Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-03-16
"a CANA SurTend sTs,
He Demands Full Projection for
Himself and Followers.

NlCtS IcCtl1cu az tuT ObdtC DOP"A'
ment today from Minister ThOn p
son, at Rio Jaueiro, indicates thai
the Brazilian rebellion is ahOu'
ended. The dispatches from Min
lister Thompson contain the intor-
nation that Admiral DA CANA has
gone aboard the Portuguese wal
vessel Mindelo, now in the harbor
at Rio, and has sent to President
Pelxoto By the Portuguese officer
an offer of surrender on condition
OF full protection for himself and
his followers.
Two dispatches were received
by the State Department, as fol
lows:
No. Ida Cana today
through the senior Portuguese
naval commander, offered to sur.
render to the President of Brazil,
provided be and his followers wer
guaranteed protection against
punishment"
No. 2.-"DI Cana has gone
aboard a Portuguese man-of.war
for asylum"
Secretary Gresham believes that
this marks the end Of the Brazilian
war.
A third dispatch was received
at a late hour tonight by the Score
taIy from Minister Thompson, con-
tMning the additional information
that DA Cana asks only that be
and his officers may be allowed to
leave the country, and that the
lives of his private soldiers and
sailors be spared. 1t is regarded
by prominent officials as without
question that the Brazilian gov
eminent will accept the surrender
with the terms asked for by Da
Cana.
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 dis.
position to take q hand in The cOn-
fict. 1t Is not thought, however,
that the action of the Portuguese
in receiving Da Cana is necessari-
| " an act of sympathy with the
insurgents. The Portuguese are
SAID to recognize a principle Of IN
terDational law, now obsolete, by
which right OF asylum, as 1t is CAL
led, is granted temporarily by a
neutral power to a defeated bellig-
ereut. This right of asylum is not
recognized OF late years by most
nations except in cases of half
clYilised people.
Minister Mend )nca when seen
this evening admitted that he had
received news of the surrender,
bat was IN willing to give out any
information concerning the exact
terms of Da Gama'S offer of sur
render, or discuss the probable
action of the Brazilian govern
ment.
The rebel forces consist Of the
gunboat Leiberdade. Da Gama'S
flagship, cruiser D4 Mrandare,
gunboat Trajano, Transport of war
Purus, armed merchantmen Juni-
ter, Marie, Pirelra Da Cnnha and
Adolphe de Barros, and four tor.
pedo boats. TIE force OF men Oh
the rebel ships and in rebel fort
resSes aggregates about 700.
Outside the harbor the rebel war
shsps Aquidabau aud Republic
are cruising about.
Notice of the intention of the
Brazilian feet to begin an active
attack on the insurgent feet had
beer given Sunday noon to Den-
trail forces in the harbor. This
notice was gwen foriy-elght hours
before the firing was to begin.
According to this arrangement
firing could not b gin until Ties
day noon.
DI Gama's offsr of surrender
was made, therefore, fully twenty.
four hours before an attack was
to be expected. The offer of sur
render, in fact, followed the first
actual show of determined force
on the part of the Brazilian govern
ment.
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