The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-19

France. NJ. -
. Belgian Sympathy for France.
The feeling in Belgium Is strongly in fI
vor of the French. This is well known il
Franco, and one hundred thousand mer
would be found in Belgium to fight fol
the defense Of France, but there Is no one
sufficiently influential and powerful to or.
gantze or lead them. I''t,i
No Hope of English Mediation.
Tho negotiations for peace between
Thiers and the English Government termt
mated withoutany result favorable to peace
Earl Granville, English Foreign Secreta.
ry, has Just informed Thiers, on behalf o.
Her MGiesty's Government, that all inter.
ference having for It's object terms ol
peaceful settlement between Franco and
Prussia must be positively declined.
1. N. Thiers expressed to Earl Granville
his regret attho unsatisfactory termina.
ton Of the negotiations, and reminded the
the Foreign Secretary Of the continuous
efforts manifested In their several inter.
views when terms were proposed 10 be
submitted to each Of tile belligcrents by
which satisfactory peace might possibly
have been secured.l5 5 ~ Y
Lord Granville, with tho courtesy pc.
culiarly his own, remained firm and i'm
movable in the position he had taken in
reference to peace negotiations.
.sa English Neutrality. M
Considerable excitement is manifested
at the Prussian embassy to-day in conse.
quence Of a well.founded belief that a
large number Of muskcts have been sold
TO France since tho war began. 3. ;o
This Is regarded by tho Prusslan Minis.
ter as IN offence Of considerable aggrava-
tton by neutral power, inasmuch as he
has reason to believe that the muskets
were the property Of the British govern
mcnt, and that the sale was affected by
agents Of the Crown. a,a IJn.
strasburg Nearly Untenable.
SSlteia! q tht Ryaid., N z. " ait
lS,.a u PARIS. Sept II.
Strashurg is nearly untenable and the
inhabitants are departing.
Prussians Marching on Lyons.
The Prussians have been seen in front
Of Colmcr and Mulhouse marching to-
wards Lyons. q The Prussians crossed the
Seine last evening near Athis but were
beaten back. rIii!Tsli .a7y I.y ,t.5
King William will Treat Only with
,F,, Imperialism.
King. William refuses to recognize the
Provisional Government. BE will only
recognize the Emperor or Baz0ine.
Coming Interview Between Bismarck
and Favre.
n,4 4 { PARIS, September II.
Well informed persons state that an in.
teryiew is about TO take place between
Jules Favre and Count Bismarck, and that
the former is furnished with specific
Meanwhile great activity |
is shown by the national defence commit. |
tee at Tours all It's departments.
~ The Advance on Paris.
LONDON, Sept. 1s-1Op.M
The Pruseians advancing on Paris have
on the heights Of Villeneure and
Brunio. i (. *
Not Any More BOnaparte.
The press Of Paris, without exception,
oppose the restoration Of Bonaparte.
:GODNgF France Arming. ~
The Government at Tours receives the
from every quarter that the peo.
pie are arming and fastening to places of
rendezvous.
Operations at strasburg.
AI1NDELsuEEG, Sept. 1S.
1t is officially reported that tho works
acing Lunettes, Nos. 81 and SO, Of Stras.
)ufg, are Finished Near Lunettcs fifty.
hrec mines were exploded by the be-
tegcd, and the Garthworks protecting the
injured but they have since
)cen repaired. !
Colmer and Mulhousen nre certainly oc-
'upied by the Baden Contingents under
len. Heller.
Diplumatic Corps at Tours.
TouRs, Sept 1s.
Tie Corps Diplomatic arrived today.
A great number Of volunteers left
rours this morning going northward. A
french corps Ot eighty thousand men,
nder General Ducr0t, occupy the woods
t Clement and Menden.
There was fighting yesterday between
he Prussians and three Regiments Of the
me, assisted by some batteries of the t
Tobile Garde and a battery OF artillery. ,
he result was favorable to tho French
he enemy falling back. A.
Tours, Sept. 1S-Evening.
Foreign Ministers left Paris yesterday t
/ haste, having beeninfo1ncd ol aserious '
tack to be made. .r. \
Hard Fighting Around Paris.
There was hard fighting yesterday and !
1-day around Paris. ROchefort Is one OF :
10 strongest supporters OF the, Govern.
lent, ,6|I Mug
Theirs on Mission to Russia.
NJ. Thicrs Is expected here, (Tours), OH !
Is way to Russia through Switzerland.
rccious articles in the museum Of natural
istory here and tho books Of the library !
the Prefecture llavo been packed to be =
mt away In case tho city is mcnanccd by .
&c enemy. :
A Skirmish Saturday.
LONDON, Sept. 1s-Evening.
On Saturday Gen. Vcn6y made q recon. :,
0issNnce from Paris, and discovered :,
rec Of 80, 1000 Prussians posted 0t Creteil. .
skirmish took place, in which the "
rCnch lost Is killed and 80 wounded. I
cannonad6 had been heard in tho d. :
ction of Fort IVoy and Cherenton. It's I"
ported that Gen. Falkenstein's command
as added 70 tho Prusstan forces up
'oaching Paris .it nao
egotiations.sBiS Bismarck Insists on
Permanent Occupation Of French
EOrtresSes. "0.
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