The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-24
THE WAR A.!
The Impending Battle.
Special TO the New York Times.

PARIS, August 22.-The pretended
victory OF the Prussians at Rezonvile
on the l8t h finds little credence here,
notwithstanding thedispatchcs of King
William.
1t is believed that all is going well
with the French army. ! have from
GOOD authority the following The
series of battles which concluded on
Thursday only resulted in giving the
Prussians command Of the roads TO
Verdun, which diversr at Gravelotte
The communication by the north with
Thionville still remained open on Fri
day afternoon, and early on Saturday
morning the main body OF Bazaines
command succeeded in eiiecting their
withdrawal 10y the gate 10 Thionyille,
Between Fort 81 Quentin and Mani
uste, lie Metz the highway follows the
LETT bank of the Moselle, and runs due
north until within five miles Of Thion-
vile, where il strikes off in a north
westerly direction towards Longusyon
aud M0utmedv OF the Belgian frontier
Tie great railroad following InI> iuIv
and connecting Thionville with the
rortres.es of Sedan and Meziers from
which latter point it proceeds south Of
Rheims, was still intact BY the latest
accounts, Bazaine is reported at lpin-
count, near Montmely, a town on the
river Others, tributary Of the Meuse,
TWENTY-FIVE miles northeast OF Chalons
The three places form triangle, OF
which ChalonS Is the apex. At st.
Memethoud great battle will probably
br fought, as il is thought Mcmahon is
now on his way to join Bazaine nj this
objective point. | give you these facts
~ the grounds for the confidence still
lrlu in we'll informed circles there Re-.
garling the plans of the campaign
Trial Of - Spy.
\ spy, recently arrested, was tried to-
day before the second council OF war.
Ills name was Karl KerJo, native of
Brandenburg, and Lieutenant of the
Fiity-regiment of the third Prussian
army corps and was captured on the
lcvie while taking notes and drawing
When arrested he acknowledged having
sent information to Berlin of the
strength of the French army This he
denied and his trial, which was over in
less than two hours, and the prisoner
sentenced TO be shot He will probably
he shot Wednesday
Miscellaneous War Dispatches.
PARIS, August 22-The camp at
ChalonS. sur Marne has been raised, and
the troops are now posted along the
me al the river Marine.
PuNr-A MoU>SON, August 22-Prus- /
-iau scouting parties have occupied st. I
DZier on the Marne Advices announce |
that the Crown Prince command iS ,
rrar st. Dizier, with the evident Inten- !
ton OF marching on Paris via the Val
lev of Aube, thus striking Paris at the
-oath. The Crown Princes command
j. SAID to he 10000 strong.
BERLIN. August 22-Ihe Pru-sians |
nave occupied MOsiere
PARIS, August 22.-Latc aivices from
Erustn, near Sirasburg, say: The Pru>-
san army beseiging Strasburg caused
the people of Ernstin to change the
course OF the little river III, III that /
ucghborhoOd, in order to stop the sup
ylv Of water The Prus>ians had ap !
POINTED Mayor for Ernstin. The
General in command OF Strasburg had |
driven out OF the detenses all who con
-me army stores without atiorling aid !
The Constitutional publishes circu- /
lar from the Minister OF the Interior
To the projects of departments, announc
my that orders have been given for the
distribution of arms to the people from
the arsenals. The Minister continues
Arm arm! without delay. We are
IN a crisis when all must come forward |
tor the defense Of the country. luhame
the Young men 10y yonr patriotism and
uSr every means To- make soldiers of
hem.
\ profound enthusiasm was produced
Yesterday by the passage through the
streets OF American ambuIances going
to the front Every one remarked the |
completeness and perfectness of all
their arrangements.
Activity in e1uipping artillery regl- !
ments has lately been increasing, and !
,everal have already gone to the front.
The Fortress OF Taul was bombarded
hv the Prussians on the 18th, but not
,eriously damaged.
Alliance OF Neutral Powers.
The Constitutional has an editorial,
Violently inspired by the government,
~ryiewing the conduct of the neutral
lowers. 1t says Austria and Italy at
'he breaking out OF the war united in a
watchfui neutrality, which, according
10 circumstances, might be transformed
nto intervention. Lately England en-
tered the scene hv proposing the torma-
lion of neutral league, with obligation
N each member not to act without ad-
yi>ing the other. The proposal met
with some difficulty, a Italy had already
catered into an engagement with Aus
ria The Cabinet OF Vienna then in
formed the government OF Florence that
it might consider itself released from its
promises, and Italy hastenS 10 make the
fact known and accepts the proposals
ofEngland. Russia also accepted them,
whereupOn France advised Austria to do
he same 1t Is not vet known what
action the latter power has taken, but,
concludes the writer, all these negotia-
lions are OF secondary Importance Let
n happily terminate the war There
will Le time then to think of neutral
powers.
Prussian Demands Mean European
War.
Special to the Norld.l
LONDON, August 22.-The Crown
Prince is believed to be marching on
Paris direct, and it is reported that
Mcmahon and Canrobert are moving
upon the road taken by him. His
army is estimated at 100000.
The English Government is in con