The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-03

between Lord Lyons, Prince Metternlcl
and Duke Grammont There is grea
activity at this Bureau, and the al
taches are hard at work day and night
Prussia demands a full explanation
from Austria why she is arming.
The German journals are terribly ex
asperated against England because tn
latter continues to furnish supplies Il
France.
The South German army is ascer
tained to be supplied with the old flint
lock muskets.
The war expenses Of Prussia ar
footing up enormous. They nov
amount to over twenty-five millions pc
day.
The Prince Imperial is in active mil
itary training and evinces great low
for camp life.
Thirty thousand German soldiers arr
billited upon the inhabitants Of Cham
burg
The Empress paid visit to the
French army and was received with
immense enthusiasm.
BERLIy. August >, Noon.-No new:
Of any movement or engagement o.
importance has been received, but ad
vices show that skirmishes are becom'
ing more frequent, though SO far they
have been Of an insignificant character.
The Prussian commanders vigorously
exclude foreign correspondents from
their lines.
The scene on the departure OF King
William for the seat OF war, Monday
evening, was extraordinary The King
rode from his palace TO the railway
station in an open carriage with the
Queen. He wore short military cloak
and his helmet was placed on the seat
by his side. The carriage was sur
rounded, followed and frequently stop
ped by the immense multitude, wild
with emotion, shouting iarewelIs and
benedictions The houses were hung
with flags and festooned with flowers.
At the railway station arches were
erected and patriotic inscriptions dis
played. The Queen, weeping, parted
from the King with repeated embraces.
When his Majesty, from the platform
of the railway car, finally saluted the
crowd the scene was indcscribable
The people were frenzied with enthu-
siasm. The entire court, ladies and all,
mingled with the crowd and partic-
ipated in its emotion, surrounded the
old soldier and bid him goodbye with
every demonstration of loyalty and
devotion.
PARIS, August 2-Evcning.-An oth-
cial dispatch from Metz announces that
to-day at / o'clock in the morning the
French had serious engagement with
the Prussans Our army took the
offensive, crossed the frontier and inva-
ded the territory of Prussia in spite OF
the numbers and position of the enemy.
A few of our battalions were sufficient
to carry the heights which overlook
Saarbruck and our artillery were not
slow to drive the enemy from the town.
Our losses were slight.
The engagement commenced at ii
clock and ended AT ! o'clock The
Emperor assisted at the operations, and
the Prince Imperial, who accompanied
him everywhere, received on the first field
of battle his baptism Of fire His pres,
ence of mind and sangfroid in danger
were worthy of the name lie bears,
The Emperor returned TO Metz at
o'clock A. NJ
The women of France are sending
immense quantities OF bedding and hos
pital furniture to the army.
The Emperor, since he has been with
the army, has kept one telegraph wire
constantly busy in correspondence with
the Empress.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-Evidcnce is hourly
accumulating OF the superiority Of the
needle gun over the Chessepot, and the
fact creates deep concern in France
The Pail Mall Gazette estimates the
Prussian army on the frontier now mus
ters half million men.
Extreme activity is noticed in the
English ports and dockyards, and ex
tensivc preparatIoes are beng made TO
put the coast dcicnses in order to resist
attack
LONDON, August 2.-ln the House oi
Lords to-day Earl Russell spoke in re-
view ofthe condition OF foreign affairs,
and said that the government requires
full defensive powers against the il.
trigues and perils upon the continent.
1t was quite uncertain as to the correct
course to be pursued 10y England. In
his opinion we need only to declare for
the enforcement Of the treaties, where
upon half the danger would vanish, for
neither Of theiwarriUg powers courts ths
hostility of England. Only in thin
manner could Antwerp he saved
While fully sensible of their ohliga'
tons to Belgium, Earl Granville con
sidered it useless and injudicious to dis
cuss them with this publicity.