Bisbee daily review., 1911-09-27

# at present arranging in the lit. k tie town on the Spanish iron tier to invade the territory of the republic, is Senor Captain Hen. rique de Paiva Couceiro, now living at orense. about six hours journey by railway from the frontier.
 As if his attempt succeeds, he will at onee attain very great prominence, and as in any case he seems bound to make his mark on current Portu- guese history. a description of him at the present moment cannot be out Of place.
 Clear Headed, Resourceful. He is about 35 years of age, but looks younger. His mother was Eng fish, he speaks English like an Eng lishman. and the cold determination with which he is planning the over throw of the republic betrays the methodical Briton rather than the volatile Lusitanian He is clear-head- cd. resourceful. gifted with excellent judgment; above all he has great mil ttary talent and enjoys an extraordin- ary popularity among the Royalist and Conservative elements in his na- tive land
 His campaigns in Africa were con ducted with great brilliancy and skill, and even if they were waged against negroes we must remember that even negroes have. from time to time, giv- en great trouble to English, French and German troops. During this Afri- can warfare Palya Couceiro also dis played extraordinary personal bray cry. This quality will stand him in good stead during his coming invasion of Portugal with a handful of men. During the October revolution Cou- ceiro was the one man on the Roy alist side who fought well, and he would easily have crushed the rev olution had it not been for the COW. ardice or treachery of his superiors and of the prime minister.
 When the revolution broke out, Couceiro was captain in command of a battery of artillery at QuehuB on the outskirts of the capital. When he heard the first shots be went to the general stan for instructions but found that institution in a state of panic and confusion. The local general Of division was sick and had left every thing to subordinates. The minister of war, a man of singular incompet- anee. revealed at the critical moment depth of ignorance of which even his worst enemies had never suspect cd him.
 Demanded Order to Fight
 Palya Couceiro, irritated at this spectacle. asked for permission to bring his troops into action. But he could not get ah answer. The inde- cision and confusion was too great Nobody knew what to do Precious hours were lost in futile discussions and the drawing up of fantastic plans Meanwhile. the great bulk of the for ces which would have died to Q man for the monarchy were immobilized and useless.
 Paiva Couceiro at length quilted the general staff in great anger and, taking a carriage drove to Queiuz at full speed. Before he reached the battery his resolution was already taken. If the monarchy must fall 1t were better that 1t should fall in the blood of its faithful soldiers than that 1t should go down without a blow be- ing struck in its defense. Like Bon. ny Dundee" he declared that "e'er the kings crown shall fall there are crowns to be broke" In other words he ordered out his battery and tried to persuade his fellow officers in con- mand of other detachments to accom- pany hip. There other officers were as loyal as himself but, in the absence of orders from the general stan, they felt obliged to decline the invitation. Paiva Couceiro went without them. He forced his way on 10 the heights commanding the city. drove before him various bodies of republicans who attempted to bar the way, joined fore es with a loyal infantry regiment which had still kept the kings flag flying. and finally took up a position on the heights occupied by the peni- tentiaTy. that is, in c situation com manding the whole revolutionary force.
 Here then began between the two redoubts a formidable artillery duel which was the most terrible Incident of the revolution and which lasted more than half an hour. Had 1t con tinued few moments longer the rev. oIution would have failed. As a mat, ter of fact, all the officers of the regu- lar army who had joined the insur- gents fed. leaving only Machado San tos, a non-commissioned marine ofi- cer. in command of a disorganized mass of men wildly searching for somebody to surrender to.
 This Is not exaggerated, though .t may seem to be SO. Innumerable ac- counts of the revolution have since been published by republicans. and