The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-26
THE WAR!
Raxaine Offers to Surrender.
Capture of TOul
Red Republican Revolution
i'm Paris.
Fighting In the Streets Of
the City.
The Battles Around Paris.
Great Scare at Orleans.
The Railroads Destroyed.
French GunbOats in Ameri-
can Waters
The Railroads Destroyed.
French GunbOats In Ameri-
can Waters
They Prevent the Sailing Of
the Steamer ..IaerMan.

I.oxpox, September II The follow
in, significant dispatch has iusr been
received:
RRrSsELS, September 24-Noon.-
Razaine has offered to capitulate at
Metz, on condition that he be allowed
io take the baggage and arms. He
engages not TO take up arms for three
months.
TorRS. September 24.-rhe Ministry
las issued proclamation to the people,
,,arin. that France will rather bury
herself beneath her own ruins, than &C
crrt the insolent conditions OF Ger
many
The postal service is more irregular
,han ever.
General Cambeil is appointed 10 com
mand the army of the Bourge.
The rumors Of new developments in
The negotiations for peace are CON
Grmed
The C0nStitdionale saws: 1t was er-
goneonsly reported yesterday that an
engagement around Paris resulted in the
French reverses. The French have
had the advantage in every one Of the
ra,tles. The same journal saws We
Iassr~s positive knowledge that, not
outstanding the inceSsant lombard
ment of Paris, during the past few
a.ur;i.s, only four persons were killed
i.hind the walls, yesterday.
Fourteen Uhlans entered Etamp
and demanded money and arms. The
Ntyor refused, unless a force large
enough 10 oyerpower him came to en-
force the demand The Prussians left.
None have appeared since. ...
The Government authorities here
blame the American Government, and
particularly the local officials at New
York, for stopping French volunteers
who wished to sail in the La Fayette,
on the ground of neutrality laws being
Violated. They say, from all parts of
the United States, Prussians have been
allowed TO leave for Germany, to assist
tie German armies.
LoxDox, September 23-The follow
.n, account of Monday battle is from
French sources.
On Sunday evening General Ducot
marched his troops in the nelghborhood
otChat.lon and at ) clock the next
morning the battle became general 10y
an attack on the Prussian infantry at
Stvicnv The French artillery took
up position and opened . vigorous
cannonaie on the PrusSian position,
and for haitian hour there was no move
ment on the part OF the enemy after
which time they began to reply from
he fringe of the woods. Several de
g,chments OF French then pushed for
ward 70 extend their lines especially on
the lett and carry CremeauX. The
cn.rasscurs, however, entered too far,
and coming suddenly upon strong
body Of the enemy suffered heavy losses.
At that moment some of our troops
came upon corps of Prusslans at al
most point blank range and the latter
had our men At great disadvantage.
They seemed TO be perfectly at home IN
he woods for every tree was tortihca-
ion from which they seemed to take
deliberate aim. The firing was nceS-
-ant and verv fierce. Just at this time
abattalion of Mobiles Of the Seine came
ur and began firing into the spot where
IT 10th regiment was stationed which
threw the battalion into disorder and
caused their precipltate retreat.
Special 10 the Telcgram.l
LONDON, September pa telegram
,som Tours states that the excitement
amongst the Government classes was
overwhelming when they heard OF the
Uprising OF the Reds in Paris and the
seizure Of the Hotel d Vile. The most
terrible rumors were spread by fugltlveS
rom the city, and the widest disorder
prevails. Generals Trochu and Nlnnol,
ii, said, with large force of men from
the outside Notifications, entered the
city Tor the purpose of quelling the dis
'Urbmcc. These troops came in CON
tact with the revolutionists and severe
lighting in the streets ensued, the result
~ which is not known.
LoNDoS, September IA dispatch
rom Ferriere, near Paris, today, states
;hat this afternoon rifle firing ard can
nonading were heard going on in Paris
on the 2lst. 1t was distinctly observed
from the heights that a conflict was IN
progress, but there are no details.
4 letter from Paris on the night OF
the 10Th. saws there is great danger OF
evolutionary outbreak, involving an
other change Of government The keds
are furious against the present leaders
and express themselves loudly and de
hantly against its representative author
ly The evident disposition is to seizt
The Hotel de Vile as the initial step ol
The rebellious programme. A resist
ance to their plans will be difficult. Il
* impossible to say what will be th'
effect of their obtaining control OF th'
government, but the people dread pli
iage and assassination. An armlstlc'
now would save the lives and propert,
OF thousands of citizens The peopi
Of more peaceful order dread tn
Prussians ar less than the desperate
r"thans belonging to the lower quar-
ters.
A dispatch from General Won Kren
zig, at Toul, states that yesterday tn
town was captured by storm by tn