Smyrna times., 1855-04-18
foreign 3(t(u5.

Our news from the South Pacific is at once
important and Interesting. The empire OF Bra
I'll Is represented to be playing the same role In
the South as is imputed to the United States in
the North-that is, pursuing a policy of con-
quest and annexation Its influence has become
so great in the neighboring republic Of I'uru-
quay that 1t is described as exercising a protec-
torate over 1T, which pretectOrate, it is predict
ed, Will soon be transformed into an absorption;
and 1t has got into a quarrel with the sther
weak republic ofParaguay, and invaded its ter
rItory with both sea and land forces This in
vasion poor Paraguay has very Inadequate means
of resisting, so that the issue of the conflict is
! not very doubtful. The amende must eitherhe
made to Brazil, or that empire Will absorb the
Offending republic The governments <ot the.
| Platte provinces are called upon to intervene m
tthe~struggle, lnasnuch as thelE political and
commercial interests would be injured by the
absorption of Paraguay aud Uruguay hv the
imperial counterpart of the United States IN
South America. In Chill, social and CONNER
clal affairs arc favorable. The government and
the people are devotlng their energies to the
development Of the resources of the Country
Railroads and other ways of communication are.
being opened, and popular education is rcceiy.
ing attention.
In Peru, matters are not so prosperous Tho.
refuse to work; ard, consequently, the owners
Of plantations reduced TO a deplorable con-
dlton. An effort is about TO be made to provide
Tor ths by the importation of Cl namen
lhe French and English squadrons were ar
rlFlh@ at Callao cH route to rendezvous, where
! they were to combine another attack on the.
Russian fortress OF Petropaulowski. The French
admiral, Des PoIntcs, who had commanded at
the hrst assault on that fortress d!cd on board
the irITate l.c Forte, at sea- about thirty Lour,
from Calla", and was Inferred in that city with
all the h0Hors due to his rank-N y. U,raid
The hmerca reached Iialifx on Thursday
night with three days later adv!ccs from En-
rope than those Of the Washington. Vienna
Is now the point of attraction and attention
z. was wholly concentrated on the COAT r..ic...
winch Is represented as being IN mreat difficult
\ ty upon the all important IhlrG Po,ui--s..ul.ci
So indeed. that although the demands Of ;h..
Allies had been much modified, tbc Ru,>.au
PI"nlotcntiary had referred The lu;,ticr II, 81
! petersburg, and nothing further could b, com.
uhti reply was recclI,G. The French Ml-
Isler OF Foreign Affairs had alSo been in Inu-
con, to confer with the English Cabinet on the.
question. Affairs in the Crimca had und,roouc
no chdli@e. Letters from there report the
BRUSH army as much improved Tie Russi-
aus contlnnc TO strengthen their works. They
are III strong force near Eupatorla. Night
Sk!rmIshes between the French and Russian
rilcmrn continue, without decided advantage.
to either side. The treaty between Turk,.v
and Sardinia is signed. The Sandman Con-
Ventl"n has occupied the attention Of Parl.a-
ment' and 1t Is stated that England is to borrow
money at i've per cent and lend to Sardinia at
tour; Parliament was about to adjourn over
the Easter season meeting gam on The l6 inst.
! MI Rucbuck'S Committee is still at work
IHe latest news from Spain arc called sat
. iS;act"ry. Tine Vienna papers state that Spain
ANA Portugal acc""dcd to Tie Western Alliance
an" an" sign the treaty at Paris on the 2lst OF
March, hut this is not confirmed.
The tiiculty between Austria and Prussia
/ is increasing.
From China we learn that the French had
again attacked Shanghai, but were rcpulscd by
the insurgents, Report says that the Insurgents
around Canton had taken the Tiger Fort, and
/ plundered the surrounding villages.