The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-19
THE WAR!
1 Battle Expected at ChalOns.
An Immense Force There.
4 Combat Of Twelve Hours.
An ARMISTICE DENIED.

special says: There are coniinua
reports of engagements but they rete
obviously TO series OF conflicts neces
sarly entailed upon the two armle'
hv their vast numbers and the extent o
the lines on which they are moving.
The Prussians will doubtless leave
Ver,lun behind them a. they have Metz
Thionville, Bitche, Strasburg and
other fortified places.
II is believed on the best authority
that the French will concentrate at
rhalons with 100000 men and lOhu
..pp~. AMI that ;ho Prus>ians will attack
tnrla with JOu,UOO men and 400 guns.
The actions of the week must he con,
e.dered merely preliminary TO one of the
.reatest conflicts that the world has
ever seen. 1t is thought here to he I'M
uerative upon both armies TO bring on
a decisive battle as soon as possible, for
rolitical rather than military reasons.
The French Capital is in condition
Of Unsurpassed revolution ami 1t Is un-
drrstood that il Prussia wins she will
demand the expenses OF the war with
the Cession OF Lorraine and Alsacc and
npon this understanding rests the fears
OF European complications. Russia Is
beginning to press the English
Government Ior an understanding
10 maintain the balance of power.
There are rumors of agitation among
the Germans OF Baltic Russia and OF
the mobilization of the Russian army
.or the Prussian frontiers. Everything
,or a movement depends upon the re-
-ult of Bazaines battle, near Chalons.
No news can be expected, for the
armies are manPuvering off the line Of
The railways and telegraph, and where
they are not cut they are absolutely
controlled by the military.
BERLIN, August lS.-The following
official news has been made public here
this morning:
PoST-A.MoU SSoN, Wednesday even
mg.-General Alvensleben advanced yes
,erdav, with the Sd corps, towards the
east side of Metz On the line of the
enemvs retreat toward Nerdun, he en-
countered severe fighting with the
divisions OF Generals Decaon l. Admir-
ault. Frossard, Canrobert and the I'm
rerial Guards. General Alvensleben
was sustained successfully by the 10th
army corps, and by detachment Of
The Sth and 9th, commanded by Prince
Frederick Charles. The enemy was
driven in upon Metz in spite OF his
great superiority of forces, aftera severe
combat of T. hours. The losses on
both sides were very heavy. The Prus-
slams General Doevioz and Midel were
killed and Generals Pausch and Grusch-
er were wounded
King William, to-day, saluted the
upops on the field of battle, which :
gioriously maintained.
LONDON, August lS.-The telegrams
from Paris this morning, give the fol-
lowing resume OF events since Sunday
last. On Thursday the French army
engaged the Prussians before Metz, and
the latter suffered heavy losses. The
French retired on Nerdun. On Mon
lav the Emperor was at Gravellette
with 10000 men. Subsequently en-
gagements occurred AT Longuerville
and at other places. The French were
constantly fighting, retreating and con-
testing every step On Tuesday the
Emperor passed through Nerlun, and
reached Rheims where he now is
The Paris PrssSf saws the report
that the Prussians had demand an
armstice in order 10 bury their dead Is
fully confirmed and praises Marshal
RaZainc for not according II. The
peasants must bury the dead and the
army continue its work of annihilating
the enemy. The French are increasing
constantly and the Prussians decreasing.
The honr Of the complete victory Of
France is near. There is great activity
On the Notifications of Paris, thousands
0l men are at work putting the delenses
IA better condition.
I.oXpoN, August lS.-A telegram
from Briey, a town II miles nothwest OF
Metz, has the following: An obstinate
struggle occurred near Mars lie Tour
Yesterday. The supposed engagement
was general. Large numbers of wound
ed Of both armies are arriving at Briey.
Travellers report that vast body OF
the Prussians have been thrown back
upon the Moseile, 10y the Imperial
Guards. The PruSsian artillery was
entrenched between Briey and ST. Jean
LONDON, August l., Noon.-The
TIacs continues 10 assault the Emperor
Napoleon for what it terms his evil
ambition in precipitating the conflict
with Prussia It's article this morning
i a chronic attack upon the Emperor
/, declares that France is Quivering
with emotion, and passionately con-
iemns the actual regime as decisively as
il protests against foreign invasion.
The justification OF the Empire
masses away with the destruction OF
domestic peace and the supremacy
abroad. The Empire thus becomes an
accident, to be treated as OF no account,
rnless TO be rejected aS an outrage.
The Times also declares that it is the
iu,v of the English Ministry, at the
hrst POSSIBLE moment, TO discover the
common term between the belllgerents
and the exact tenor OF the pretension:
of both. Having thus ascertalned th'
nature of the issues in the dispute lie
tween the two powers engaged IN arme'
irav. the next and immediate step oi IN
English ambassadors should be to max
the proper offers Of mediation to tn
,oyereigns of both countries, and eau
tiously bring them to an agreemen
aeither precipitate, immature or epht
merial
Count Barnstorff and Prince Nurat
Marshal McMshon's aides de camp
have had an interview with Earl Gran
Vile and Mr.. Gladstone, at Walme
Castle Kent Prince Murat returne