The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-14
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EUROPE.

rur .1AR,MA uAIMs-ALLEGED BASIS OF SCI
uEMESr-coMMENTs OF TIE LONDON TINES
LONDON. November 10.-There is the inquest
rooso,, IN helieye that the statement relative to
the Convention for the settlement OF the Aia-
hama claims in the Times of this morning Is
;ncorrect. The fourth article OF the Conven-
+;o, n which The Times particularly refers is
as follows:
s.Tbe commissioners shall have power to ad-
;nd;cate upon the class Of claims referred to IN
The official correspondence between the two
Governments as the Alabama claims; but before
any srch claims are taken into consideration
by them, the two high contracting parties snan
fix mon some sovereign or head Of friendly
State az an arbitrator in respect OF sucn Claims,
n whom such classof claims shall be referred
IN casa the commissioners shall be unable TO
conoe to unanimous decision upon the same"
This onens every question involved IN those
claims whether that of the right Of the Eng
lisb government to acknowledge the South as
belligerent, or any other. The Times speaks
Of distinguished pubicists whose judgment will
aid the King of Prussia. These are. doubtless,
Gessnier and Heffeter, both leading writer's
international law, and engaged in the Berh
administration (the former in the foreign
offi,e). who have, since the war, advocated
American views on the pending questl2ns.
They concurred ut the time, In pronouncmg
+be seizure of Mason and Slidel justihable, and
denounce the selishness of the British princi-
Piles of neutrality.
LONDON, November 1.-THE Queens pro-
clamaficn dissolving Parliament was promul-
gated to-day. The writs for the election issued
appoint the tenth day Of December for the
meeting Of the new Parliament.
TIE DANuB1AN PR1NcRLITIEs.
VIENNA. November 1.-THE Presse says ne
ootiations are now afoat for the purpose OF
amending the treaty of Paris 30 as to make she
sovereignty of the Sublime Porte over the Da-
nubian Principalities less illusory.
AMERICAN SHIP wREoKED.
Premier. November 1.-Captain Perry and
the remainder of the crew OF the American snip
James F. Patten, ashore near the mouth OF the
Weser. were taken from the wreck by the hfe-
boat and landed in safety. The vessel will
probably be total LOIS.
MADRID. November 1.-The party IN favor
of republic are gaining ground. General
Pierrad has united with Don Escalante to
rush forward the cause Of republic. Dem
ocrats express some dissatisfaction at this CO
alition.
RUSSIA.
ST.. PETERSBURG, November 1.-The Inter-
national military commission called by the EN-
peror Alexander to draw up convention to
mitigate the horrors Of war, has commenced
its sessions in this city, under the presidency
Of the Minister of War.
ANOTHER RULER DETHRoNED.
LONDON. November 1.-THE political news
TODAY is unimportant Advices have been re-
ce;ved here announcing that the Queen OF
Muscat has been dethroned without strug-
Gle. The Chief Of Wahabees succeeds to the
sovereignty.
rerEnoM OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION IN SPAIN
AUSTRIA ARM1NG.
MADRID, November 1S.-The government for
bids the presence of armed soldiers at political
meetings.
The Papal Nuncio at Madrid continues his
relations with the new government.
THE pRUssIAN ARMY ON A WAR FOOTING.
VIENNA, November 13.-The bill putting the
army on war footing has passed the Reichs-
rath by large majority.