The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-31
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a Draft on the Island Of Jersey.
= a'1' LokDoN, Dec. 80.
rFhe French Vice ConSuliol the Island
Of Jersey has ordered all French refugees
to report to army headquarters for service
in France immediatelY.i an those who
fail to comply with the order will be con-
sideed as deserters. yis!4es f5'g I
Cambrai to be Defended. "a
The French have resolved to defend
Cambria at all hazards There is,a force
oil tRo thousand Prussians atSt Quintin,
twenty.tiVe miles south lofs Cambria, The
force iiCll has lately occur sArrash6
have eyacuAt that place, but its precise
movements are unknown. 4
EGambetta at BordeauxssAIiIitary Acl
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sSgfs sBoRDEAUx, Dec. 29,-r, n.
The pre Sence hero of, ,Gambetta, has
given great impetus TO military prepara,
tions. Troops are rapidly going forward
to thearmies nthe field, many were sent
hence o-day, who had Just arrived from
the south Of France. Cannon Of Q new
pattern, small arms and ammunition,
have lately been sent to the front. At the
earnest request of Gambetta, no public
reception was rendered him on his ar
rival here, but an effort was made to have
him accept IN ovation on New Years day,
but he firmly declined.
Bourbaki Moving on PrusSian Com-
municatiOns. ,.. s,
The cold weather continues, circunl-
scribing military operations. Bourbakrs
army is marching eastward. The Cen
eral has been charged with the mission to
cut the Prussian lines Of communication
in oil directions in that quarter. sChausey
sent n strong column to Montaire, driving
the Prussians out Of that place and taking
many prisoners. u
Indemnity for the Sunken English
Vessels.
,. LONDON, December 30. 7
Prussia has replied to the representa-:
tions OF the English Cabinet that 1t VIII
give indemnity bonds to the owners OF the
British vessels which were recently dc
stroyed to impede the navigation Of the
Seine, but declines to compensate the
sailors for the harsh treatment accorded
them. .-.,
Prussian Attack on the Paris Forts.
BORDEAUX, December 30. !.
A dispatch from 'Rocheam Youne, Of
the Goth, reports the landing Of balloon
from Paris, with intelligence that the
Prussians, on Wednesday, fiercely attack
ed forts Rorsynogent and Mont Avron,
Some Of the sieged batteries were un-
masked, and an attempt was made at
Lyular at bombardment OF the above
named ;poaitions, but the attack was re-
pulsed with heavy loss to the enemy.
Morals In Paris excellent.
Siege of Mezieres.
A dispatch from Ratroix, Of the 29Lh,
ays,-+tllO-PBOnoh Merry ut MGzieses
prevails upon the Prrssians establishing
siege batteries.
Mount AVron occupied by the Prus-
SLAMS.
VERsAIIIEs, 20, VIA LoNDoN, 80.
The Prussian 18th corps occupied Mt.
Avron alter ono days bombardment.
The French in their retreat let behind
them their dead and many gun carriages
and rifles
A sor1e at BeIfort.
s... LONDON, Dec. 80,
A dispatch from Belfort reports o sue
cessful sortic by the garrison in which the
Prussians werc badly punished. Land
lines between LONDON and the cable are
working badly owing TO the heavy fall Of
snow.. ; s,IsSEs Is Eas tst
Magnitude OF the French Army,
~ y ; LONDON, Dec. 80.
Tours estimates the entiro number Of
French troops at 1900. ast. n
How Paris is to be Relieved.
Bonrbakis command Is charged especi,,
ally with the duty of revictualing Paris,
and has already on hand d vast amount
Of live stock and provisions for that pur.
pose. At q proper moment this army
will make q desperate effort to- join .Chau-
seys forces and rcunite tho army Of Loire
which will then will; great energy push
on for Paris,
General Paladines reverse is, now
charged to meddling politicians who
persuaded Gambetta. to interfere with his
military operations.
Earl Granville received an official dis.
patch from the French Government.
Fort Avron SIienced and Abandoned.
BERLIN, December 80.
The King has sent the following telc-
gram to Queen Augusta: Versailles Dec.
90, the bombardment at fort Avron ST.
lenced the enemy's guns, The railway
station at Nancy was shelled, and the
French artillery at Bondy dlSlodged. The
| Prussians lost 8 men, and the garrison at
fort Avron fled TO Paris.
Prussians Concentrating West of
Paris.
LONDON, December 80
A dispatch from Versailles, which was
read here, states that the general evacuN-
tion Of the Department east Of Paris,which
had been occupied by German troops,
still continues. It Is thought that this Is
being done In order to concentrate the
Prussian strength around Versailles.
Suffering from Cold.
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