The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-28
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Forming Of the Frenghl. squadron.

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Forming Of the French Squadron.
'-n" LONDON, July MrDNteuE@'
Adyiccs from Tic special c6i4epohlleit
at Cherbourg states tliAt tho squadron g
completely formed. tits under, the com.
nland of d vice.admifal and two rear;ad;
mirals, the chief in command being Vice
Admiral Count Boiet Willianlez, whose
flagship Is the iron.clad SurYeill com.
lnanded by GriYet. The first division
Is under tho oIdersof Rear. ADMIRAL Ppth-
suan, whose flagship Is the iton.cIad ri;
cato Lii 'Savoic, Commandant Perigot;
This division comprises tho iron clad
frigate GnrrierG, Cohtmandant DuQuillo;
th6iron!clad ftigate Ocean, Commdntant
Desc CheyGy; the iron.clad guardship
RoclIamBeau, Comnandant B6vch, and
tic iron.CIntf ram Taurean, Commahdant
DuPerc. The second division Is com!
mandedOf Redr: Admfral DicudennG It
coInpriscs tGb iron.clad ffigates Ga1loiS,
Communicate dc .JonQuier, and Flandre,
ConmandaHt iDdval; the iron.clad cor,
vCttcs 'Thctis, Comnlnndant Series, md
Jeanne dare, Commandant Reboust. The
Rochambcau above mentioned is the
Dunderburg bought in the United States.
The Roclambeau's armament is 10 guns
Of OI and 10q inches bore, throwing solid
shot weighing ATS pounds q. distance OF
800 feet. The fleet is thoroughly
equipped III all respects, but trained sea-
lmen are wanting. The first division was
10 sail OIL Saturday evening. The second
will probably sail on Tuesday.
NoTE.-The first Division doubtless,
was the same which passed Dover on the
25th. .,.. .,.''.'-., ,...... j.,
The transports would follow the
last cmbArking corps Of the marines, now
forming at Cherbourg. General Dc Vas
sOlgnc arrived this morning to inspect this
corps. General Reboul goes in command
oft, the corps numbers 5000, and is in
tended TO land on, the Schlcswig coast to
join General BOlIrbakis. Three thousand
men Of q squadron is to blockade The
Prussian coast; troops are expected to
operate from Denmark. e ,ar.
Defences of CherboHrg. ''',
The defcnces Of Chcrbourg have been
strengthened within the last few days, but
had the Prussian fleet attacked the place
Inst week, ,.it might haEeI 1Ocif9 entered
through the western pass, burnt the ar
senal and town, and returned through
tho eastern pass, without. receiving Nshot.
Detachments Of infantry and marines, are
continually arriving. The transport feet
is composed of large sailing vessels, with
auxiliary screws, and will be command
cd by Vice Admiral La RouCicre u.
Noury, with tho transports there will go
a numerous flotilla, with batteries and
gun bouts, to operate on the coasts and
rivers.
The cxpcdftionAry corps Of the Baltic
will comprise two African divisions in
Cluding two regiments Of Zouaves and
Spalics and two Of Chcsscurs d'Atrique.
All Correspondents Refused Passes.
The special correspondent Of tho 7ri-
JuNe Mt Metz sends alviceS OH the Gath
inst, that there were then no news from
the front, and that there was no pOssibil.
ity Of passing the lines. He had an in
teryiow with the Secretary Of General
Consisted p,si I'm In showing him lciicr from te
Bout, saying that by the Emperorsspeetal
desire oil corps commanders were to use
thel greatest vigilance TO prevent all per-
sons not belonging to the army, from ac-
companyiEg it TO Germany and especially
Journalists The correspondent urged an
exception in favor OF American journalists.
He replied that permission would be given
10 Americans If to anybody. Tho Uncle
regretted 10 refuse, he feared the refusal
would bc misinterpreted in tho United
States. The correspondent thinks that
this has reference to the General having
been ordered out OF Mexico rather sharp
" by American compatriots. The matter
was ended by referring the correspondent
to Lc Bout who also refused oven to
look at passports and letters from
the American legation, On Monday 25th.
a correspondent telegraphed from Metz
that General Bazoine leaves this morning
with 10000 men; Ladrouineult goes also:
The Emperor Is expected to arrive next
Thursday, and-a. battle it.was- anticipated
would shortly allerward take place! The
army OF Africa was rapidly arriving
1 The zouayes that LETT Constantine on the
10th Ind also arrived The corrcspOn.
dent OF tho Tribune in Paris under date
Of the 25Lh inst, ,says that private letters
from the head quarters Of the army say
that no stranger viii be respected. For
NAL orders Aaye, been given t9 shoot ev'
cry man attempting To c6ntrHvene the
orders against tho press, The Emperor
will not leave Paris until all tho prepara-
tiops are complete. When he goes he
will 20 quietly. From StraSburg on the
92I there arc advices of q steady conccn'
tration ortroops toward Thionville moth
ing remains at Strasburg. Apparcntlytht
main attack is to be made along the val
lev Of Mosclle, and q great battle will b'
fought in the Rhenish provinces, but tht
Pr9ssians seem to be falling back behinC
tho Rhine. "' f"'.'
Eugenie 10 Act Regent
" - = Paris, July 81.
The Journal O@tiel publishes . deere,
naming the Empress rs Regent during
the absence Of the Emperor from lti'
The departments Of MOsello, HonBhirt
and Basihun have been declared In
The Journal OB1ctel has published an
other decree calling out for active dut!!
Z 10000 men. -illITG Iu!&lglSI /.
Tho Journal 06lciel has an article tlli
morning on tho pretended treaty recent!
published in the London Times, hNVinl