The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-24
m. War

y - BnussE1.Is, Nov 'e3.

y - E.13 : BRUSSEIIS, NOV. sj'
The Independence Beige hAs dates from
Paris to the 18Th, by balloon. 1t is slid
that an organization, called tho Civic
Guard, composed mainly Of foreigners,
has been completed III Paris. Many Of
the inhabitants have also been enrolled.
This body executes the orders Of the Gov.
crnment IN distributing ratiOns to the citi-
zens. Tho morale Of the people Is excel.
lent. : For two days the Prusslans had
been firing on the engineers in front of
Fort Ivry, Forts VHnves and lsAy re-
turned the fire. The Franc tireurs sur.
priscl the Russians near BOuget, on the
18th, killing four. The Germans are
masSing ON the north sidG.O Of the city, near
ST, Denis. Tic people Of Paris have not
heard anything from Tours since,the Gath
of October. Q : SO ~
r, Military Matters on the Loire.,
- - -, :, :, LONDON, Nov. %.
Adviccs from Tours, up to the 92d
inst, says the day before the Mobile
Garde opposed the tPruSsians Tor four
hours, driving them back. Before giving
away the Prussians threatened to burn
L LeRalson and Lausettc. A force Of three
thousand strong is moving from Leno-
chez toAuxerre, taking in DreuX. 1t is
denied that the army OF the Loire has re-
ceiyed orders 10 march on to Paris. The
commands. OF Bourbaki, Favre and
Michel, In flie north of France, have
been Suppressed. THE entire district is
assigned ITO, General Fayre. General
Bodrbaki is expected ut Tours to com.
mantl the 18Th army corps in the army Of
Loire. General MGnticutIcl, at present at
Figaro, prevents General BOurbaki from
joining his new command. '''n I', .
Successful Reconnaissance from
Paris.
.'',.a LONDON, November 90.
On the 18Th inst, the sharp.shOoters in
Gen, Troohu's army made Q reconpOls-
sance from Paris rs far rs ChAmpigny,
three miles cast Of Vincennes. AT Tint
point q largo body OF Prussians were en-
countarcd. Aflcr a sharp action the Prus.
slams were dislOdged, and their stores col
lected and there destroyed. The Parisians
returned TO camp without serious loss.
More Talk of an Armistice.
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Rumors are In circulation that renewed,
efforts for an armistice had lately been.
made. '..''' .t''..
Change In the German PIan-.TrOOps
10 be Concentrated for tho Defence
Of Paris.
Special 10 World.
LONDON, Nov. 90.
News sent to the New York WOrlfex.
clustvely, on the 10th, says that the Ger
mans have abandoned the attempt TO in.
wade the northwest and southwest oil
France. Their concentrating aIl their
forces in the immediate nelghbOrhOOd OF
Paris, is confirmed to-day by dispatch
from Berlin stating that'all the German
forces arc concentrating at Paris, TO form u
defensive circle from Et0mps by way Of
Chartres and Dreux to Nantes, with Fred.
criCk Charles in the south, Duke Of Meek.
lenburg IN the west, and Gen. MOnteuIfal
in the north. 1900,
A special dispatch from Tours On, the
night of the 23d, says: "Gen. ROurbaki
h6s lust arrived here from Lysle, to com.
mand the 18th corps. Agreat battle Is i'm
minent. The design seems to be to pierce
the. enemys centre at Eamps by a
column Of 10000 men, moving from
Augcrvllle, while attacks will be made all