The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-12
TOURS.
Further Reports Of the Bal
lOOnists.
Defeat Of the Fifteenth
French Army Corps.
Frecch Threaten TO RetaIiafe
On Pruss.an Prisoners.
Letters from Paris by Balloon
and Carrier Pigeon.

Tours, October 1l-Reynolds anc
Way have arrived here and corroboratt
the report oil the situation in Paris given
by Gambetta. Reynolds describes his
voyage and scenes, and incidents of his
voyage from the beleagured city. The
members Of the government, and great
crowd of people collected to witness
them start Louis Blame was in the
assemblage. In a few seconds from
starting the balloons were over the
Prussian lines and were greeted with a
sharp voiley of musketry. The kissing
Of bullets was heard on all sides, and
rockets and other missiles were also
fred at the balloons; the ballast was
thrown out and the wind freshening up
at the moment the voyagers escaped.
Gambetta's balloon descended near
Creil, and for long time was so close to
the earth that one shot from the Prus-
slams wounded him in the hand, and
another went through the balloon.
Both balloons were ultimately landed
north of the armies.
Nothing has been heard from Paris
for day or two.
1t is reported that Garibaldi will take
his forces into the Vosges to operate
against the Prussians
Itis understood that fighting was re-
sumed today near Orleans.
The people of Tours are expressing
their Indignation at the course of the
authorities in not seeing that the Fit:
teenth corps was properly reinforced
The scene of the battle, which occur
red yesterday near Arthenay, is only
three hours ride by rail from the city,
and here are collected several thousand
troops OF infantry, cavalry and artillery.
The public are painfully impressed be-
cause these troops were not among those
forwarded to assist in the fight
Bourbaki has been summoned to
Tours to account for his recent conduct
He is charged with having left his post
to visit England.
Count de Palikao has offered his SER
vices to the public. 60 : ssss
ORLEANS, October 10-Commandant-
in-chief Of the Fifteenth Army Corps
sends the following report to the Minis
ter of War, at Tours: About 9 o'clock
this morning. at Artenay, where there
was q brigade of Lorguelle and several
companies Of Chassemers. We were
attacked by considerable force of the
enemy who succeeded in occupying the
place. General Reyan went to the as
sistance Of the French, with 5 regiments
and 4 battaBons and also battery Of
of s guns. After combating until 3
o'clock this afternoon, our troops were
repulsed into the forest, which retain
and shall defend at any price. The
Prussians ont numbered us.
Tours, October ll.-Gambetta's bal
loon brought ont of. Paris ten kilo-
grammes Of letters, each weighing
about four grains-nearly $4,000 in
number. There were still $4,000 such
awaiting dispatch at the Paris postof-
fee.
Carrier pigeons have considerably more
than they can do as postmen.
The Prussians shoot all the Franco
Ilreurs they capture. This is one rea-
son, why the latter carry black flag.
Atrocities are not committed by large
bodies of Prussians, but by those who
are not under the command Of supe-
rior officer
Tours, October 1.-THE Prussians
having threatened to execute the mu-
nicipal authorities of Ablis, because at
that place the Franco-Tireurs surprised
the enemy, killing many and capturing
others.
The French Government has given
official public notices, that one Prus-
sian prisoner be shot for every person
killed BY the Prussianss fyf
The journals Of this city publish
news Of the death of Prince Frederick
Charles
Large numbers Of prisoners of war,
including some Uhlans, arrived here
to day. Crowds collected to get a
glimpse and appeared much exasper-
ated and it required strong efforts of the
authorities to prevent retaliation on the
spot for late Prussian atrocities.