu,s to have been eager for battle.
7, coming up the harbor lis morning the Gov
or,-,o,, Aoot saluted the United States flag and
Roar-Adriral Benham. The United States fleet
will disnerse soon The men aboard the Ameri-
can warships are in excellent health.
The end OF the insurgent power in the haroor
has been welcomed with JOY in the city EX-
change has improved % per cent Business IS
os usual Not n symptom Of disorder has ap-
noared in the city. The people are preparing TO
celebrate the collapse of the insurrecuon'
Tho Anuidaban and Repubca, which consti-
tute about all that Is left Of the insursent cause
are reported to be in south bra%ii"h ""'e''
Both are said to be disabled
Admiral .Iello has just been seen In the streets
~ Nontevio O. He has deserted his followers as
Admiral Da Cana deserted his officers ana hiei'
of the harbor fleet.
The insurgent sailors here VIII pe p''' uo"0u WIG
officers will be court -martialled
Oosbinpton March 14.-Secretary Gresham mas
received the following dispatch from Ml"'S'e'
,Hier tho shore batteries had fired upon the
,,snrrent ships for thirty minutes the IMatter M
snrrendered uncondtiOnally, IA Iand ia ,i'IS
previously gone aboard the fo''usu''e
Secretary Herbert tonight received a caoie o..
message from Admiral Benham al no az i,v
day. stating that yesteraa! a. forts and vessels
onened fire on the insurgent loIts , anu So
The fire was not returned. The lnsuIeens iG rhc
position and vessels have been apdlu%oIvu' on ilnn
,nsrrgent admiral and many io4loWelS ia ~ Iie
s me-. -, inc Portuguese men-of-war. The as
natcS adds that the revolution Is now cohiI"eu ~
the Southern states. ,, . cah,a dis
,atch from Rio this morning giving n%ou.e % aS tmdi
TWO Junior officers from the Amercan AeS. nan
be sent home by the next a Sonaitjon Of afars
g.; The harbor and officials here presume lnat . t,,e
disnatch which is wholly OF routine af 80
left the flagship before the poiiio
Minister Mendonca said the reports concerhng Nh
IA Cana and Mello intmaung lhat at ny yrdar ,l%
baodoned their associates and the forces ullueI
,beno astonished him. Until he hau lu ti15 1,
and more explicit information ne salu ne aotInn
express no opinion concerning theii In, ~, 80 - tbe,r
on their part being so entirely lolelsn I !" 80
renrtatiors 8 and his own estimate OF tnen 49, 49,
unon wears Of acquaintance IL II si'd -, - w.,
srua however" said the Minister. II VIII pu1
49,; s.na tba stand taken by PeiXOtO in refusing
g.tls
~ consider Da Gamas proposal for condlIioi,a a
svrrender BY insisting upon unconditional SUI .
render the Government, If the story Is COT
rect viii have happily rid itself Of the quesuom
of disposng Of the men, and the fePuOnc WIN
be hanefted by the absence Of the only element
,hat could have caused a renewal OF the aglla-
lion in favor Of the monarchy. That senu-
Inent he said would never recover fon the
dsgraceful fasco Of its leading representatives.
london March 1.-THE Exchange Telegraph
Cononany has advices from Brazil that Admlrai
Mello with the warships AquidaDan ana 1'e-
nuhlica has arrived at Santa Catharna.
The same advices say that there Is good au-
+horitv for the statement that the insurgents IN
the harbor Of Rio have been totally defeated anu
routed Still these dispatches continue. not
vithstanding the defeat Of the Rio insurgents
and the ingloriOus flight OF Ia CANA II oy ho
means follows that the war is ended
The consensus Of opinion in commercal CIR
cles in Rio Grande do Sui and Santa Catharna
which have London connections Is that tnose
states will declare and eventually achieve. thcir
independence with the ass.stance or Adinral
Nello whose object in sailing southward uh-
doubtedy was to take part in such movement l..
Thus the centre Of the revolutionary movement
will be removed from Rio to Desterro.
Advices from Rio explain the recent acton Oh
the Government in suspending the brazilian
telepraDhic service by the statement thdt tne
Government discovered that two foreign cOnsuS
AZ Bahia had been supplying the insurgents win
information The Federal authorities Will not
now disclose the names Of the OFFENDING con-
suls but IL is asserted that they Will De deprived
of their eXeQuaturS.