The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-24
NEWS MORE WARLIKE.
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Business Frustrated at Calcutta.
Austria Proposes a Conference.
Germans Concentrating at Paris.
A Great Battle Imminent.
ADvIcEs FROM TOURS.
ENGLAND.


LONDON. November 23-l:30 P. M
The news is more warlike again to-day.
At this hour there is considerable ex-
ci,ement at the Stock Exchange. and
the market for American securities and
railroad shares is fiat.
A rumor is now current OF hostile
dispatch from Russia, which has had a
paralyzing effect on the street.
LONDON, November %. - Moscow
papers are less insolent and confident
than those of st. Petersburg.
The Duke OF Cleveland writes to the
Times urging against war between
England and Russia. The English, he
says, have no army for foreign service.
England has no allies but Austria and
Turkey, and they are both bankrupt.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-Late advices
from Calcutta announced that the COM
plications threatened by the Russian
question have completely Frustrated
business. The market is overstocked
with Manchester goods. Heavy losses
are expected.
1t is reported here to-day that Turkey,
for the sake of peace, is anxious to have
the Black sea opened. A course re-
commended it at Vienna.
The Telegraph says Russias reply is
expected on Thursday and it is generally
thought it will not be unfriendly.
Some official statements have been
received from Vienna to-day. 1t is de-
MED that Austria has proposed a confer
ence relative to the Eastern question.
1t is also denied that Italy declines to
cooperate with England and Austria
for enforcing the provisions of the
Paris treaty.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-On the 18th inst.
the sharpshooters in Gen. Trochu's ar
my made reconnaissance from Paris as
far as Champagne, three miles south
east of Henry's. At that point large
body of Prussians were encountered,
and after sharp action the Prussians
were dislodged and the stores collected
there were destroyed. The Parisians
returned to camp without serious loss.
Rumors are in circulation that renewed
efforts for an armistice have lately been
made.
Especial to the WORLDLY
LONDON, November 23.-The news
sent to the New York World exclusive
" on the 18th, Of the abandonment Of
the German attempt to invade north
west and southwest France and their
concentration Of all their forces in the
immediate neighborhood Of Paris, was
confirmed to-day by dispatch from
Berlin stating that all the German
forces are now concentrating at Paris to
form a defensive semi-circle from
Etampes by way of Chartres and Dreux
to Nantes, with Frederick Charles on
the south, the Duke of Mecklenburg
on the west and General Manteuffel on
the north.
A special dispatch from Tours on the
night of the I'D says: General Bour-
baki has just arrived here from Lysle
to command the 18th corps. A great
battle is imminent. The design seems
to be to pierce the enemy's centre at
Etampes by column Of 10000 NOV.
ing from Augerville while attacks will
be made all along his line west and
northeast of Etampes.
A correspondent has visited the whole
French lines from Nevres to Rouen.
At Rouen there is entrenched some
$4,000 National Gardes and Mobiles,
and there is almost an unbroken line
from there entrenched extending to
Evreux and La Maus. Between La
Maus and Bouliex there is an extremely
strong fort mounted with sixty guns
and manned by sailors and Mobiles
from the south of France. La Maus
is garrisoned by Pontifical zouaves
From La Maus the lines extend west to
Orleans and northwest to Augeryille.
The correspondent was forbidden to
give further details but says that the
whole strength of the army is esti-
mated at 100000, while its equipment,
zeal and discipline is perfect.
Aspecial from Havre dated 23d to
to the World says Yesterday a col
umn of 5000 Prussians advanced from
Nantes along the west bank OF. the
Seine to Verdun, where they were en-
countered by q detachment Of the army
of the North, and put to flight with a
loss of fifty killed and and a number
taken prisoner. There is nothing new
from Evereux. ~
LONDON. November 23.-The Foreign
Office contradicts the rumor OF the re-
ception of reply from Russia.
Dispatches from Versailles, dated yes
terday, have been received.
Several skirmishes had occurred
south of La Loupe, in all Of which the
French were successful. The Eighty
third French regiment captured one gun
from the Prussians.
The Germans have occupied Nogent
lie Rotrou without resistance. 10 rs
A dispatch from Macao, dated No
yember s, has been received here. The
news contained therein seems to justify
the reports before published Of the in
sincerity Of the Chinese government
leaders. The officials implicated in the
nresent massacres at Tien Tsin are still
unpunished, but few scapegoats have
been sacrificed in the hope to satisfy
foreigners.
A late telegram from Saizon announ'
ces that Cochin China had been de-
clared in state of siege. The Ger
mans had been expelled from the coun'
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