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STORY OF PORTUGUESE REVOLT.
CAPTIVE ROYALIST'S
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He declared that the Monar- chists had sufficient arms, and munitions for some time, and hoped to obtain supplies if they could secure recognition 93 belligerents. The difficulty was they had only from 7,000 to 8,000 troops armed. Oporto and the North Was whole-heartedly Monarchist, "If you had seen the enthusiasm of the people," he
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With Count d'Azavedo was Senhor Pedro d'Almeida Vascon- cellos, Inspector of Oportò Cus- toms, and Senhor Duarte Borges Coutinho de Medeiros, son of the Marquis da Praia, who has lived eight years in England and who with his brother was arrested at the Grand Hotel yesterday. He tells me that he took no active | part in the revolt, but was on a visit here. I saw well over 100 prisoners, but no sign of cruelty or ill-treatement, nor was any complaint made to me.
GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS,
In regard to the question of the fate awaiting these prisoners, 1 first wish to state that there is reason to believe that the Govern ment is firmly determined to break with the evil practice, in favour with the Monarchy and even with the Democrats and the Sidonio Paes regime, of leaving political prisoners to rot in gaol without bringing them to trial. When the Govern- ment arrived here last Satur- day i: found the people greatly excited because certain He gave me the follow-well-known persons who had been ing account of the movement :- imprisoned as suspects had been
nervous.
Ho
1 was not directly responsible released. A cry was raised that for the revolt, and took no part in the Republic was being betrayed. its organisation. I was at Oporto Senhor Couceiro da Costa. Minis- soine days before it broke out.ter of Justice and interim Minis- Then I went to the country nearter of Foreign Affairs, at once Mondego, and my friends here addressed the people from the told me of the imminent revolt balcony of the Grand Hotel. and recalled me to Oporto, where declared that the Government A correspondent writes from I become Civil Governor. Our was resolved to do the utmost
needful on February 21 Aporto
for the defence as failure was due to lack of arms
Republic And munitions, and to that the follows had interesting con- and
to bring Oporto was with all guilty persons us,
to justice. versations to-day with several of alone.
and all
North the
was But it could tolerate no pressure the leaders of the now defunct
It was when we in this respect. These courageous Monarchist. insurrection. They are confined failed to take Lisbon that I knew words acted like magic, and the in the city prison a vast, rambl-the game was up. Two days Minister received an ovation at
of
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cf the Republican Guard which Senhor Alvaro Machado, the The spectacle, these days our-had become our Guarda Real Minister's Chef de Cabinet, side the prison is not one to be When the Guard and the cavalry yesterday, when he intervened to; easily forgotten. The gaols, attacked us, I telephoned to Head protect a Monarchist who was in assistance. and imminent danger of being lynch- as it were, the background of an quarters for
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amphitheatre, in which the people frepared to resist: bu: no helped for cruelties to Republicans. THE ALEXANDRA CAFE
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The attitude of the Minister of
are mussed in tiers as if to watch advised me to hoist the white Justice may be taken to repre-
a bull fight. Every now and then flag. This was very repugnant to sent the collective opinion of the the crowd parts with shrill cries me, but when the Republican Government oh this subject. to let pass a knot of soldiers and officer guaranteed my personal which is summed up in the fol
security and that of my followers, lawing statement: armed citizens who are running I consented. And now I demand
discovered. In
i
mory
than "
in sene wretched Monarchist that this guarantee be respected. The Monarchist Government whose hiding-place bas just been It is not being observed. for was during the 25 days of its The
one € 35e the several times to day insults have existence more violent and ag guards had to brandish their been hurled at me through the gressive than all the Governments spy-hole of the door, and there is of the Republic were in eight ridles: und the officers to
nothing to prevent some marine years. The Eden Theatre was level their revolvers to protec" from breaking into this room and transformed into a veritable in- usuual shooting me. That will certainly quisition political prisoners being obnoxious Monarchist who be my fate.
subjected to the gravest corporal was marched in. It was said
and moral excesses. Monarchist prisoners are being treated in con- formity with the dictates humanity, and if there is anything wanting, the fault lies in the fact that we have not sufficient ac- commodation to give the prisoners every convenience. The Govern ment's sole desire is to apply the law and to bring Monarchists who took part in the revolt before legal tribunals, according as they are military or civilian.
Count de Mengualde spoke that he had killed several Re-excitedly, and an officer tried to publicans.
The commoner sort calm him, assuring him that his are herded together as many as life was safe. I must add that 50 in one room. Many of these Count de Mongualde might pre prisoners are the victims of per-bably have saved himself by sonal spite, and will be quietly fight, but that he would not leave released presently. The chiefs his followers in the lurch. are in small rooms, two or three together.
AN OPTIMISTIC PRISONER.
My first visit was to Count de My next visit to was Count Mongualde, the Civil Governor at d'Agavedo, the Royalist Minister Oporto during the three weeks of Agriculture, who precipitated change of regime. He is a typical the revolt. He was as optimistic Portuguese with a strong under as Count de Mengualde was jaw. He appeared feverish an pessimistic.
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It is necessary to note that
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а
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necessary delay. The Portuguese | | Criminal Code does not adrait off imprisonment or deportation for life, but only for a term not ex- ceeding 30 years.
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