The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-10
Statements OF Various Core.
spOndentsat Versailles.
Barrioado Committee at Lyons
London Times OH the Ala
bama Negotiations.
DENSE FOG AT LONDON.
Review OF the Prospects Of
Both Belligerents ut
Paris.

Ngw YORK, November S.-The Tn
l,o.ss special at Versailles, writing OF
the 9TH inst, SAYS: In military circle:
Theirs mission was never known, ans
that previous to his effort to enter Pari,
without seeing Bismarck having failed
he was obliged TO carry with him pre-
liminaries which practically forbid ~
armistice In Paris he was badly re
ceived. The street crowds showed hin
yreat i'll will as the bearer of the news
that Metz had capitulated. A guarC
was required for his protection, and fl
nallv he left the city with an escort o
cavalry. Favre, who was to have ac
companied him, excused himself at the
last moment on account of the threat
ening aspect of affairs. Theirs had sis
interviews with Bismarck. Except the
diplomatic circles, nobody paid him The
least attention.
All the German commanders regard
peace impossible until Paris is taken
But even now the bombardment is not
certain. The siege guns are actually in
position on many parts of the city, but
il is not believed that the fire will bt
opened before the 18th.
Intercepted letters from Paris are
filed with complaints for want of food
The supplies at st. Germain and Yer
saiues are more abundant than ever
Great quantities of provisions, and "a
peciallv forage, are discovered almost
daily, that were concealed by the
French.
The TriJ,mes special from the head
quarters of the army Of the Loire
dated the 9th, SAYS: This army ha,
increased rapidly and now numbers one
hundred thousand Artillery is ahund
ant, but harness and saddlery are def.
cient The men are well equipped and
led The French Generals cannot make
il ont why they have been permitted to
concentrate 40 large force unmolested.
The French themselves, when chang
ing front at Salbois, intended to at,
tack, but did not, because the move
ment took six days instead of II hours.
Their failu!e was due to the interference
ot the Tours Government, which IN
sisted on directing even the detail and
had its own plan of battle. Every
Thing broke down from sheer ignorance
and incompetency, vet the Generals are
now Blamed for the delay.
4 correspondent Of the World, writing
from Versailles on the 9Th inst, says;
No truce was agreed upon, because the
Government insisted on re-provisionlng
the CITY. The Prussian military author,
i,ie, refused this, although Bismarck
was willing to concede it. Prussia
stated her demands with consider
able distinctness, excepting in re,
card to the money account. Her
conditions were the cesslon OF Haut
and BasRhine, the two departments
containing the fortresses Of Strasburg,
Belnst and several lesser strongho!ds,
As for money, Der Preusse ist ia elm
gutter wirth," and will not fail to reckon
every groschen Prussia has spent IN the
war ami demand its repayment. l had
lengthy conversation with NJ. Thlers.
lie inf,-,aed me of diplomatic journey
which he had performed through Europe.
He went first to Tours, then to Paris
arriving a. Versailles on the 3lst ult.
with the necessary powers to treat,
he conferred with Bismarck every
dav and sometimes twice day
discussing the conditions of q
truce and the first step toward
the formation OF a regular government
If hostilities temporarily cease, the
election might be held and the Constlt'
tuent Assembly convoked, which would
decide on the form OF government
which then would determine the ques
ton of peace or war. Theirs informed
me that it was not true that England
had taken the lead in the endeavor to
obtain terms for France, while Russia
stood aloof. Ii is true that IhlerS
found Gladstone engrossed IN home
affairs lie was as indifferent as to the
concerns as to the rest Of the world, and
was afraid TO meddle with them. Glad
stone is too much of courtierto wound
the German prepossessions. The queen
neither seemed awake to the danger
arising for England from the formation
of an all powerful monarchy IN the
centre of Europe, but they did not con
zeal their jealousy Of Russia. There
was no vexation when Theirs informed
them he was going to st. Petersburg
Why leave Us so soon? they asked.
WHY should you 90 to Russia2 10
find friends that | could not find
here" answered Theirs. In truth,
at St Petersburg Thiers did find
friends. Who knows what Russia
could have done had she been
ready. As she was not armed they could
only give the weight of her influence
and the action of her diplomacy. Tins
was enough to arouse England, and
make her take the lead. Then the lou'
powers agreed to address Prussia col
iectivelv. Austria was glad to do tha,
little for power whose success wonic
have delighted her, bat whose deiea
alarmed her Italy, the least irlendll J
OF all the powers. hardly concealed hel
regret at the fall of the Bonapar'e ny
nasty.
LONDON, November S.-The Tours
Government has promised to issue
manifesto, shortly, explaining the caus'
OF the rupture Of the peace negotiations
ut Versailles.
The Gazette de France demands al
Immediate election to put an end to tn
arbitrary rule Of the Provisional "oS
eminent .
The Noniter mentions five mihtar,
executions on Saturday last, through
Red influences, at Lyons and Mar
ssilIes