The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-12
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The Recent Fighting Around ParIss-
Nothing Gained by the French.
'0l I NEW York, Dec. 0.
The TriJuneS special correspondent at
the headquarters Of the Saxon army ut
Champs, tclegrnphs that the whole Saxon
force engaged in the recent operations
numbered but 10000 men. They Occu-
pied positions ut Noisy le Grand. Champs,
Fournay, VilIiers and in tllelrviCinity was
u division OfWirtembergers commanded
by Gen. Won Obernetz, u PruSsian officer.
The .Wirtembergers occupied positions at
Armess0n, Chenneviercs and Noisean, and
in their vicinity wasO brigade Of the I'd
Corps This force was made up OF con
tributions from various other portions o.
the same Corps and,was commanded by
Gen. Won Franzeky, who Ind nominal
direction Of all operations, supervised,
however, as regarded the Saxons, BY
Prince George in person. A contingent
force supported the Wirtembergers. The
SaxonsI had no backing but their own
Yalor. In all, the German troops engaged
and, Immediately supporting, amounted
to $4,000 men. This force, It seems, had
been detailed for an offensive movement
and the programme was greatly complt-
Gated by an unexpected cOunter.oHcnsive
movement the French projected against
Villlefs, and with hopes of ultimately
breaking through the Gordon surrounding
them, 1t thus happened that Us the Ger
mems were pressing in to drive the French
out Of Brio and aChampigny tho French
were simultaneously Puring out to take
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After noting the details Of the battles,
the desperate vaIor Of the SaXons, the
stubborn struggle Of tic French and their
final defeat, tho correspondent thus speaks
OF the result and losses: mot much have
the SaxOns gained nor was there much to
gain. The Wurtcmburgers held one end
Of Champigny. Brio stands empty and
desolate. There were French in it this
morning, Latcr-there were SaX0ns.
That is all. Bullock ut the bloody part Of
the picture. The number Of dead l can
not ascertain, but the German wounded
were over 1000. The French, if they lost
fewer killed and wounded, GloSt 1000
prisoners. Had it been possible Tor the
Saxons to hold Brio, the French advance
would hnve BEEN impossible. : It's flank.
ing hrc would have prohibited breNSting
the slope toward Villicrs. The French
had mitrailleusc somewhere in tho
plain. At any rate the days work was
tue final failure of French hopes. The
German limo stood everywhere unbroken.
Paris was no more free than before"
German Advance on IIavre.
..,,. LONDON, December 8.
Many Englishmcn are arriving hero
from tlavrG. They report that the Ger
mans are marching on that city, and Are
hourly expected 10 invest it.
... HAvRE, December s.
The Prussidns are advancing on this
city. Tho French gave them battle u few
miles distant Their losses were about
equal. .....,.C lE. y,G .a.
tIronclads have been ordered 10 repair
Immediately TO HaYrc to assist in the de-.
fence Of the city. s goJ.4l. y-lr.,r
Rejoicings in Observation-Disclosures
'F- % Of Paris to be Urged p"
The public reioicIugs in Berlin to cele.
brate the recent brilliant victories, arc
exceedingly podulAr and extend to all
parts OF the Kingdom. In consequence
OF tho heavy losses sllstaine(l.by the Ger
mans the people Of Berlin and of the prin-
cipal cities throughout Germany, are
active in movement to personally urge
the immediate bombardment Of Paris and
thus prevent any further unnecessary
waste Of life.
An address to the King, signed hy the
most Influential Inhabitants Of the city
which will cmbOdy the views given above
will .bo prcsentcdby an influential cdcpu.
tation to tho King ina few days.
Pursuing the Loire Army.
The Germans arc vigorously pursuing
the French ARMY Of the Loire.
Paying for Driving Out the Germans.
The Prussians have cxactcd one hun.
drCd md fifty Thousand francs indemnity,
of Burgundy, for the expulsion of the
Germans. .-. .....
On The Way TO Tours.
DARMsTADT, Dec. Z.
Prince Louis sent the following dis,
patch from Orleans today to the Grand
Duke in this city: ave march onward for
Tours to-day"
Protest Against the Restoration of
Napoleon.
BERLIN, Dec. 8.
French officers, prisoners Of war, pro-
test against the restoration of the Bona.
pNrtists. ....r
Gen. Ducrot to his Troops.
LONDON, December 8.
General Ducrot has issued the following
order OF the day to his command:
"vINcESSEs, Dec. 4.
SOLDIERS: AflCr two days Of glorious
BATTLES you have rcCrOsscd the MArne,
having found that your efforts were fruit
less, when the enemy has not time to con-