▁had ▁recently ▁ended , ▁but ▁the ▁German ▁high ▁command ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁war ship ▁was ▁still ▁necessary ▁to ▁protect ▁German ▁interests . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁cru iser ▁squad ron ▁had ▁been ▁dissol ved , ▁and ▁Marie ▁was ▁now ▁formally ▁sail ing ▁independently . ▁ ▁Marie ▁visited ▁ports ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁coast ▁of ▁South ▁America , ▁as ▁she ▁had ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁and ▁she ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁The ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Revol ta ▁da ▁Arm ada ▁( Re vol t ▁of ▁the ▁Fle et ) ▁in ▁Brazil ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁n avy ▁to ▁send ▁Marie ▁there ▁to ▁protect ▁German ▁interests , ▁and ▁she ▁joined ▁her ▁sister s ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁there . ▁Marie ▁stopped ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Mont t , ▁Chile , ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁to ▁ 8 ▁February , ▁before ▁proceed ing ▁around ▁Cape ▁Horn ▁and ▁north ▁to ▁Brazil . ▁She ▁met ▁Ar con a ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February , ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁cor v ettes ▁remained ▁off ▁Brazil ▁until ▁April , ▁when ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁East ▁Asia ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁growing ▁t ensions ▁between ▁China ▁and ▁Japan ▁over ▁Korea . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May , ▁Marie ▁left ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁but ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁stop ▁again ▁in ▁Port ▁Mont t ▁in ▁June ▁due ▁to ▁engine ▁troubles , ▁which ▁delayed ▁her ▁rejo ining ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁cor v ettes ▁in ▁Cal la o ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July .