The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-06
THE WAR!
A Victory for Prussia.
French Advance Posts Driven In
HARD FIGHT AT WEISSENBeRG
The Place Carried Al the
Point Of the BayOnet-s
N--AANlS
THE FRENCH LOSS HEAVY.
The General in Command Killed.
large Number Of Prisoners
Taken.
Miles of Railroad Destroyed.
4 Greater Conflict Close N
Hand.
Mobilization Of Belgian Army.
4 FIGHT AT GEISHIER.
The Town Taken by the
Miles of Railroad Destroyed.
4 Greater Conflict Close m
Hand.
Mobilization of Belgian Army.
A FIGHT AT GEISHIER.
The Town Taken by the
French and Retaken by
the Prussians.

PARIS, August 5.-It is unoffieially
! reported here that the French forces
have take Saarlouis after a great battle.
BERLIN, August 1.-The following
dispatch has been received here from
Niederotterbach, a small village on the
oder river near Weissenberg, dated al
6 O'Clock on Thursday evening: We
have won brilliant but bloody victory.
The left wing was the attacking body,
and consisted of the Fifth and Eleventh
Prussian Corps, with the Second Ba'
varian. This force carried, by an as.
sault, under the eyes Of the Prince
Royal, the Fortress of Weissenberg
and the heights between Weis
senberg and Gesoburg. Douay
division Of Marshall McMahon's corps
was splendidly defeated, being driven
from its camp. General Douay himself
was killed and five hundred prisoners
were taken, none OF them were wound
cd. Many Turcos were among the cap
tured. The Prussian General Kirch.
bach was slightly wounded. The royal
grenadiers and the fifteenth regiment
of the line suffered heavy losses.
LONDON, August 5.-The victory OF
the Prussian Crown Prince in capturing
Weissenberg and Geishier WAS brilliant
but bloody. The French were repulsed
and dispersed, leaving behind them
their General, Doauy, killed, and 500
prisoners, and wounding many Turcos.
The Prussians captured one cannon.
The Prussian commander, Kirchbach,
was slightly wounded.
LONDON, August 5.-Thc Prussian
headquarters are at Treves. A French
corps is said to have moved last night
on Caertoug, where battle was expect
cd. The rumor of the capture Of the
town is unconfrmed.
1t is said that a cavalry skirmish oc
CURED near Tauterborg yesterday, in
which twenty-five Frenchmen defeated
80 Prussians
WEISKIRCH, NEAR TREvEs, August D
The French on Tuesday shelled Saar
hrucken station. The engines. cars
&c, were saved.
LONDON, August 5-A correspondent
endorsed by the Times as trustworthy
and neutral gives the following interest
ing details OF the battle Of Saarbrucker.
The French made some prisoners but
captured no cannon. They lost forty
killed and sixty wounded. The French
force in battle was estimated at 10000
men and the Prussians at only 5000,
Artillery won the fight. There was but
little infantry and no cavalry engaged.
II was the 59th PruSsian regiment and
not the 50th, as before reported, which
was engaged in this battle. Three
companies of the 10th held their ground
against the French until the latter s
force had fully developed its strength,
The small force of Prussians then re
, tired
PARIS. August j.-At the camp al
/ ChalonS last evening the Garde Mobile
had q grand illumination in honor OF
the capture of Saarbrucken. There
, had been previous some slight insubor
dination among the Garde, but favor
able news ended that at once.
/ PARIS, Aug. 5.-The French General
Beargine made a reconnoitre on The
3rd between Saarbrucken and Saarloui:
10 observe the movement of the Prus
slams. they were not found in any force
in that neighborhood.
/ LONDON, August 5.-The Times thi:
morning SAYS that the plan Of the
( Prussian Commanderin-chief, General
Moltkc. has been changed from defen
sive 10 an offensive one, and an ad
vance into France is threatened. /
I is possible tha. Prince Fredericl
Charles will push forward and attach
/ Nancy. The fight at Saarbrucken ol
Saturday lasted six hours and on boti
sides 600 men were placed horS du com
! Jdt Judging fran French account
the Mitrailleuse have already declde'
the war. The story which recent,
originated in France about a naval en-
cagement off Cuxhaven, in which
Prussian war vessel was sunk Is false
There has been no collision at sea bs
tween France and Prussia thus far.
The French say that the Prussia
needIe-gun recoils so badly that marks
men are coon compelled 10 fire fror
the shoulder The French also So
that the Prussian cavalry carry oh
+ horse-pistols, while the French hav
carbines OF long range and admittin
OF aim.
The Fifth Corps Of the Prussian arm
is mainly composed of Poles.
, CARLlSRUHE, August 5.-The Prussia
, victory at Weissenberg was decisiv,
: The troops engaged were regiments {
: the Fifth and Eleventh Prussian Arm
: Corpa, and Second Army Corps o: B:
2 varia, led by the Crown Prince in pc
? son. The French force consisted {
|, Douay's division of McMahon's corp
o Weisaenbers and Geishier, in the re:
). Of that town. were carried by storm
f the point of the hayonet, after 8
obstinate resistance The Gener