New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-07
KINGS TROOPS ROUTED
Portuguese ROyaIiSts Beaten by
Republican Army.
MANUEL STAYS IN LONDON
Government Troops Reported
Surrounded by Invaders Near
City of Oporto.
TBy Gable to the Tribune. J

London, Oct. THE rOyallSt invasion
Of Portugal is now admitted officially by
the Lisbon authorities. The news that
the frontier was crossed at several
points on Thursday and that a few small
towns on the border are in the hands Of
the royalists is confirmed. From Oporto
comes the intelligence that hostilities
have begun, but that the republican gov
ernment is confident that the rising will
be crushed Meanwhile King Manuel re-
mains in London.
Lisbon, oct Ga band Of Royalists
has been defeated in a fight with the
Republican troops near Braganca, in
Traa -os- Monies. the northernmost prov
ince Of Portugal II is rumored that
Royalst column at Vinhaes, fourteen
miles west Of Bragarca, is surrounded
by Republicans.
Later reports. however, indicate that
the Monarchists at Vinhaes have sur
rounded and cut off the retreat Of the
Republican troops.
A column of seven hundred Mon
archists. commanded by Senior CANA
cho Canavarro, principal lieutenant of
the Royalist leader, Captain Couciere.
erred Portugal on Thursday morning
from Zamora, Spain, and occupied
Franca. Carregosa, Espinhozello. Paco,
Soutello and ParaimO all in the district
around Braganca Two thousand Roy
alists, gathered from various places, also
have Joined the column, which is now at
Vinhaes.
The government has eight thousand
troops near the Spanish frontier. Though
this number is considered ample TO cope
with the situation there, regiments have
been dispatched from Aveiro and Oporto,
in addition 10 machine gun company
from Lisbon. \ warship is on its way
to Oporto, where it will be held in readi-
ness to land troops, if necessary.
The Minister Of Public Works is now
at Oporto, and with one Of the chiefs of
the headquarters staff from Lisbon, will
proceed TO Braganca. The government
denies that the Royalists have made in
cursions into Chaves and Guimares.
Badajos, Spain Con the Portuguese from
tier), Oct 6-The Portuguese government
admits that Royalist disturbances are in
progress in Northern Portugal near the
Spanish frontier.
Royalist agents and sympathizers are
spreading the news Of the triumphal march
Of the Monarchist troops toward Oporto.
1t is asserted that six thousand men are
following the white and blue flag OF the
deposed King Manuel II is also stated
that the Royalists engaged and defeated
the Republican troops at Guimaraes, a for
titled town twelve miles southeast of
Braga.
vigo Spain. oct 6-The journal says
that the Portuguese Royalsts concentrated
at Puebla de Sanabria. Province of Ia
mora, Spain. about twenty miles northeast
OF Braganza. Portugal. have formed them
selves into three columns under the COM
mand OF Captain Couciere Seniors Camacho
CanavarrO and Homen CristO. Their first
objectives are Chaves and Braganza. where
the garrisOns are reported TO have pro-
nounced themselves in favor OF the mon
archv and rt-martialled and shot few
officers who held republican opinions The
Monarchists now declare the entire popula-
tion In north Portugal has made common
cause with them.
The journal further says that the
Monarchists have acquired two warships
one Of them OF 900 tons II says that all
the foregoing is confirmed officially by the
MonarChist leader
Madrid. oct. "a press dispatch from
Padajoz says that Dom Miguel OF Bragan-
~ and his two sons are now with the
Monarchists in Portugal. they and other
leaders In the revolutionary movement hav-
ing crossed the Spanish frontier in twenty
automobiles during the last few DAYS.
London. oct 6.-The report from Paris
that eX-King Manuel Is in Spain. presum-
ably on his way 10 Portugal. Is without
Il tuudatiun Dom Manuel Is at Richmond
with the queen Mother Amelie.