The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-03
A Fight is Predicted Soon.
Of King william,
Extraordinary Enthusiasm
A SERIOUS ENGAGEMENT.
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LONDON, August lin the Hous,
Of Commons to-day Disraeli's declar
alton for armed neutrality was not les.
applauded on the CONSERVATIVE .ii.'
auh though the Liberals wanted to heal
an authentic statement from Glad
stone, many showed marks OF unmis
taxable sympathy with Disraeli'smo
resolute attitude. 1t is more cleal
than ever that popular feeling goes
bevond the Government. There art
not wanting members Of Parliament
and journals, who would prohibit
France from buying arms or coal,
Gladstones strong point was in prov
ing that the English military forces
so far from being diminished, are aug
mcnted
The Daily News says On the
whole we have every reason to be con
tented with the condition of our ma,
tional defenses, which, with the aug
mentations already proposed, will be
quite adequate to support the best
secured neutrality and might, if ca.
lamity should fall on lis, quickly expand
into force quite adequate to sustain us
in struggle. Our appeal to the arbitra'
ment Of arms is the very last to which
we should willingly resort, but we may
rest assured that it is neither so distant
from the thoughts of the Ministers as to
be deemed impossible, nor so alien from
their counscls as TO find them unpre-
pared.
LONDON, August 1.-THE preparations
for war on the part of Prussia are be-
ing carried on with great activity
Trenches have been opened two leagues
from Cologne An intrenchment camp
has been established in the triangle
formed 10y Cologne, Coblentz, and
Treves. The fine park of Cologne and
the magnificent chateau of Bank and
Openseim has been razed Mayence is
in a state OF. siege, and is occupied by
10000 soldiers. Trenches have been
opened in front of the city, and persons
unable to provide themselves with six
weeks provisions have been notified to
depart. \ large force is encamped on
the heights of st. Hubert, over
looking the valley of the Nahe,
which will protect the i'm
portant group of coal mines at that
place. and command the junction of the
railroad from Bingerbuck to Largeon.
Large RATS are descending the Rhine at
all hours, with provisions and military
munitions, between Mayence and Cob,
lentz, and formidable amount Of war
material and an immense body of troops
have been collected In consequence OF
the new instructions from the War
Office. there will he an entire change OF
tactics. Henceforth there will be no
open campaign, bnt the tactics will be
similar to those hitherto employed in a
siege-an advance under cover of the
intrenchmentS.
The Rhine Provinces are being COW
cred with improvised works. The coun-
trv between Coblentz and Mayence is
entirely cut up in this fashion This
new system OF defense requires a new
mode of attack, hence the delay of the
French advance. 4 Prussian corps has
been stationed a. n curtain 10 the Black
Forest The principal forces are con
cenlrated in the triangular section OF
country formed 10y the rivers Rhine
Moselle and Saar. The last two rivers
form the line of defense The left OF
the army rests on the Rhine near Ian
dan, and the right stretches out to the
Moselle near trlve.
4 reward of 800 thalerS is offered for
the capture of a French mitrailleuSe.
1t is believed Prussia will raise her
army to million and a quarter sol
diers, and advance on France The
day after the declaration Of war, Gen.
eral Won Moltke said il Napoleon did
not march, to the Rhine by the 2lst
he would never cross above Mayence
Laarlouis has been recently fortified
and serves as the centre. In case oi
necessity the Prussians can fall back
on Mayence and Coblentz, which pro
tects the passage over the Rhine, ant
behind which they have Il formidable
corps in reserve.
LONDON, August 1.-The correspond
ent OF the Tribune writes from Saar
bruck, Thursday, that company o
infantry and squadron of Uhlaners Ell
tered the town this morning. Abou
fihy of the infantry have gone out tc
reconnoiter. The report that thirty OF
forty PruSsian infantry from Saarlom'
had discomftted squadron of cavalr,
and three companies Of infantry Is con
frmed. The owner OF a mill neal
Ludinedon, where the skirmlSh tool
place, came into town this mornn!
with the intelligence that six Frencl
pieces of artillery had appeared on tol
OF a neighboring hill. This is the tirs
artillery which has been seen.
Prince Frederick Carl is expected Il
kreuzenach, and the Crown Prince "A
I kaizreslanteru.
Frem the top OF the hills behind Saar
bruck, where our picquet is, we hea
the French band playing The Frencl
shoot at any of us who walk along tn
Forbach road within half mile Of til
town, and one has to look out. If tn
shooting OF the last four days is any il
dication of the general character of til
French and Prussian shooting, We e,
pect to hear thatthe French, with pler
tv of time to aim, make very fair shoe
ing up to surprisingly great distances
but that in sharp shooting they are yer
wild. The Prnssisns. on the 9th,
III ill M, oven attempt shooting