The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-26
FRENCH DISPATCHES.
French Forces TO Take the
Offensive.
Composition of McMahOn's
Corps.
Another Battle al Metz on
Sunday.

military WITHIN the last tWenty-i0ll
hours.
| We look back on ourselves ate
three months Of disappointment and de
feat, and tomorrow We shall take tn,
offensive Such at least is the opinion
which prevails at the War Department
and throu. hout official circles This il
intelligence which have obtained afte,
the defeat Of Froschwieler. The debris
of the corps engaged retreated in pretty
good order upon Saverne and Nancy
whence they were transported Il
ChalOns by the Strasburg Rail
road as RAPIDLY as the G.-nr. rizec
service Of that line would permit il
On the other hand, a part OF the troops
enclmped in the centre and south Of
Al$ace, as well as the large garrison Of
Before, were sent forward to Chalons
by the Paris n Mulhausen railway Al
the same time an expeditionary force
concentrated at Cherbourg, in order to
operate on the shores Of the Baltic, and
nearly forty thousand troops of the line
were also dispatched TO Chalons, where
they all arrived in five days. These
forces. added to $1,000 regulars from
Paris and the frontier towns near Bel
GUM, made up an army of 100000 men;
5000 OF the Garde Mobile is also added
to them, and, under the able direction
OF General Trochu, these forces, lately
entirely distinct, nave not been slow to
consolidate into an army, homogeneous
and Injured to war, and provided with
all necessary material for the campaign
After completing the formation of this
army, General Trochu went to Paris to
organize and create another new army.
After having rallied with considerable
loss the last detachments Of the
corps beaten in the battle Of 9th of
August, Mcmahon arrived at Chalons
and has been placed at the head of the
army raised 10y Trochu His first care
was to secure his communication with
Bazaine who had been almost hemmed
in at Metz hv the Prussians. He sue
ceeded, | am assured, and his advance
posts extended as far as Mezieres and
Montmedv and cover the Ardennes rail-
road and line parallel with the from
tier, a fact which proves that communi-
cation with Metz is intact, as there have
arrived at Scissors great number OF
Prussians made prisoners at Gravelotte,
another convoy being on its way. This
fact proves that this day so fiercely dis
puted was notwithout glory for us, since
we have leisure to make and guard
prisoners. As for the plans of McMa-
hon nothing is publicly known. The
ministry is inhexible on this point.
The Prince ROYAL of Prussia seems
to realize the risk which he has been
running and will try eventually to go
to the aid of his confederate in the cam
paign, for it is affirmed here that he
has retraced his steps and retreated on
st. Michael It may he true, however
according to another report, that he
continues his march on Paris by ihe
valley of the Aube. In any case, we
are ready to receive him :
Another battle occurred at Metz on
Sunday, which ended in our favor.
Something decisive is preparing in that
quarter
Miscellaneous and Conflicting Dis.
patches.
PARIS, August 2j.-The journals Of
last evening demand to know what ac-
ton will be taken by the French Gov
eminent, now that Belgium has permit
ted violation of her neutrality by the
Prusslans
LONDON, August 2j-Thc prepare
tons for the siege of Metz seem tormid-
able. The Entertainments proceed with
great activity. The Paris papers are
persuading themselves that Razaime is
realizing deep laid strategy.
PARIS. August 2j.-At the council of
members held yesterday. General
Wimppfen, who has recently been ope-
rating against the rebels in Algeria,
was appointed to the command of a
corps rice General Failley. The coun-
ell is now composed of the Ministers
and NJ. Rouhe, Schneider, Persigny,
Barouch and Trochu.
LONDON, August 2j.-The following
dispatch from Berlin has just been re-
ceived The government has received
a dispatch, dated at Barbecue last
evening, to the effect that Chalons has
been evacuated by the French, and that
the Prussian army is west Of Chalons,
advancing rapidly.
PARIS. August 25-Midnight.-lt is
reported that the PruSsians are at Lee
zanne to-day.
The Prince ROYAL of Prussia is re-
ported at Nancy.
Nothing was received from Metz or
from the armies of Mcmahon and Ba,
zaine to-day.
LONDON, August p, Noon.-The en-
tire command OF Mcmahon left Rheims
on Monday, hoping TO protect Paris.
Prussian scouting parties are near
Chalons and Troy.
Montmedy advices to the 2Sd (Tues-
day. mention nothing whatever OF
Bazaiues junction with Mcmahon
Bazaine's report finds no credit.
Prusslan detachmenls are rePoT'e"'
at Chaumont and Brienne.
The Paris committee Of Defense ha:
given an order for the destruction o.
the crops and food in the Departments
of Marines and the Seine az the Prus
SLAMS approach.
LONDON, August 25.-Strasburg II
well defended, according to the tele
graphs from correspondents. A deien
sive fire had destroyed all the propert,
within range of the guns. The Frencl
armies are now well supplied with pro
visions of all kinds.
Paris letters say that the great tea
of the Parisians is that some success q
the French arms may enable the En-
peror TO regain Paris.
Correspondents of the London new,
papers concur that the French author
ties will treat for peace only beyond tn
Rhine.
Dense fogs still cover the battl