The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-05
THE WAR!
FRENCH ARMY SURRENDERED
Napoleon a Prisoner i'm the
Hands OF King William.


NEW YORK. September "a dit
ualch received at this Office says, tina
King William announces to Quee
Augusta the surrender of the Who'll
French army al Sedan, including tn
Emperor himself
BERLIN, September 3-The following
highly important dispatch has just beer
made public here.
BEFORE SEDAN, FRANCE, }
FElpAr, Sept 2-l:22 p. NJ
liam The hing 70 the Queen:
i capitulation whereby the Who'll
army at Sedan are prisoners OF war ha
iu.r been concluded with Genera
W.mplen, commanding, instead OF Mar
.hal Mcmahon who is wounded. Tn
Emperor surrendered himself to me, q
nrhad no command, and left everythin,
10 the Regent at Paris. His residenc,
shall appoint after an interview witt
him at a rendezvous to be fixed imne
d,atrly.
New YORK, September 3.-The new:
%, the surrender OF McMahon come:
through Associated Press channels
and through special dispatches to vari
oils private bankers and individuals
lt causes great excitement.
LONDON, September 3-NOon.-ThC
news Of the surrender Of the Emperor
and Mcmahon has created great ex
cirrment. The anxiety is universal tc
learn whether hoslillties have ceased
aud the unresisted occupation of Paris
PARIS, September 3.-The Jowna
g4ci1l III this morning represents cour
ayrou.ly every event OF the campaign
a~U success OF the Emperor
BERLIN, September "a dispatch
ut received has the following: "Since
Wednesday last Bazaine has steadily
sought to escape to the north, but has
aIways been frustrated by General
Mauteutirl, directed by Prince Frederick
Charles. 1t is really believed in Paris
that Mcmahon is acting on the offensive
that on Thursday he destroyed the
Pru,sian left, obliging the Crown Prince
70 fall back on the hills of Argonne
LONDON, August 3.-Thc Germans
a.c urging King William to declare
himself Emperor OF Germany.
New YORK, August 3.--A special to
The Telegram says special dispatch
dated September Sd furnishes us with
grIah.e information confirming the pur.
rnrI OF the telegram from King vii
nam 10 the Queen of Prussia, dated Sc
dan, September ID.
Special dispatches from the seat OF
war report most brilliant Prussian sue
rr-~rs
Twenty thousand Prussians and ten
thousand French soldiers lay killed oil
wounded upon the field OF battle
\ special dispatch from Brussels
dated September >, reports that the
Russians who entered Belgium and sur
rendered at the requiSition OF the Bel
gum authorities, have been sent tC
Bru-es The French captured at the
same time have been lodged in the cita
del OF the same CITY. A greater part Of
The officers OF both forces have been
- L; liberty on parole.
The entire population OF Davur have
placed themselves in service on the san,
ltarv Department
WASHINGTON, September 3.--The .ioi.
owing telegram was received al the
State Department this morning from
Mni>ter Motley, dated London, Sep
'-mber ):
Emperor Napoleon surrendered YES
."riay AT Sedan to the King OF Prussia
. The whole French army at Sedan are
PRISONERS Of war.
signed MOTLEY.
tnc following has been received, al,
t.-~-rd to the Secretary OF State:
LONDON, Septemer 3--ll ?. NJ.
The Emperor and McMahon's army
aavr surrendered at Sedan to the King
.ne Emperors residence is TO be ap
.,,uicd by the King, after an interview
with him. The captnlation was con
ciuiei with General Wimpien instead
o. Mcmahon, who was wounded.
Signed MOTLEY,
Minister at London.
LoNDoN. September 3.-The follow
.'g Dispatch has just been received
here
BRUSSELS, September 3, Noon.
General Failley has been shot, one
account says by McMahon's orders and
other, by his own soldiers.
The Empress eujoined Prince Napo
.ron 10 return to Paris He has re
fused and a decree has been ISSUED
stripping him Of his rank OF Prince and
Senator and Withdrawing his dotation
The E.oile of this city says the
French have been utterly defeated
The Emperor and McMahon are pris
"uers The French soldiers massacre
their own officers. Many of the latter
have escaped to Belgium.
BERLIN, September 3.-The following
news i official:
MUNDELS, Sept. Ill A. NJ
At four o'clock this morning I'll,
French at Strasburg opened violen
hnt Intellectual fire along the entire line
\ savage artillery duel ensued. Th
frussian losses were unknown when tn
telegram left They certainly were III
important The French made a sorti
against the Isle of Waaken and on tn
railway near the station. Col. Reuse
With battalion of grenadiers, repulse
them and drove them into the city. On
ofhcer and four chassieurs were take
prisoners. Lieut. Colonel Weiden wa
wounded. The second parallel is neal
ly finished
LONDON, September 3.-The Tel
graph says: Efforts for extricating tn
Atlantic and Great Western rsilroa
rom the control OF the Erie now mak
'ng here are likely to prove successful
COPENHAGEN, September 3.-The shi
iiansa, which formed a part of tb