The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-18
peaca Reports In Europe.

Tho New York. Worlds London CORES.
pondent, under date Of Sunday, says the
Prussian Embassy there has addressed
itself to tho English Government with q
view to gain the cooperation Of Great
Britain in efforts for peace. The writer
adds:
The English Government is instructed
that Prussia is prepared to modify serl.
Ously her demand for money immunity,
or to abandon It altogether: that the neu.
trGlization OF Strasburg will be accepted
in lieu Of their surrender. The de-
mand Of Prussia for the surrender Of the
French men.of-war has been abandoned
entirely, the Russian Government having
signitied distinctlyits absolute determi'
nNtion not to permit the transfer OF any
part Of the French fleet TO the North Ger
man flag. It is also understood that Rus
sinfinsists upon IN European Congress as
preliminary 10 a treaty Of peace, and that
Prince Gortschakof has informed the
government Of Berlin that If the fortress.
Cs OF the Rhine frontier are to be ncu.
tralized, Russia will require equivalent
guarantees to be given to her on the Bal:
tic und on the Polish line. This demand
Of Russia IS supported by an informal
vote from tho Austria Hungarian chance.
rs. The government OF the Hague has
also presented a claim 10 be heard in the
terms Of settlement In q Congress Of the
powers, ,-Qnd the Dutch vote has received
The appreciation and support OF the Rus
sian government. .... ...s...-..
This would be exceedingly important
If true; but tie Worlds European news,
however entertaining, has not heretofore
proved accurate. A Lordon special to
the New York Times says, on the contrary,
that BISMARCK continues TO insist on the
ccsston of Alsace and Lorraine. Ofcourse
whatever the embassy Of London did
would be by his direction. We think
Prussia maIlC a mistake in not according
France generous terps Of peace after
Sedan, and that she may yet suffer serious
consequences from it; but having taken
her position for M, absolute humiliation
Of France, sho cannot retreat from il now
without herself experiencing humiliation.
The statement that BISMARCK had sugges.
ted to other powers that Prussia was now
prepared to receive their intcrcessions for
pence, nview OF her rcccntpcremptory re-
lection OF Ill such intercessiOns, does not
appear worthy Of ,Credencc, This would
he too sudden M abatement Of Prussian
demands to be consistent with German
pride; and although the cmbarrassmcnts
Of her military situation are lncreas-
ing by reason Of the approach Of
winter, We do not sec that Prus-
SIN is yet under any necessity, mill.
tnry at least, To abate her demands or nsk
Tor peace. Her armies are spreading over
France and gradually possessing the
country, picking up the cities and for.
tresscs one by ono. Paris for tho present
appears to defy assault" We must re.
member, however, that no assault has yet
been attempted. The Prussian command
crs seem content to cut off supplies and
leave tho slow but sure process OF selEcx-
haustion to prepare tho way for the down.
Inll Of the city Certainly if they can
maintain the present isolation, the French
troops must ultimately come out and fight
pitched battlc successfully or capitulate.
The fact that rcinIOrcements amounting
to 100000 men are now going forward to
assist in the siege, does not look as II
Prussia were preparing to ask for peace.