The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-03
THE WAR IN EUROPE
A PRUSSIAN VICTORY
AT SEDAN.
The French Driven Almost
into the City.
BavarIan Reports of Tues"
days Battle.
Bazaine Driving the Prussians
French Claims of Success.
French Reports of tho Fighting.
GREAT.PRUSSIAN VICTORY
THURSDAY. a
Ten Thousand French Driven
into Belgium and Disarmed.

BERLIN, Sept. 2.
The following from the King to Queer
Augusta has Just been made PUBLIC ii.
SEDAN, Sept. 1-3P.M.
The battle has ragged since half pas
eight o'clock this morning. Our force
have advanced victoriously. The 4th
5th; and 7th corps Of BaVarlNns were en-
gagged. The enemy was almost entirely
driven into the city. s.
MUNICH, THURSDAY, Sept, l.
The Bavarian Minister has received tht
following, dated near Beaumont, Tuesday
"a battle has just occurred in which w
were victorious. The French were driver
over the AIeuse. The 1st Bayarian corp!
participated successfully. Ono battalion
captured two'guns." 'Ho' -! N:i. g'''
at ,aH LONDON, Sept, 2.
The British Medical Journal says thai
Dr.. Hewitt Of st. George Hospital, lla'
been summoned TO France to attend thu
Emperor.
Bou1LLoN, BELqIuM, Sept. !. /
Bazaine has driven the Prusslans TO-
wards Sedan9o The French marc at LII
Chappelle. Paris papers report obscure
ly three French successes, without locat'
LONDON, Sept 2-1OA. NJ
Dispatches received from Paris, this
morning claim that the Prussians were re-
pulsed In their attack on McAIahon after
ten hours, sharp fighting. The Prussians
we're attacked by the French from the front
and rear. THE French captured thirty guns
and great many prisoners. The Prus;
SLAMS are reported TO have been driven to
wards Belgium @ -laIliH N.tn 'N
LONDON, Sept, 2-12 NJ.
Another dispatch says the Prussians
were victorious, but it Is not generally
known. -ft1 ~ ,..
PARIS, Sept, 2-Atidnight.
The 8Iinistary has just given the follow.
ing news to the public, in the absence o.
official reports from the Generals com
manding in. tho. northeast. From the
multitude Of tclcgraphic dispatches re-
ceived from various Belgian towns, s,under
date ofAugust 3lst, from 8 o'clock in the
morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
are extracted the following, which bear
the character Of probabability:
On the 30th tllt., q series Of engage
ments occurred between McAIahons army
and the enemy near the city Of Alczieres,
lasting from S o'clock in the morning un-
Ill s O'clock in the evening. Our troops
werc attacked by the PrusSians from the
woods on the Heights Of Stonnes, u posi-.
ton VIC had but recently evacuated, and
which the enemy Immediately occupied,
The attack, which was vigorous at first
forced our army TO a retrograde move
ment, but'we soon, ut 2 o'clock in thetaf.
ternoon, took the offensive again and re-
taincd II till seven o'clock in the evening,
when darkness put an end to the opera
tions. After nigltfall VIC recrossed the
Meuse in order 10 form; again near
Donebenz, a few miles east Of Mczieres.
The engagement Of this (the first days
| fightfngS have cost us sensible losses! We
have inflicted heavy damage'on the Prus'
sianS, The Infantry of Verne pariGu.
larfy distinguished itself and performed
prodigies ofValop. 5F Tile PrusSilns rulned
tho town Of Mouzon, in TINT neighhor-
hood, and killed most Of the inhabitants.
On the next day (August 3lst) the Prls'
sians again took the offensive atSseven
o'clock in. tho morning on the left
bunk Of the Meuse, between tho towns
Of Dousy and Donehenz, Our force
then rCtrcaled slowly until Marshal
NIcSTahon had drawn the .Prussians
into the angle formed by the rampOrts Of
Sedan and Nerghts, on the left sideof the
river. Here. the Prusslans experienced
very serious losses, and were compelled,
on account Of a murderous fire, to retreat.
They effected this about noon, tJyithdr4W-
ing towards. .Yillamantry. ,Ai(er, several
unsuccessful attem pts, they Succeeded in
placing themselves on tho opposite side OF
The Meuse. On the morning Ot tho thirty
first MCSTahon crossed the Meuse at Men.
son. This furnishes direct contradiction
of the dispatch Of King William to Queen
Augusta, which announced TINT. he had
repuIsed the troops under the command OF
Marshal bIaCMIGhOn' beyond the Mcuse,
Everything seems to indicate that the
struggle will be renewed today. = =, ''.@'
i9SftdE 70 Nt6 HtStEFI 4TttSs . ~ 5.,,. q all 4 %,
10 !. .4nArEsT.-meHIY IMPORTANT 4, .
;E.z- loNDoNT Sept 2, 9,-2:SOP.iM. g
The following official dispatch, dated
at Bouillon, Belgium, q few miles from
Sedan, to-day, September 2, Is Just made
"TGc battle Of yesterday was very
bloody, and resulted disastrously for the
French, who rctrcateH on MezicTGs.. The
Prussidns now occupy Godihnc, a few
miles to the northeast OF Sedan: Some
ten thousand officers and soldiers Of the
French army,were forced into Belgian ter
rit0ry, where they were required to Instant
" surrender their arms. AgreNt number Of
wounded have also been admitted into
Belgium for humanitY's sake. "4''t. '''i
CLERMoNr En- ARG6SNE,a FRANCE,
" September g.
Tho following proclamation was pub.
lishod here to-day: r,.,. -, ,.,,... a
"Every person taken, by Prussia, must,
in order TO be regarded 4 prisoner 0f &ht,
be actually u French soldier, attachcd t0
some flng ID, on Organized corps Of h mill:
tafy charnctcr; proved BY a military IN.
sigma, u1iiotm, etc. All others takcn bdy:
i1g arms In their possession will be tried
By 4 drum.hCad court martial, ahd II con!
victed, COndemned TO at least ten year
hard labor In German prisons" I'LL itF
"' ''HN''a". ''PGRB, Bept. 2.
The Prefcct Of the Department Of Bas
Rhine announces to the Government that
on the S1st Of August sharpshootcrs &C.
Companied by q body Of Custom House
officers, crossed tho Rhine few miles