The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-25
THE WAR!
description Of the Battles OF
the 10th and l7th.
The Tribune Correspondent
Taken Prisoner and
Escapes.
Ine4ualed Battle Scenes.

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Nav "kk' August = n' ""'"
London specia says: There Is rnmo
,la,M Won Aruim. the North Ger
Minister =, Rome ;s trying 10 IRE
"'''' --,..,:. a,,ool o Rom.
vent fe'oiu'io"A'! "'''''" =" Wv
N order to prevent ItaIy nom 'ah'hs
action in favor OF France. He said tho
Il. 3ocl;,.s ~ see Von Arnim
oP> -. :: aoror O, tho Var;
Who WAS ior'"eii' III '"''' "
rau
The Monde, Catholic, organ charge'
,l.. Germans with hah ing ins;ig,;cd he
,.a.-acra- of tLe French and
Wv -. - rL;no
Rn'-'''' N""'''' - -, =.
P,nN, August =, p"arns ol one
.nou-andmilIion have heem subScEIt ed ia
The National loan Of seven hundred and
r,ty million francs. Funds have gone
nm
\gw YORK, August 2i.--The follow
...t further particulars are telegraph
IN, , >pccial correspondent of the
yrLm. respecting the battle of the
I,,h 4 reconnaissance made the day
r,inu- To the 18th, showed that the
French arny was retreating on Nerdun,
,r.;r column was cut in Two hy the ad-
...rre Of the tirrmans. and the last part
"a. driven back between Gravellotte
and Metz II was resolved to attack
rham a. the retreat Of the French 10
Verdun was cut of. The Germans were
posted in the north east direction from
-llotre, commanding the road from
pr;.y 10 Ne,z The Seventh Prussian
...,,. f,r,nad on The rish, of the line 4:
.,, oame Tho Eiobth pos,ed on the line
." GroyeIIotte. then the Ninth, and
,n. Twelftb corps of Guards on the
IRENE left: the Third. First and
r.ntb army corns were held in reserve.
ire was kent up along the whole
inc from eleven o'clock. The Pr,lssian
.r,;ilarv seemed oyerpowering and the
r,.noI, ho,,erias were vraduailv driven
.a.l. ., a -acond line. pushed over
" ,I,o IsS oT re Frencb line, thinking
.Lo,tbe;r nosition Was abandoned but
,', ',,v snrnrise found the enemy still
,..rs and myself a prisoner. OF what
,,rnen-d afterwards can give but
Grie a,coun, The canonade was re-
,,,,.J on both sides lastin. till nearly
..n,.cIocL when the French appeared
s., ra,;r;ro and ,be Prussian guns
,,,,i,,o;uad ,ba;r fire WAS
~ ', Ill hv INV contors who went
tT,Lr,ma, tho woods and lost their
,,.r " - ,ha darkness While they
r', escanaJ and reached st.
udr;. uLich wos in possession of the
,',.n,ans In this village many
.I l. ora bo,,ered down Ey-
W. Wv T'ri, iG"I, ~ ara, ,ros orowded with
'! ',",'""'. i 'PTa f." go H. S,roots were
'".''"T" men. E's'' wi ~. .L, FL anS
'"N'fe" WIN s',"S anu nv i'.;,',, III .hara -
German "oIlhueu "sae s, ,h,s Hhs % perond
masses SHSeii'e' 'ot @ ~. :" ,r;nnoJ bara
AZ, Econ, me VIZ ,o ~ tooJ ;s ~ he had
,, "" 'Gn'e! any ~ 'UU s,,rromnJeJ hr tbe
,t',1 m.' ., Io" ,,ia ~: Eorrth AM Eorns
'"@>''h 'oiCeS' 'ne = 80. s-.n, a. aas, -
!"''nE I'o'eT r. doSm" Soran - rormS ~ r;o,
."' h"F'h; ine .".>.h ~, s.,r. rarr
IrrtS m mas peeIi sent M ~ i"s y" % isS ornnnd
if.. ir.,N.S" @ c"rP] - WI" ,ha s;eos end the re.
,'s;MJer oG iLe army is to advance to-
,ar,I Verjun The Kings headauar-
..r. v;ll Ls movad in \ day ar two to
Snr,bwast
oarrosa,J.r, Je.cr;ha. ,Ee scene
= I.,Ii Fl If,L ., ono sald,m
T "'I I"'Gr 'rn;.,, ~ ~" n,;Ios ~ crourd wore
iI - II I.oI arJ Sonnded of
',''e' VIZ" nv %s" on"onoJo from, the
,',''n rue, I ms o. all nf noejIc
'1'''" e''' n;ec ~ Thn deseat of
''" r, WI ,o,ol Tbe;r Iopr
.'Ir,ons could Le seen nourinc towards
L',.,.,,. ~ ON offnr, ~ avade The MIR
W.. T'tsn I ~ ~ " D. TLs los ON both
~ I' ""' a,a,in W Nony French nris.
', - TLs Eing himself
.''''9 w" 'oII'. o,,a,t;vs 20 t6a French
N' ,,lIiI Fi'I NJ Erancb ,eosants taken
III. 4, ,,llsnn tnnnnHaI trprmanS were
,.na.I , a., G6rsae ON, of 1000 inhab.
..am-, - " ,hot ne;obborbood scarcely
.,,''''. ,,.,,,a;nnJ W Tbs ba,,Ie Of ,be l4tb
,mnio" : Jescr;baI a. bloodier than
,La, :, SoJowa I, tho morning q
.'". 81, c,'O ',""" II ,mshaJ E,-xa ri
l"r'H ., "el'iials n"" 'I Ena.aI ~
-lom 'ne !S ooa oI..noad " The Erench
'si'teu ,L'..i % i'', ,.oa,n"noS b.. .,rong 90
,mtarod'non,s em ond ;ntroncb.d them.
,iyas hob;nd sor,bwnrks extending
Ia ,Sa o;.r ~ a J;Stonca oftwo or
.t,.'' '".'n ,,,,;i", ~, " - ;ncIrJ;ng tho
la" ,''Io ''lN y, Pnr'ov CoIoherg MSn,ov
Vn;,so,.;IIa al Eeu;Ilr Hn the siic
,La C;armane tbera were encampej
+, III. ;mmaI;ate ne;g6borbood the
>.yan,h and First army corns which
,r;,b tho Eichtb army corns which was
1,r,ber 20 tbe roar ALONG the HIGHWAY