The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-30
Breaking the News ofthe SuTen-
JED, der Of Strasburg.
A Corps of Trench Volunteers
Raise the Black Flag.
General Cluseret Arrested at
Lyons.
Occasional French Successes
at Paris.
Armies Forming at Lyons and
Marseilles.

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Tours, September 29.-Reports hav
ing reached here of the capture O
Strasburg, the government this mornin,
published dispatch from the Frencl
Consul at Rasle, contradicting it. Tn
Consul says the Prussians had mad
three tremendous but unsuccessful as
saults on Strasburg, in which they sui
fered heavy losses. A white flag wa
subsequently, displayed as a flag o
truce to bury the dead, which gave ris,
to the rumor that the city had capitu
lated. Communication, however, is GU
in all directions, and the fall OF Stras
burg is by no means impossible. Not
withstanding the denial of the Consul
at Basle, there is strong belief thai
the rmors are not altogether ground
less
Tours, September 29.-Ad,ice from
Havre, received to-day, state that mer,
chandize remaining in warehouses al
that port is. protected by Consuls Of
neutral countries who have holsted
their respective flags. A huge electric
light revolves at night, lighting up the
entire building and batteries around it.
Enormous chains protect the entrance
to the harbor.
A meeting of the Projects of the De,
partments Of Manche, Orne, Sartha,
Mayence, Vendee, Maine, Et Loire and
OF those of the old provinces of Brit
tany, was held Yesterday, at which still
further measures were taken for national
defence. Organization is progressing
rapidly. Companies of thirty men are
being received by the Government.
These are permitted to choose their own
officers and will act independently Of
the regular force, and if circumstances
so demand all these companies will be
united under one command. These
departments will furnish the arms and
equipments necessary for this force.
Men will enlist for service during the
war. Other corps are organizing, in
cludipg free corps. The latter will
carry the black flag. They lave an
nounced that they intend neither to ask
or give quarter.
The troubles at Lyons on account of
the red flag continue, though efforts to
compromise have not been abated.
Marseilles is quiet.
LYONS. Sept 29.-Gen. Cluseret, despite
the revolution, forced his way into the
Town Hall to-day, and there harangued
the people. The National Guard in
stantly arrested him and his adherents
without bloodshed.
Clermont has been captured
Three hundred Mobiles and citizens
successfully resisted the first attack of
the Prussians. After the latter had
been repulsed, they returned with artil-
lery and reinforcements and captured
the place.
The Prussians have surrounded Sois-
sons, and shot and shell have been ex-
changed since Saturday.
The suburbs have been destroyed
by artillery fire.
The bridge has been thrown over at
that place
Tours, September 29.-It is an
nounced that dispatch balloons are sent
up from Paris daily.
Advices received to-day from the cap
ital report successes for the Prussians in
various minor engagements around the
city.
The Garde Mobile behave extremely
well under fire.
The removal of the government from
Tours is no longer talked OF.
The following dispatches were re-
ceived by the Ministers at Orleans /:
The enemy, who Yesterday was at Ger
riote, the first station on the railroad
north of this city, appeared to be retir-
ing. 1t is believed the news of serious
check near Paris occasions their retreat
BELLEGARD, September % 1t is re.
ported that Pithiviers has been evac,
uated BY the Prussians, who have with.
drawn
Especial TO the New York sun.
LYONS, September %, VIA LONDON,
29.-The Southern League or lndepen-
pent Association Of the different south
ern departments, are growing stronger
every day, and probably an army will
be organized before long with Lyons and
Marseilles as the leading points. Do
not believe a word of what is said about
the red flag and mob in this city. |
never saw more perfect order, and II
reigns under the red flag.
NEMoURs, September 2S.-Chapel Ia
RENE, a Prussian post has been cap
tured by the Franco-Tireurs. After
the departure of the latter, the Prus
slams returned to the place and burned
some Of the dwellings, and exacted &
contribution Of ten thousand francs
The Franco -Tireurs also captured s
convoy of munitions on the way to the
Prussian forces in the neighborhoOd.