The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-30
Balloon Advioes from Paris.
Important Results Looked For.
French Prisoners Conspire
to Revolt.
An Apology from Prussia.
Attempt to Assassinate Gen. Prim
Harsh Treatment of English
Correspondents.
An Apology from Prussia.
Attempt to Assassinate Gen. Prim
PrusSian Dispatches Contradicted


vices from Paris down to o'clock in
the morning of the 9th have been re
ceived. Citizens and soldiers are in ex
celleht spirits and still determined on
vigorous defense The ia c.sgly "old
weather had suspended military opera
tons in good part. Preparations are
making on large scale and important
results are looked for These prepara
/ tious had mbued the inhabitants with
increased confidence. The Saxon bat,
talon had been dislodged at Maison
Blanche.
I \ d spatch from Strasbourg announces
/ that the Germans stormed the French
fortress OF Belfort twice recently. In
/ both cases they were repulsed with con,
siderable loss. The PrusSians have
evacuated the left bank OF the Seine.
There is still large force at Yvetot.
| The Germans evacuated Dion on the
approach OF the French. The French
now hold the city. The French claim
that the battle OF Pont Novelties was a
success for the French army OF the
I North.
BORDEAUX, December 29.-Advices
/ from Paris state that new tortification
I. .has been completed by the French
Heyond Mount Nallerin which throw
Alells bevond Versailles. That city is
& erefore now considered untenable for
rthe Prus;ans.
BERLIN, December 29-It is stated
that the French prisoners confined In
the fortress and near the Rhine, con-
spired torevolt and escape on Christmas
eve, but the project was discovered and
vas defeated.
| LoNuox. December 29.-It is report.
! ID that the Crown Prince and the Duke
/ OF. .Saxony have been sent TO AimeS TO
a. sist General Manteutiel The Ger
mans are now near Gambray.
It's said that the French army Of the
North has lett Arras, retreating towards
Vi'r.srand. 1t was thought that they
were falling back on their strongholds
| i'm the extreme north OF France.
LoNroH, December 29-The Rou-
ma.nian government declares lis inde-
rendence and repuilates the treaty OF
! lSj4
LoHDOy. December 2S.-Earl Gran
vile has received a dispatch from the
Prussian Government at Berlin apollo
rizinc tor the outrage on English yes
-e,s IN the SGne, stating that pecuniary
indemnity will lie gwen il demanded,
and announcing that the military com
mander who was guilty of the outrage
had been court martialed and dismissed
I from the service.
MADRID. December 2S-Last night
as General Prm was leaving the CorteS,
eight shots were fired at his carriage 10y
a tand in the streets. General Prlm
was wounded in three places in the left
arm and on the right hand. No arrests
have been made.
LoNpox, December 29.--The Prus-
slams on Wednesday occupied the line
between Duclane and st. Peare and
were apparently concentrating their
.orce> behind the town Of Bolbec, where
an engagement with the French defend,
els Of llavre is imminent
VERSAILLES, December 2S.-Mount
Albion is silent to-day, but the forts IN
the nei.hborhood reply 10 the fire Of the
Prussiau guns. The Prussans, on Mon
dav, advanced and occupied Blplnme
fourteen miles southeast OF Arras.
New York World Special
LONDON, December 29-A dispatch
from Versailles, dated the 18th inst
states that this afternoon the bomhard
ment OF Fort Albion has been ineffective
The French fire caused considerable los
to he Germans.
PoRDEAUx, December 2o.-The entir,
population of the Eastern Dcpartn Ell
has been lulv aroused TO the emergen
cy OF the situation, and assist tb'
tIcops TO the utmost in all the battle
and skirmishes. The Government has
taken measures for the distribution o
+, arms among the people everywhere
NJ Gambet,a arrived here to-day iron
Lyons.
II is asserted that the Prussians, in
ceused at the report made 10y the cor
respondents of English papers with th'
German armies, after treating then
very harshly, have sent them out OF th'
lines of occupation.
Official dispatches just received, stat
that the Prussians hastily evacuated
LYONS at the approach OF the Frencl
forces. This is the first result OF the
camp!ign undertaken n the east by or
ders OF the War Department, and which
was FASTENED by the exertions OF Gam
beta at Lyons.
/ Lille, December 27.-Otficial contra
diet on i given to the dispatches OF tht
Prus-ians which falsely represent th'
battle of Port NCyelleS as a German
victory and claim that they have taker
some French trooTs prisoners. Not
single Frenchman was captured. The
Prnssians have lost heavily in battle
and from sickness in North and North
east France. There are $4,000 sicE
and wounded Germans at Cha'ons.
4 The advanced guard Of General Gar
ibaldis army entered Dion this morn
ing.
Berlin, December 29.-Provincia
correspondence says that the lombard
ment OF Noun. Avinn may be consld
cred as an introduction to the genera
shelling Of Paris, inasmuch as the CAP
ture will greatly facilitate the opera
tions against the city. .,
LONDON, December 29.-The FrencI
Government has sent g formal con-