The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-28
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
FRANCE.
CAPITULATION OF METZ.
of Bazaine's Armyo..l5 5O,-
600 Prisoners.


Surrender Of Bazaine's Armys.-I5O,-
600 Prisoners. r5..,. /.
,'r r. ~ W BERLIN, Oct ,97.,
King William telegraphs to the Queen
this morning Us follows: ,. Ind.
"MaTshaI Bazaine has CapitulatGd Metz
with one hundred and fifty thousand pr1-
soners, including twenty thousand wound
cd. The army and garrison laid down
their arms this afternoon. II is one OF
the m0st important events OF the war
Providence be thanked"
Siege Operations Around Paris-.-.
Difficulty Of Bringing up the Siege
Guns. ai u .,.I Issl ,,.saI.
A correspondent at the headquarters OF
tic German army writes on the 20th TINT
tho Saxons at Aulnay, Severan, Llverey,
Vertg0lIOn and other points around the
forest Of Boudy, are kept on the alert night
and day, and ut .Chatcnay and SceauXthe
Bavarians are nightly disturbed by shells
falling around them. The besigers have
not vet replied with q single cannon. No
secret Is made Of the fact that they do not
intend to commence until they have
brought enough Of heavy guns into posi-
tion to lombard effeCtually.q A number
Of guns have been brought up by q
slow and painftil process, having been
dragged over common roads The guns
Of q larger Calibro cannot bo moved IN
that way, but must wait until
tho distractions in the tunnel Of Nanterid
have been cleared, and the bridge over the
Msfnu at Sagney has been rebuilt, the
latter work Is nearly completed, but tho
former is not. When tho guns are up no
body here has the slightest doubt OF the
result; still the men arc getting impatient
Of the delay. 1t Is provoking, to, have
friends picked of one by one and make no
return. The casualties are not great, yet
with the constant firing from the forts the
number Is considerable in a week. The
various reports Of the strength Of tho
army at Lyons, received here, Is not cred
tied that Il amounts TO any importance,
and 1t is evident that 1t can be readily de-
str6yed, If desirable, but the Germans are
beginning to fall into the grievous tault OF
disptsing and undertaking the enemy.
at NoUAUEoURTy Oct: 25,
,atr.S, VIA Tours, Oct 81
The Prussians are at Dreux, in the De-
partment Of Euro ct Loine, with twelve
thousand men and much artillery. They
are pillaging the shops there They lave
also occupied st, Kenny Sur Avre.
Verdun ResOIute.
LONDON, Oct, 81.
Tho Prussiaps investing Verdun re-
Gently sent communication to the Mayor
Of tho town demanding its surrender.
The Mayor Indignantly refused, inviting
the Prussians, II they thought the town
would become an easy prey, TO come lor-
ward and takeit. ThemllitAry situation on
tho Loinc is unchanged. EaIil aH
Lively Times at Metz.
The news from Metz is interesting and
important, and rumOr had again been
current in the Prussian army investing
that city that Bazaine was dead, but they
arc now proven false. The activity OF the
garrison had greatly increased lately, and
tho Prussians have been compelled to de-
stroy the bridge at Ans sur Moselle as q
precautions army measure. The French
make vigorous sorties whenever they see
tho slightest opportunity for advantage.
They have also reopened their artillery. on
the 6esicgers from the right bank Of the
Mosellc, whereby the Villages Of Grigney
and COincy, which gave tho Prussians
shelter, have been entirely destroyed.
Among the persons lately arrested at
Versailles by tho Prussilns was n.
Dcsound formerly Secretary OF the French
Legation at Berlin, who delivered to the
Prissidn government>the French declara'
tion Of war. He was sent to Maycnce.
Probable Removal from Tours.
No doubt the Frcnsll Provisional gov.
crnmCnt will soon be Obliged TO leave
Tours. Arrangements are now making
Iortransferring the National headquarters
to Clerm0ntin the department Of Pny de
Dome. ,st r.h'R
Paris to be Starved Out.
The Prussians arc preserving in their
starvation policy at Paris and Metz. All
(tlgitives from thosG cities are turned back.
The English government are still (noon)
without any reply from the Prussian
authorities TO the request for the safe con.
duct for Thiers to enter Paris. England
accepts this dCIhy6s IN indispOsitiOn on tho
part of the PrussianS to grant an armis'
lice. ...
TouRs, October 27.-Keratry has or.
dercd all the Mobiles in the province Of
Brittany 10 concentrate at Wuus to ,op.
nose The progress 6f,the Prussians, who
seem 10 Be moving I'd that direction, It
Is understood that wien the troops are
collected there, Keratry will organize
them himself for offensive warfare. Many
regular troops ale also 10 be incorporated
in this army. He has already issued a
stirring proclamation % the Mobiles,
promising that they shall have the best
weapons and be well supplied with can
non and mitraileuscs. They ore to DO sub
mitted to tic stricteSt discipline. I'm
willing hearts must remain away: let
only true Bretons come, whose rallying
CRY shall DO, "God and tho country"
Wagons under the charge Of soldiers have
gone through the streets of this city col
lectipg supplies OF all kinds for the
Inhabitants Of Chatcaudun, whose
houses were burned by the Prussians.
Subscriptions were also opened in their
behalf. 1t is announced that the Prus.
SLAMS have at last consented TO offer
Thiers a safe conduct 10 Versailles, but
no further. Thicrs has refused to avail
himself Of this as he must first confer with
the Government at Paris. sa
Tho natives Of Algcria have been de-