The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-27
THE LATEST.
TOUL WELL DEFENDED.
Prince NapOleOn's Mission q
Failure.
Violations OF International
Law.
The Prussians to be in Paris in
Six Days.

six lays.
! PARIS, August 26.-Couriers OF the
enemy have been seen at Brienne.
German Uhlans also appeared in the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of Laughe, but soon
after fell back 10 the northward. One
corps darme is marching towards Cha
Ions. The Prussian Prince Royal is
said to have been at st. Desiere on the
23d. Half of the troops lately besieg-
ing Toul have been marched to Nancy.
The garrison of Toul defends the place
heroically. The Prussian lombard
ment thus far has put but fifteen men
h9rs du combat. The besiegers, on the
contrary, have sustained serious losses.
The Garde Mobile fight with courage
The enemy is marching toward Va
rennes, sixteen miles west Of Verdun.
The people on the outskirts of Stenag,
between Verdun and Mezienes are de-
tending themselves gaIlantly against
the raids of the Prussians and intiict
considerable damage on the enemy.
War news was communicated from
the Ministry of the Interior under the
greatest reserve.
Chateau Thieny, fiity-fve miles dis
tant, is the extremity OF public travel on
the eastern road.
General Trochu, Governor, has vainly
demanded the displacement of Pietrie,
Prefect of Police
During a discussion in the Corps
Legslatlf Yesterday, Jules Favre in-
formed the Deputies that, in his opinion,
the recent French misfortunes were due
to the leaders. After denouncing them,
he would know whether it was for the
dynasty or the nation we are fighting
Minister of Interior Chevreau ac-
counted for the delays in the receipt of
kilograms by saying that the Generals
are probably too busy fighting.
The bakeries of Paris were all Wis
tied yesterday by the authorities, to in
vestlgate whether they had a supply OF
flour to last forty days, according to
the average daily sales.
The Opinion Nahonel saws that a new
army is forming behind the Loire.
The man who attempted to shoot Nc
Mahon has been tried, and was shot to-
day
Yesterday engineers were engaged in
marking bridges over the Marne, which
are to be destroyed on the approach of
the enemy.
Itis said that the Committee Of the
Corps Legislatif charged with the con.
sideration OF military measures, have
proposed and enrolled all between 20
and 50 years. In the Corps Legislatif
Montpayreux proposed the total abo-
lition Of the Garde Mobile and the dis
tribution Of the men into the regular
army. He claimed that the measure
was urgent and would give the regular
army at least one hundred new regi-
ments. At length the proposition was
sent to the Military committee, where
it will no doubt be adopted
The French government has taken
steps to cause Belgium TO arrest the
transportation of munitions Of war or
wounded soldiers across her territory.
A letter to the Universe saws the cry
of horror rings throughout Alsatia,
which has been tried by war. Our
magnificent Cathedral at Marienthal
no longer exists. The Prussians burned
it after proianing the statue of the Vir-
gin by covering it with mud and break
ing it in pieces.
LONDON, August 26.-The Times con-
tains dispatch from Florence, Italy,
stating that Prince Napoleon's demand
for assistance has been declined by
Italy.
A special Paris dispatch says: There
are rumors Of fighting, but nothing
authentic. McMahon will undoubted-
ly be in a battle today and there are
fears that he will be defeated. Official
circles are very silent, more so than at
any former time this week The enemy
marches slowly, but surely, on the city.
The Standard has a special from
Virtom, Belgian Luxembourg, contain
ing the following intelligence: A sharp
engagement occurred Thursday night
at Stenay, near Montmedy. The Prus-
slams were successful Many French
wounded are now at Montmedy.
The success of the French loan has
no doubt been exaggerated grossly.
Paris is still apathetic.
Baron dArnin, the Prussian Minis
ter to Rome, has been created Count
for his services in keeping Italy quiet,
Bismarck from the first refused to
permit any representative Of Austria to
accompany the Prussian army.
The Department Of Marne, from
Chalons to Vassay, is under control of
the Prussians.
Belgium denies having permitted
wounded Prussian soldiers to be sent
across her territory.
The Echo prints Paris telegram to-
day, stating that Madame Pagerie has
been imprisoned at Nincennes, charged
with communicating to the enemy.
Other court ladies are implicated.
Reuter- in a communication to the
London Times to-day, denounces the de-
lays in the French telegraphic service.
The French system has always been
bad, he says, and now it takes at least
six hours to transmit messages to Eng
land, and sometimes eight or ten. News
messages sent in the afternoon do not
generally arrive in time to be printed
before the next afternoon.
The Prussians use the railway from
Laneville to a point near Strasburg to
transport their wounded.
Mcmahon and Bazaine are still out
Of communication with Paris.
A strong detachment of Prusslan
cavalry occupies Don Levant. The
Prussian cuirassiers have encamped at
st. Remy.
FLORENCE, August 26.-Prince Napo-
Icons mission to this country has been
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