The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-02
THE WAR!
A TERRIBLE BATTLE.
Thoinville Partly Destroyed
The Prussians EVacuate Amiens.
Heavy Fighting Probably
Going ON Around
Paris.
The Prussians Evacuate Amiens
Prussia's Position on the
Russian Question.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, November 30.-The Herald
London special correspondent telegraphs
that last nights cannonade against the
Germans in the south and west of Paris
was a feint to distract attention from 8
serious sortie on the Saxons and Wur
temburgers. A terrible battle has been
going on since noon and is still raging
at six o'clock. The army of the Loire
is retreating from it's position. The
number and position Of the forces is
uncertain. Seventeen hundred prisoners
have been taken.
About one third of the town of Thi-
onville was destro yed by fire during the
bombardment by the Prussians.
Advices have been received Of the
battle between the French under Bryand
and the Prussians at Etrepagny in
which the Prussians were beaten with
severe loss The French captured three
officers and a number of cannon and
horses as well as quantity of small
arms.
The Times has a special from Yer
! sailles announcing negotiations for 8
Conference are progressing.
LONDON, Dec. AL the passen
gers of the Bremen steamship Union
I which recently went ashore. off the
coast Of Scotland, have been safely
landed.
p-omineut members of the Ministry
are urging the immediate calling of q
convention to settle the Russian ques
ton, and that it shall also arrange and
adopt a peace policy for Prussia and
France.
1t is reported that Palladines was not
only wounded but taken prisoner yes.
terday.
LONDON, December |, 7 A. MA
balloon, probably from Paris, was seen
late last evening over the English chan,
mel. 1t seemed to be trying to make a
landing on one Of the Scilly islands
A violent eastwind prevailed and it was
carried out to sea. 1t was unquestion'
ably lost in the Atlantic.
The Times Versailles dispatch says;
The acceptance of the Prussian condi,
tons of peace by the Paris branch oi
the French Government will be required
before the capitulation of the city will
be received.
LONDON, December lit is said the
Prussians have suddenly evacuated
Amiens, retiaing on Paris. This move
ment is regarded at Lille as very signifi.
cant. In the latter city it is believed
great battle is proceeding around Paris
today.
The Falmouth, England, Gibralter
and Malta cable ls broken somewhere
between Lisbon and Gibralter. Mes
sages for India and the East are for.
warded overland to the Mediterranean
coast and thence per cable to Malta and
Egypt, down the Red sea and across
the Indian ocean.
LONDON, December 1.-The Suez
Canal is to pass into English hands.
The Duke of Sutherland will probably
be the chairman of the company.
The French claim to have won vic
tory at Beaune La Palande, little vii.
lage in the department Of Loire. The
victory, the French say, was won by
the young conscrips who were under
fire for the first time. They were gallant
and steady. The French forces have
recovered within the past few days the
following places held by the Germans ;
Bessier, Nogeour La Barnerd and st.
Calais, in the department of Sarthe,
Montoire and Moudoubleon in the de-
partment of the Loire, Et Cher and
Montargis, in the department OF Loiret.
LONDON, December 1.-The World 8
correspondent at Berlin says the Rhine
Marine canal has been reopened and
the event is an important one for the
manufacturers who previously were una
BILE to get any Goals oy railway exclu,
sive, the use OF which is required to
bring up supplies for the army.
The Minister of Conference has ad-
dressed circular to the directors OF
both State and private railways order
ing that service on some lines shall be
restricted to a minimum rate 30 as te
furnish as many railway officers and as
much rolling stock as possible for ser
vice on lines in French territory.
A correspondent at Tours telegraphed
on the 3Oth, at night, that all was well
with the Army of the Loire and thai
the Prussian dispatches concerning the
fighting on the 29th, telegraphed to
that city from London, are wholly fal
lacious. General D'Aurelles holds well
in hand in the immediate vicinity o.
Orleans the 18th, 10th, 17th and 18th
army corps, numbering 10000 men,
The right rear is formed of the 18th
and 10Th corps and is $1,000 strong
The left rear is composed Of the 2lst
corps. The whole of these forces were
well concentrated during the recent
fighting and inflicted a greater loss
than they suffered.
The Government has ordered the i'm
mediate construction Of eleven en-
trenched camps as follows: At St
Omer, Cherbourg, La Rochelle and Pa
des Lanciers, for 250,OOO men, and a
Canchie, Nevers, Bordeaux, Clermont
Firnand, Toulouse, Montpelier ant
LYONS, for 10000 men each. In thes
entrenched camps all new levies, includ
inc the Gardes Mobiles and Franc