The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-03

|, - - BERLIN, sept. =:
Official news is still behind. 1t Is
known that a series Of battles occurred
on tho 30th and 31st, in which both sides
suffered heavily. On Wednesday the
Prussaus, assumed the offensive but were
drawn, by McMahon under the guns Of
Sedan, where they suffered terribly before
they succeeded in passing the river Yes
terday the encounters were renewed
probably. u. |Ie q i,H y, y
The following dispatch dated August
S1st, has Just been made public at Berlin:
"As the operations OF Wednesday cover
cd so wide region, the particulars are
confused and hardly certain. It's KNOWN,
however, that the Prussians have captur.
cd twenty guns, eleven mitraillcuses and
1000 prisoners. o.. ,r.-..
11'.1t" BRUSSELS, Sept 2.
Last night the frontier guards captured,
disarmed and unhorsed 200 French on.
Belgian. territory near Sedan. -l,i II 3
ST. BARRIE, Sept. 1.
Since yesterday forenoon Marshal Ba.
zaine's forces has fought the the 1st Prus-
sian corps, tue battle ending in the latter
retreating. S'L-$ - J., .& 4
PARIS, September 2.
Ulrich Cassaign, commander at Stras-
burg, has announced that even If the city
is bombardcd day and night, he will hold
out against the enemy.
.a BRUSSELS, Sept. 2,
The French troops who were captured
and disarmcd in Belgium, has been sent to
camp At Bgyerlyo. rs,'53 rSSt
F7ls fS P4R4s, sepptcmbssrs9.
Tic Journal O6tid admits that Nc.
Mahon was defeated Tuesday, but claims
that heachleved q partial success We'd
nesday.
There /" intense delight among all
classes Of people at the pr0wcSs exhibited
by the Bav0riun corps in the battles near
Beaumont Flags arc flying and the
citizens paraded tho streets with bands
of mtlsic,' banners and transparcnCics
Yesterday there was n reunion Of the Lib.
cral Deputies in the Chambers, to respond
to the conVOcatiof Of the Nbtables'in ses.
sion at Berlin. King Louis was notified.
COngratulatory kilograms were sent to
King William on the field Of battle as
well as to Berlin. The King IN reply ex
pressed his joy and thanks for the conf
IenCe Of Bavaria, and assured the Depu.
ties that tho compact OF grants would re.
suit to the honor Of Bavaria and. Of
Germany.
/ au'a.,s d. PARIS, Sept.2.
Tho Paris journals all publish letters
from correspondents to-day, Corroborating
the news previously published Of successes
to our arms. The Prussians, however, are
so numerous that the battles must be re.
newed on a VAST scale. Both sides have
received heavy achievements
j., LONDON, Sept. 2,
The Paris papers notice angrily that
the Prussiau victories strengthen the Lon.
don stock market, also that Prince Hum.
bert, Crown Prince Of Italy, and wife,
have Congratulated Prussia on her sue.
ccsses. The French Emperor attended by
NeIaton, and other eminent surgeons, is
now with Marshal McMahOn, The
French troops which were engaged with
the Prussians at Attigny, were the rein.
forcements which left Paris the 9Th and
2sth of August, for McMahon. i
-, PARIS, Sept, 2-Evening.
There are uncertain reports regarding
tho movements Oi the armies and the re.
'TS PaIfkso Rs II thei Corps 'Lcgislatif to-day
declared that he had received no oificial
news from McATahon or Bazaiue, and that
he had NO communication 10 maketO the
Chamber. sf#if}I r.lt ..r I
1t is believed that fighting has been
going ON all day to-day! Dispatches from
ArIon yesterday, say that the fortrcsses Of
AIeziercs and Sedan will occupy the Ntten-
tion Of large force Of Prussians Il IN at |
tempt Is made to besicgc them.
The French journals call attention. tp |
the fact that although tho PrllsSians have
much to say Of the battle oil tho 3Oth |
where Failley was repulscd, they make
little mention of that OF the 3lst where
SlcNIahon repulsed thotr left and centre.