The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-24
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
FRANCE.
uo,tIll,ie, Resumel at Mozieres.

until more troops and munitions Of war
are brought IN. Tho French force With
in the walls Of NIezieres Is computed at
about 5000.
Bazainc Marching on Paris.-BAzatnc
' Shot.
.,. NEW YoRK, Oct. 22.
The Telegraph has London advices from
Tours that Bazaine had made success.
full sortic from Metz. and was on rHpid
march, with his whole army, 10 Paris,
The Democrat, per contra, has advlCes
from Metz that the Republic bad been
proclaimed, and that BazAine, while en-
dcavoring to Chcch Republican manifesto
tionS, had been shot.
Affairs Around Metz.
BERLIN, October 90,
The IStaats A,lzeiger Of yesterday, in Its
account of affairs before Metz, says the
sickness in the army Is due to uniformity
Of food. Dysentary Is decreasing and ":
phus will doubtless go with the present
cool weather. DcserliOns are increasing,
the fugitives all giving the same reason,
hunger. The investing forces oftlIe Ger.
man armies generally receive abundant
supplies Of all kinds Of cattle, on foot.
Thousands Of sheep have been sent to
France for tho Germans.
SpaIn Asked to Send nm Army TO
France.
New YORK, October 90.
The Standard publishes a Berlin dis
patch saving Il is officially stated TINT the
French Charge d'AtTairs at the Spanish
Court, has askcd tho Government for tic
interest and preservation OGthe latin race.
to send to FrInCc nnarmy Of 20, 600 Span.
ish soldiers to assist in resisting the PrllS'
slams. The proposal was positively de-
ClinCd. .s... .rf'
prussinn Advance OH AmienS.
.0 LONDON, October 322.
A Dispatch from AInirns to-day an
nounccs that the PruSians arc only three
killomelers distant. Every preparation
is made TO defend the town, A special
train, laden with munitions Ofwar, passed
through Amiens from Lille, going to
Ifoucn. Gen. Bombarki Is expected to
leave Lille to day for tho sAmo destination.
he Inns 10000 men under his command.
American Ambulance Corps Snubbcd.
A correspondent Of the Morning Sand
ard SAYS: The American Ambulance
corps has been given to understand by the
Prussians that It's aid Is not wanted.
A dispatch from Tours, received mt 10
r. NJ, says tho Pupal NunCiO has arrived.
A Favor Asked of Spain.
Keratzig has also arrived from Madrid.
lis mission there wns TO- ask material aid,
but on the advice Of friends, lie rclraincd,
mud only asked leave to import arms from
Spain ind the Spanish colonies. This
however. was refused. The troops IN
camp ut Tours are 10 he reviewed once n
week. ..a
Successful SoTtie at Metz.
.-- SGT H' TOURs, October %.
The following official dispatch has just
been received from NcuclNtcau, dated
the 14th: Marshal Buzanc made a
sOrtic with $4,000 men, crushing the
enemy, which consisted Of2G bAttaliOns Ol
infantry and two regiments Of cavalry.
lie also cOplurCd 1903 wagons laden with
stores and provisions Of war, Sickness
among the 6csiegers Is constantly incrcas;;
ing. The PrussiHns have been forced
twice to renew their army around Metz.
The SCGic of VCrdun.
Another dispatch from Mathematician
says tho siege ut VGrdun has been inter
upicd BY the vigorous defence OI the
French. The latter made several s0rlicS
and inundated the environs OF the town.
2 e,..' Charters Surrounded.
Charters has been surrounded by Prus.
slams, 10000 strong, with 40 cannon. Tic
project oil the department and thE mayor
Of the city lavo arranged with the Prls'
sim commander that the rights Of citizens
shall bo respected. Tho Prussians have
blown up the bridge at ClCary and return
cd to camp ntBcaugcnCy.
The PHpal NuCiO has arrived in This
city. He lad some difficulty in passing
the Prussian lines nj Paris, but ut length
he received permit from the command
ing General.
Important Communication from tho
British Minister.
The C0n1tifaii0nnd today announces
that Lord Lyons, British Minister, Inns
made un important communication 10 the
Government here. lie wishes TO Md
Austria and Italy to effect m armisttCG IN
order that the elections for members oI
the Constituent Assembly may proceed
lie suited that Russia would net In the
same direction. The Government hHs moi
vet returned my formal reply. The Jour
mails Of Lyons demand the immediate aIlOp'
ton Of Vigorous defensive measures.
PrusSinnS Marching OH Lyons.
They SAy that the PnlssiAns seem to he
turning BcsancAn and other strong places
and mHy march direct upon Lyons, Tit
[Drls md trfcncCs Of tho latter city arc
ready, but there Is n lACk OI experienced
gunnCrs. Large numbers Of these have
been sGnt forward IRON Talon for Lyons
Baznino's Proposition for tho Sur
render Of his Army-IlitChC In.
vested.
LONDON, October 81.
The special correspondent Of the TrI'
bune before Metz telCgrNphs this day
The negotiations have failed nnl tho en-
vOy has returned to MOtz. BazaInU pro
posed to surrender all Of his own Rrmy
on tho terms made ut Sedan, excepting
however, tho regular garrison at Metz
which should continue 10 hold tho fort
rrsa. This would release at least hAll the
investing nrmy. Won NIOllkG refused, hc.
cause tho garrison thus reduced would
hold out longer, An entire surrender Is
expected at M early date,
"B,tchO was invested yesterday by
eight thousand men, with heavy guns
brought from SlrASbnrg The siege will
now DO pushed"
DurnSidc's Mission Unofficial.
NY Telegraph to tie Tribune
LONDON, Thursday, Oct. 90.
ThCSpcclAl correspondent OF tho 7iTbunI
nj Berlin sends n dispatch dated 10Th Inst
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