The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-04
The French Success at Saar.
bruck Confirmed.
NAPOLEON ON THE SAAR.
Correspondents Expelled
from Both Armies.
A Great Battle Expected Soon.
Preparations to Receive the Wounded
at Paris.
Prusslan Account of the Last Skir-
RiiSh at Saarbruck.

PFusSlan Account of the Last SkiF-
RliSh at Saarbruck.
LONDON, August 8.
Tho following is uIe Prussian account
of the affair at Saarbruck 1.-THE forti6-
cations at this place (Ssarbruck) were at.
tacked by column OF French infantry
yesterday, and the enemy was repulsed."
BERLIN, August 8.
4 The. following Is official: "A recon
noisance was made yesterday by body
Of Baden light horse and Prussian huzzars,
The force engaged French scouting
party near Stergebrunn. One Of the off
GERS was killed and several wounded on
the French side. Two Prusslans were
slightly wounded"
All Quiet up to A. NJ. Wednesday.
.., PARIS, August 8.
Reports from headquarters are received
up to one o'clock this morning. There
was no change In the military situation.
The Figaro Of today announces the
death Of General CANAL, commanding q
subdivision at Strasburg.
\ Levy En- Masse In Prussia.
BERLIN, August 8.
The Government has summoned o levy
en- A1a&Se to defend the coasts.
The Capture of Saarbruck by the
French.
LONDON, August S-10A. NJ.
Saarbruck was taken by the French this
morning, the loss was slight on both
sides.
The War Aimed at Bismarck.
PARIS, August 3.
The .JourRel 0Biciel Of this morning de-
clares that the present war Is not against
the Germans nor against King William
but against Bismarck. The Journet re-
grets that the Prussian. King submitted to
the domination OF this violent and unscrl-
pulous ministry.
Reported Storming Of a Border For.
tress by tehFrench. {.
LONDON, August 3.
A rumor is circulated here to.(i1y to the
effect that Weissenberg town in Pala-
tinatc on tho border, has been stormcd by
the French. .....
The City of Versailles Nearly Bio wn
UP:
VERSAILLES, August 3.
Several Of the public buildings OF this
city have lately been given up for store
houses for ammunition, and yesterday the
city barely escaped destruction by explo.
sion. A fire occurred IN one Of these
powder warehouses, which, fortunately,
was subduel before any great amount OF
damage had been DONE 4 barrel Of am.
munilion, which wNs already In flames,
was dragged into the street, where 1t I'M
mediately exploded.
The PrusSiau Army--Where II IN and
Who Commands.
LONDON. August 8.
The following is given to-day as the
numbers aud disposition of the Prussian
army: The Duke OF Mecklenburg COM
mands 1903 200 men at the mouth Of the
river Elbe; General Falkenstein has g..
900 men near Ems; General HerwOrth de
Bittenfeld commands $4,000 men !;
the army Of the Rhine consists Of
the following bodies $4,000 men at Cog
nae under Gen. Steinmets; 10000 at the
junction Of the Maine with the Rhine
under Prince Frederick Charles, and 1G0,-
900 along the upper Rhine under Prince
Royal Frederick William. The chiefs of
staff are Generals Moltke, BlumenthNl,
Sporting and Stehlen.
The Substitute Business in Paris.
LONDON, August 3.
A dispatch from Paris says that three
hundred pounds sterling is paid for substi'
tutes and they arc scarce ut that.
The DAILY RetsS Of this morning says
that the French government has declined
the services Of Lee and Beauregard.
Newspaper Reporters Released.
PARIS, August g.
Napoleon has ordered the release Of the
newspaper correspondents who were ar.
rested at Metz.
Effort to Keep Open Hamburg aud
Bremen.
LONDON, August s.
1t is rumOrcd to-day that negotiations
Nre pending to keep open the ports OF
Hamburg and Bremen during the war.
1t Is said the United States as well rs
England is urging this.
Revolving Cannon.
The new revolving cannon has been
tried at Valencia, and is said TO DO a great
success. A correspondent describes It as
terribly destructive weapon nj 5000
yards.
Details Of the Saarbruck Fight.
LONDON, August 3-NoOn.
The following details OF the affair al