THE BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION.

Evening Star, Issue 8116, 16 January 1890, Page 4

THE BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION.

DOM PEDRO’S ACCOUNT. Dom Pedro arrived at Lisbon on December 7, on exile from his country after a reign of forty-nine years. In an interview on board the Alagoas, the ex-Emperor statdd that he did not intend to issue a manifesto. He said : —“ I have no desire to busy myself longer with Brazilian affairs. I have no intercourse with the republican government, I received a telegram at the summer palace at Petropolis announcing that the revolution had triumphed. Upon its receipt I went to Rio Janeiro and placed myself at the disposal of the revolutionary government. The palace at Rio Janeiro was instantly encircled by troops, and ingress and egress were stopped. The siege lasted'.for thirty-two hours, during which time my family suffered much from want of food. We were then taken secretly after midnight between a double file of soldiers from the palace to the araepal and placed on board a warship. The vessel upon which wo were placed was the Parnahyba. As soon as we were on board she took her departure for Ilha Grande. Upon our arrival there, though the sea was rough, we were transferred in small boats to the Alagoas, The Empress was agitated and wept continually. Her hands and wrists were hurt as she was being handed on board the AlagOas. I myself was deeply affected, and spent the time watching the coast as it gradually disappeared from view. When the shore lino dropped below the horizon I let fly a carrier pigeon bearing my farewell message to Brazil.’’

The ex-Emperor eagerly qqcstjoned his interviewer about the new/ from Brazil which had been published in Europe/ He was delighted upon learning that the Brazilian flag was unchanged. The ex-Empress said :,“ I will never forgive those Republicans for their rough treatment of me,”

Some incidents have been made known of the voyage of the Alagoas, bearing the Brazilian royal family, which show the good feeling and correct impulses of the old sovereign and those cegr to him. Perhaps the most touching of .these was the incident of the white carrier pigeon set free by the hand of the aged Emperor off the coast of the country he had rgled for fifty years to bear his last souvenirs to the nation that had driven him out. On Monday, December 2, which was the birthday of the Emperor’s daughter, the Countess d’Eu, the day was celebrated by a banquet in the cabin. At this banquet the Countess proposed her father’s health, Dom Pedro responded and then said: “Now it is my turn to propose a toast,” and lifting his glass he said “Let us drink tv the lasting prosperity of Brazil,” Everyone duly honored the toast, and thep all sat at the table in silence for many minutes. Many, inquiries have been made of Dom Pedro touching his future and his attitude towards the Government of Brazil. In answer to all these he confines himself to the declaration that if summoned to return to Braz Ihe will go. He alludes to some of the prime movers in the revolution with to others with disdain. None of those men were in direct communioation with him, but all that passed between them was through intermediaries. It is known that they are all unimportant men, and that they organised a military conspiracy, which was carried to its conclusion with the most perfect secrecy. All Spanish and Porturevolutions are worked by military conspiracies. This conspiracy was a complete surprise ,to everyone. There had been, on the part of the Goyernpient, some bus-

picion of the fidelity of the 22nd Infantry Regiment, which had therefore been ordered to Para, and which did not take part in the pronunciamento.