The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-20

NEW YoRE, August l9-The WorlT s
-r,rial telegraph rom Russia -sys /:
lhc news Is almost menacing There
wa- q demonstration yesterday OF stu
tents, at Moscow, against Prussia The
oppressive measures Of the Russian au-
,horities against the German and Let
t-l. inhabitants OF Esthonia and Cour-
land are reported TO be increasing in
-ryerily Active negotiations the
purpose Of which are unknown, are
going an between st. Petersburg and
Vienna.
special agent from Constantinople,
ir-patched by the new Turkish Minis
,ry, is daily expected in London.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
:re unusually harmonious in their open
-ynpathies with the French The
Princess feeling is believed to rest on
his great dislike of his brother-in-Iaw,
the Crown Prince OF Prussia.
LONDON August lS-Noon. --lnfor-
nation received from Nerdun that
Thursday morning, reports a great
battle IN progress near Malatom, a
point about one-third OF the way on the
road from Metz to Nerdun. A large
number are reported wounded on both
sides, but no particulars Of the fight
have been received
LONDON, August lS-Midnight-We
have it on high authority, fresh from
Paris, that it is the universal convic-
ION there that the Napoleonic dynasty
) ended. The Empress, having packed
up and dispatched all her valuables, in
riud;ng pictures of inestimable price,
has lett for England oio Belgium. 1t
l. believed that the Emperor is also on
the way 10 this country on the same
track. He does not dare TO return to
Paris Prince Napoleon has fled to
Italy with his family.
LONDON, August lS.-Prince Murat
has not yet returned to the army, but
continues to pass between the Duke de
iramont and Gladstone, having already
crossed the channel several times
There is no doubt that lie is the bearer
Of negotiations which look to peace
Special to the Tribune.l
LONDON, August lS.-Our special cor
respondent writes from Chalons, Mon
'iay: This is the Emperors birthday,
tut there are no tetes. The alarm was
sounded this evening at ten o'clock, and
the artillery put in motion, and went
forward to Bleome, but there they found
the railway cut and fell back No rail
way communication now exists between
Chalons and either Metz and Verdun.
We don't know where the French main
body is, but the Prussian Vanguard is
nearer Chalons than Bazaine is. There
Is no force here capable of resisting the
attack. Thus far nothing but cavalry
j. heard Of and that yesterday was
within twenty-five miles OF Chalons,
and destroying the railways at will
cur special correspondent writes from
The headquarters of the Second Prus-
>ian Army Corps, Friday, August 10Th:
Should the French not accept battle
outside OF Metz, two corps will he left
Ia mask the fortress, while the main
body continue their march for Paris.
The PrussianS have at least 100000
men advancing on French soil, and as
many more in reserve in Germany.
The talk of peace before the occupation
~f Paris is laughed at
Cur special correspondent, from the
headquarters OF the Crown Prince, on
Friday, August II, writes We are
iaily advancing from village TO village
rhe Alsacian sympathies are altogether
French, but the inhabitants are treated
hy The Germans kindly, except where
the peasants commit hostilities No
compulsory military service is enforced
an them. Their wagons for the
wounded are required, and sales of pro-
visions are compelled. Nothing is eX-
acted but stricts necessities, and every
thing is paid for. McMahOn's corps is
almost DESTROYED. No remnant has
been found as the Crown Prince pushes
steadily forward against the French
right flank.
Accounts Of Tuesdays Battle.
PARIS, August lS.-The following
additional details Of TUESDAYS battle
near Doncsurt and Nianville are OBJ
rained from an official source: Prince
Frederick Charles attacked our right
aud was firmly met The corps of
General Argoud, at Resonville, hastened
into the action, which ceased only with
night The Prussians repeatedly at
lacked us and were as often repulsed.
Toward night fresh corps sought to
,urn our position. but was beaten Off
cur losses are serious. General Bat.
raille is wounded. BY eight o'clock in
Tie evening the enemy was repulsed
along the entire line. He had one
hundred and twenty thousa nd men en-
gagged
special to the Tribune.l
LoNDOS, August lS.-Tuesday : bat
tie is a crowning proof OF the falsehood:
and Concealments in the recent tele
srams. Palikao declared in the Corp:
Lcglslatif that the Prussians had beer
forced to abandon their attempt to in
'errupt the French retreat and that Ba
zaine was pursuing his road unmolester
10 Eerdun and Chalons. While he wa.
speaking the Prussians were attackin!
The French flank. At nightfall on,
portion at least of Bazaines army haC
teen forced Ia abandon the road I,