The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-23
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Napoleon sick
Circular to Diplomatic Agents.
REPORTED sKIRMIsHEs.

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Sea, have exchanged shots with
Prussian war steamer.
! General Donah, while on his way te
the seat of war, died Suddenly of apo
plexy.
! New YORK, July 22.-A special tC
the Times, dated Metz, July II, says a
correspondent of the London Times who
attempted to follow the armies Of
France was arrested yesterday, hut lib
Grated this morning. Two English
officers observing the movements of the
military, were sent back TO the railway
station.
PARIS, July 22.-The emperor is i'll
at st. Cloud. He will not therefore
:"Gn the army for some days.
BEgLiX, July 22.-The King OF
Prussia recently notified the Bavarian
Government that according 10 the
treaty he intended to assume command
of the latter army embodying it in
the third corps. Bavaria Immediately
assented and forwarded congratulations
TO the Prussian King and issued a pa,
triotic exhortation to the army.
LONDON, July 22.-A TYNE collier
arriving at New Castle to-day reports
having been fired upon by French
cruisers at sea.
Advices have been received here to
the effect that the Prussan troops have
retired from their position between
Luxembourg and Palatinate and are
now massing between Coblentz and
Mayence.
BERLIN, July 22-The North Ger
man Lloyds Company announces the
suspension OF the steamer service to
America.
Austria is not arming. The belliger-
ents begin with about n quarter of a
million of men each The French have
already been made soldiers by their re-
cent service in Africa, while the Prus-
slams are mere militia. France puts an
army in the field Prussia onl, an
armed people.
PARIS, July 22.-lt is reposted to-day
that Switzerland has asked permission
to occupy Chablais, the most northern
province of Savoy, on Lake Geneva,
claiming that by the treaty Of Vienna
it is her right so to do.
NJ Bertheny, owing to the death of
Paradol, will remain in Washington as
French Minister.
LONDON, July 20, 1 P. N.-No re-
ports of engagements other than those
already forwarded have been received
here or at Paris.
PARIS, July 22.-The Moniteur, the
Ministerial organ, in its issue to-day
says: 1t is not true that Spain has con-
cluded an alliance with France. Spain
will remain neutral The Monteur
adds: Relatively to the demand of
Prussia for the neutrality Of the Baltic
sea, any support of Prussia in this de-
mand will be regarded as an act Of hos
tility to France, as the Baltic is destined
to play an important role.
LONDON, July 22.-The following de-
tails of the affair at Forbach, which
has been previously reported as battle
and skirmish between the customs
patrol, are published here to-day Two
regiments OF French huzzars and body
of Urlaner German troops commonly
armed with lances met on the frontier
The French army made preparations to
receive an attack. At length one Of
the Urlaners came forward the French
allowed him toapproach, regarding him
as a deserter or expecting parley. On
coming near the Crlaner fired at the
commander of the French, missed his
mark, turned and fled, amid shower
of bullets.
PARIS, July 22.-It is reported to-day
on good authority that General Prm
lately met Prince Leopold OF lIohen-
zollern on the Franco7Spanish frontier
The Jo,rnai official publishes the
circular Of the Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, dated July u, addressed to diplo
matte agents Of France at foreign capi-
tolls The circular mentions the expla-
nations made on the 18th Of July in
Chambers in regard to rapid events and
q negotiation, in which aspect we re-
doubled our efforts to preserve peace
The secret designs were developed by
an adversary resolved to render it i'm
possible.
The circular mentions the candidature
of Prince Hohenzollern, and declares
that the Berlin Cabinet hoped to place
the Prince on the throne of Charles the
Fifth by surprise, believing that Europe
would accept the accomplished fact,
and that France, in spite of her tempo
rary displeasure, would hesitate to
oppose the express will of the Spanish
people, who were friendly TO her. The
French Government, informed of the
danger from this intrigue, did not hesi-
tate to denounce it to the representa-
tives of the people and to foreign
powers. France took up the cause Of
the balance OF the powers, knowing it
to be the cause Of all peoples menaced
like herself by the disproportionate ag-
grandizement of one royal house. In
doing so she has not placed herself in
opposition to her own maxims and the
policy OF those of the great powers.
The circular mentions the withdrawal
Of Hohenzollern, the refusal Of Prussia
to give guarantees, and other incidents
which have followed, adding that France
ought to demand guarantees, since
Prussia had already given her word
that the Prince Of Hohenzollern should
not mount the throne OF Spain, when
in March, 1869, there had been ques,
ton of his candidature At that time
the French Minister at Berlin told the
King that no Prussian could reign in
Spain. Count Bismarck replied that
France need not concern herself at
contingency so improbable.
The circular concludes by declaring
! that history must assign TO Prussia tn,
responsibility for war which she haC