The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-17
Foreign Items.

iutSl ibtSiA ASSHNO iSSoto oi" ehN HiO
aress Of the war in South America be-
tween Paraguay and the allics-uews,
paper files, dated in Buenos Ayres to the
18th, and Rio Janeiro to the oath Of
| September, have been received: There
| Had been no severe engagement of the
Opposing armies since the battle of va
taby, but the siege Of Uruguayana still
continued, On the 5lh Of August about
seven or eight thousand Paragnayans
Shut themselves up in this town, which
fus Immediately besieged by an army Of
twenty thousand Brazilians, Argcntines
and U4uguayans. Up to the date of la
test accounts, the investment had contin-
ucd thirty seven adays-thc little army
within having worked night aud day to
strengthen its position, and its comman>
Der percDptorily refusing to surrender.
The Emperor of Brazil and the President
81 the Argentine Confederation had gone
to Uruguayana to aSsiatin the direction
pf affairs and to hold conference with
I General Flores, President Of Uruguay,
who was experimenting operations on
behalf ofthe allies. The lattar appeared
TO be suffering much more from lack
bf supplies than the besiegcd, and
many Of their troops had died of starya>
tion. However, they felt confident of
soon having possession of the town. All
tbe:prisoners the allies take they incor>
porate in their own afmics, and it is said
thatthcse recruits fight very well against
tilGN.own flag: On the Parana river the
Paragnavans had gained some advantages
having consitlcrbly damaged the Bra
lillian feet and advanced their positions
and works on its Withdrawing down the
river. 1t is believed that Paraguay, after
manning all l'cr gsrr:sons and placing
her boundaries in a good state Of defence,
can put one hundred thousand mcn in
the Geld outside OF her own territory for
offensive oppcra:;o#s.
According 10 The London Sp"cmtor,
thcre'is likely to be- December session Of
the British Parliament. The royal com
mission cn Ike cattle plague will report
very strongly on the prospects of the
very wide and serious loss to- the COM
munity, and advocate the early summon
ing OF Parliament to advise suitable inca
suros of remedy and prevention.
The ministerial crisis caused by the
death of Lord Palmerston had not tcr~
minated when the java sailed. Earl
Russell had undertaken to reform the
present ministry, and had convened a
Cabinet council; but nothing definite
would be decided upon until after the
funeral Of the late Premier, and until the
Queen returned from Scotland.
Paris medical papers state that the
cholera remails stationary. Other &C.
counts put the number of cases at FIVE
hundred daily. The Emperor Napoleon
visited the Hotel Dieu, to satisfy himself
that proper care and attention was be-
slowed on the cholera patients.
The London press generally agree that
Earl Russcll's personal unpopularity will
render any ministry which he may form
very unstable, and Mr.. Gladstone is looked
up to as the man best qualified to con-
duct liberal government.
The Cunard steamship Java, which az
rived at New York on Friday morning,
brought two days later news from
Europe.
Severe storms on the northeast coast
of England had caused the. destruction Of
deal of ofprorcrty and the sacrifice of
many lives.
The cholera had nearly disappeared
from Madrid, there being only thirty
three cases there on the 18th nit.