The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-04
HiS,narck's Reply to Earl
Granville.
agreement i'm Regard TO the
CapitulaiiOn Of Metz.
NapOleOn's Pamphlet OH tine
Campaign Of 1870.
GarlbaIdi's Order of the Day.
An Armistice of Twenty-Five
Days.

LONDON, November 3.-There has
been no disturbance at Metz since the
.rap,ulation, The reports Of the re-
il,al of the garrison and town TO sur
render had their origin in an attempt by
fDe citizens and those soldiers who were
not satisfied with the turn of affairs TO
,,izc the arms and arsenals and make a
~e,istance 10 the entry of the Prussians.
Tue contamination Of the design was
PREVENTED by the Imperial Guard Gen
Nameuiel is to command the First
PruS-ian army Ii is claimed by the
Germans that the supply of meat in
Paris Is sufficient to meet the actual
necessities of those within for another
,orlnight The French have only POO
prisoners in their hands.
At noon on the LIST inst, Theirs was
admitted to audience with the King OF
Prussia, and the council lasted three
hours.
\ military council was held at Yer
,ailles on Wednesday morning, in which
H-marck participated In the after
noon Theirs was closctcd with Bis
marck for a long time
The Second Prussian army corps re-
mains at Metz and before Thionville.
ieueral Hammers corps will escort the
captured French to Germany, and will
remain there for guard duty The
greater portion of the army at Metz,
aulrr Prince Frederick Charles, will
operate IN the center Of France.
Bismarcl:, replying to Earl Granvilles
,.frrs of mediation through Count Ber-
o-.rroif, Prussian Minister to London,
,4ys that there will be no obstacle
offered bv him 10 the French elections
,or members OF the Legislative Assem-
llv. int the consent OF the French pro-
,.,ioua government to the holding OF
such elections i wanting. He fears
tha, Paris, misintcrpreting England :
motive in Offering 20 mediate, Is thereby
encouraged to prolong the resistance
He declares that Prussia is willing to
receive aud earnestly consider any pro-
POSITION from France, which seems to
carry with it genuine desire for peace
The Prussians have commenced Il
movement northward from SCISSORS.
\ body OF horse are reported at Hif-
>ou, in the province OF Ai,ne.'
The Figaro this evening will publish
q version OF Napoleon : pamphlet on
the French campaign of 1870.
The Paris Provisional Government
Has received Measuring advices from the
southern and western provinces OF
France that the people are unanimous
Tor the continuance of the war until
peace Is possible on some other basis
than that proposed.
The court journals Of Tours ask for
official proof Of Bazaine : reasonable
intentions
LONDON, November Sit is reported
that Theirs has proposed at Versailles
an armisrice on the basis suggested by
the British Ministry and that propo-
,ition will be if it has not already been
accepted by the. Prussians. Theirs eX-
presses great satisfaction with the course
pursued by the English.
The last English and American faml,
lies which will be permitted to leave
Paris take their departure this morning
1t last alvices Washburne was prepar-
~ to come out.
The courage and address of the
american ambulance CORPS is the sub-
jet OF especial praise.
King William has issued his Royal
Order Of the Day congratulating his
army on their success.
LONDON, November 3.-The evening
journals print a supplementary agree
meut in regard to the capitulatlon Of
Metz, bv which the Prussians grant the
right to the French civil officials 10 re-
move or remain at their option, undis-
tWbcd in person or property. None OF
the inhabitants, either in civil or mill
iary capacity, are to be intertered with
or held esponsible for any previous act,
or for their political opinions. The sick
and wounded are TO have every care,
and the families Of officers or soldiers
serving in the armies of France are not
TO be moleSted in any way of their
rights Public property, with the
archives and papers, are to have pro-
lection The mode Of disposing Of the
wounded prisoners is also prescribed.
The charge is reiterated by the Prus-
SLAMS that Col. Waldersee of the Queen :
Guard was betrayed and murdered near
Baurgct by means of flag of truce
,r,acnerously displayed by the French;
The Prussian forces which operated
against Dion met obstinate resistance
before the town on the Both.
William of Baden captured the
heights on which the French forces
were posted when the latter retreated
and on the next day the authorities
surrendered.
There is nothing OF interest in mill
tary reports from before Paris.
1t is alleged that Russia is apprehen-
sve Of the revival of Polish nationality
under Prussian protection.
German official papers recall the fact
that France refused an armlstlce 10
Austria in 1866 until the latter had &C,
cepted the preliminaries of peace and
that the first Napoleon always refuses
to grant peace without territorial in
demnitv.
Swiss troops have been withdraw
from the French frontier.
LONDON November 3.-The FiqdTt