The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-19
1HIERs on a MISSION 10 PRUSSIA.
OperatIons Around StrasDllrg.
Rome Beleagured-.Its Surrender
aaL Hourly Expected.
FRANCE.
Heavy Firing Heard in Paris---A
Battle in Progress.

Battle IN I1fOgfeSSs
IL LONDON, Sept. 17-4P.AL
News from Paris reports heavy firing
apparently eight miles south Of the city.
II Is thought battle is in progress.
Twenty French Bridges Destroyed.
.4I - t.lE'1 PARIS, Sept. II.
The Gaul0is, this morning, gives a list
of twenty bridges east Of Paris, which
have been destroyed by the French 10
prevent the approach of the Prussians.
Papers Suspending Publication.
The scarcity Of printing paper in Paris
isbeginnihg to be seriously felt. Galig.
mans Messenger, which was recently re-
duced in size from this cause, to-day an.
nounces that its publication will be entire
ly suspended in few days,
i,ou Gossip About the Prussians.
f'5 '.a y PARIS, Sept. II.
The Prussians are still numerous near
Vile Ncuye, Dammartin and La Pleais.
A force Of. 5000 has occupied Villers
Cotterets, and there are 10000 at Nanteul.
It IS believed tie prnssian limo Of attack
win be from tlie east by wayof Vincennes.
A Fort Blown Up as Untenable.
'.14 =, -,,,tJ t',F, ,,ir..at m. Tours, Sept. II.
The fort at Vincennes was blown up
and destroyedyesterda by the French,
tho position being unten0ble. It Is un-
derstood that several minor engagements
took place outside the notifications Of
Paris. '-''i = !H'- '- 49,,
Removal Of Newspapers. n
The Li5crtS, C6astituttonnel, Gaelic fds
France, and some other journals, which
were heretofore printed in Paris, will ap.
pear in this city after today. E5r. ,rs,
Union Of Sentiment.
Crcmeulx, Minister Of Justice, is lodged
here ut the residence OF the Arch Bishop
There Is a perfect understanding between
them, which is considered q foFeshadow.
Ing Of tho union Of oil the political parties
for national defence.
French Emigration.
Advices received at the War Depart.
nent, show that great number OF French
ire emigrating. BORDEAUX kilograms state
hat great activity exists, there. The
Committee Of Defence ar6 enrolling
argc force, collected there and in the
surrounding departments, sa d..,gti
Siege of Strasblrg.-What It Costs.
att4, ~ .. .i.-as COLOGNE, Sept. II.
The Gazette says there arc now before
Strasburg eighteen batteries Of mortars
md ri1ed cannon. These fire collectively
more than seven thousand shots into the
'ity every day. Thirty car loads Of mu.
litions OF war, including 5000 quintals Of
ron, arc thus consumed daily. The Ga.
otto then goes on to show how immense
must be the eteXpcnse o! bcsieglng Paris.
+ proportionate outlay be required there,
I've times these resources must be OK.
lausted.
Communications Cut with Paris.
a., ar5 q LONDON, Sept. 17-PM.
News from Paris Is meagre and con.
radictory as usual. The lines Of com.
nunication have been interrupted. Tic
Northern railway leading from Paris has
een cut between Ablou and Juvisy about
light miles south OF Paris At the latter
lace tho Germans have planted q battery.
Ieavy firing was heard in that direction
nd It Is thought that a battle Is in pro.
ress. No details. Sharp fighting OC.
urred at REFS another small town on the
Drleans railroad, which line has been cut
nd the railroad to Laon Is now in the
ands of the Prussians. No railroad trains
1T Paris to-day under orders from tile
Committee Of Defense. Y gglif
More Railroad Cutting.
pselaiO MsM. =. gNIewam. 7'0@
l 4al LONDON, Sept, II.
A dispatch Just received in this city
ON M0riemburg states that at Calais the
lilroad and telegraph lines to Paris hnve
. been cut, and all further commu.
Ication with the besleged city severed.
The French Despondent.
The people throughout France are
ownCast, in consequence Of the absence
ail organization in both the military {
nd civic departments, A..a Gr-H
There Is no public confidence in the 6
lieIs ot departments, The universal
,ntiment Is that inexpressible hopeless
ess and yearntng for q constitutional
cad, who shall bring them out Of this
.rrible chaos into something like order. /
"a Napoleon I Wanted. u
In the provinces generally there Is an
IMPRESSION that couida leader be found
ke the first Napoleon, the political and
,ciAl condition Of France could be speed. 7
Y relieved. t.@ ?. iuJ 'tts ~
Peace Talk. ps5
Prominent among an this discussion I
lere Is universal desire for peace, I