The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-09
THEoWAR !
THE MORALE OF THE FRENCH TROOPS En-
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ale OF our troops is excellent. It's im
possible to give the exact figures Of oul
losses. General Coffinieres is organic
ing defensive measures. { The three
corjs here are still able to give the enc
my'nuch ,ronhlc and stop mis- onward
movement.
rARls FREE. FROM DANGER.
PARis, August 7-The Journal Off
ciel saws the defense OF Paris is assured
1t would require an army of half mil,
lion 10 invest its Notifications, when
thirty thousand would suffice to defend
them, and there are troops enough now
n and around the city to furnish the
necessary garrison Then, with the
sailors from the fleet, which could be
procured; garde rationale, garde mu.
nicipal and iremen would make mp an
army OF one hundred thousand .',ris
il free from danger
TIE SITUATION SUMMED Ur.
Special 10 the Herald.l
LONDON August From the official
news received here the situation may be
summed up as follows: The Crown
Prince has driven McMahon's army
from Weissenberg, Lauterberg and
Worth, and probably compelled the
evacuation of Hagl aau and Strasburg
The,victory of General Groben at Saar-
bruck and Spleheren, and the advance
from Hamburg. has driven Frossard' S
corps from Forbach and Stanelt, and
probably rendered Bitche untanable.
McMahon's corps is at present cut off
at Metz The prisoners taken by the
Crown Prince and General &c b.n
number 5000. The number Of killed
and wounded is unknown. Immense
quantities Of army stores were cap
tured
There are rumors, which lack official
confirmation, of the evacuation Of
Thionville, the capture of Sierch and
Hagenau, and the advance of the Prus-
slams across the Rhine from the south
Of Baden. We know, however, that
large Prussian armies are gathered at
Saarlouis and the southern part of
Baden.
THE HERuDs CORRESPONDENT ARRESTED
As SPY
BERLIN, August THE Herald cor
n 4.
rested as spy, and Minister Bancroft
is laboring to procure his release
EUGENE ISSUES 4 PROCLAMATION,
PARIS, August The Empress has
issued the following proclamation.
Fre,cLme1s: The opening of the war
has not been favorable to us. We have
suffered a check Let us he firm under
this reverse, and let us hasten to repair
it, Let there he but one party in the
land-that OF France, a single flag, and
that of the national honor. | came
among YOU faithful TO my mission and
duty. You will see me the first in
danger to defend the flag OF France. |
advise all good citizens to maintain
order. TO agitate would he 10 conspire
with our enemies
Done at the Palace of the Tuileries,
the eth day ot August at u o clock A. VI.
Signed The EMPRESS Regent.
THE PRINCE IMPERIAL TO RETURN ToPARIs.
La Libcrte SAYS: A special train
left the station at half past five clock
this evening to bring back the Prince
Imperial. We have strenuously urged
his return, and are glad il has been de-
cided upon. In the grave crisis through
which We are passing, the enemy should
find opposed TO him the breasts Of men.
The camp should no longer resemble a
court out of place.
GENERAL STEINNETzs ACCOrNT nF THE
VICTORY.
BERLIN, August I.-Gencral Stein
metz telegraphs to General Hamene-
feldt, Chief of staff at Berlin, a. fol-
lows. The conflict between Saarbruck
and Forbach was bloody one and
closed onl; with nightfall 1t was
opened by the Fourteenth Division,
which was reinforced successfully by
six battalions, three batteries, and some
cavalry. We took by assault the
heights of the Spiehren and flung the
enemy back upon Forbach. At the
same time the thirteenth division adj
vanced on Nochlengen. took Fossern,
and with liz advance guar1 reached
Forbach towards evening.
ALLIANCE BETWEEN FRANCE AND ITALY.
PARIS, August La Liberte saws:
4 hundred thousand Italians Will be
fighting with us in a few days,
under treaty Of alliance, offensive and
defensive. As for Austria, she remains
the Austria Of 1911; she has sold her
self 10 her enemy King William for the
German subjects which were lett her by
the treaty Of Prague If victory should
crown our arms, France will remember
Italy and she will not forget Austria.
CENTRAL FEoSstRp PREPARING FOR DH-
FESSE.
PARIS. August - It i'li'"i''r VI
match was received from the general
headquarters
M rrz. August :, S:S0A. M-That we
may hold our position here IT Is neces,
sarv that Paris and France should con-
sent to great efforts of patriotism.
Here we lose neither our GOODNESS nor
our confidence, but the trial is hard.
Mcmahon, after the battle of kirsch-
shofien, retired, at the same time COW
ering the road TO Nancy. The corps oi
General Frossard, which suffered Sc
verely, il taking energetic measures for
defense The Major General is in the
front
CONCENTRATION or TROOPS.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, METZ, Au
gust :, ii 4. M.-The concentration o.
the troops continues without obstacle
/ al l,-,;I;.iaS saaIn IN have ceas sol "