The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-13


Official accounts OF the surrender oI
Strasburg, arc Just published here. Eleven
hundred guns, twelve thousand Chase
pots, three Thousand tons Of ammunition
and fifty locomotives Of the Paris and
Strasburg Railroad, fell into the Prussians
hands. The carpenters, masons and
other laborers OF the city, have been i'm
pressed to repair tho Notifications.
The Siege. Of. Metz.
Late alyiccs from, the, army besieging
Metz, up to Thursday last, tho PrusSians
had burnt twenty small villages in that
neighborhood, and executed 100 peasants
for carrying on an illicit warfare. Ba.
zaine's soldiers were said to be greatly
dissatisfied with the situation, aud had
counsellCd surrender. ]
Battle Near Orleans.
h ias5a Tours, Oct. 12.
The Minister of War publishes tho fol.
lowing, contained In telegram from Or
leans received at q late hour last evening:
"a heavy battle was fought to-day 80
near this city that the bullets and shells
fell in tho outskirts, The Prussians arc
near Calico. The troops sent from Tours
to reinforce tho Fifteenth corps formed q
junction with that body near Artenay.
Severe fighting has been renewed. before
St Quintfn.
Important French Victory Claimed.
Tux s.g Tours, Oct. 10.
Tho Ministry have just received tho fol.
lowing news Of an important French vic.
tory. The courier who brought the intel
ligence was permitted to pass through the
Prussian lines. The battle occurred on
Friday the 7tll lust, between Forts Mont
Yalcrein and St. Cloud on the west side Of
Paris. The French under Gen. Ducrat
having made q sortie in force, the Prus.
Sims were completely defeated and were
forced to retreat 10 Versailles, entirely
surrounding the position they had lately
occupied and from which they might have
shelled the western part Of Paris.
Adytces from various parts of France
report that the PruSsians arc committing
the greatest atrocities upon helpless towns
where tho Franc Tireurs have gained ad.
vantage over the Prussians, and have not
only seized tho authorities Of towns and
demanded the restoration Of the captured
Prussians or putting to,leath the authori-
ties and burning down the towns, but
have also exacted that the anc.Tirours
themselves be delivered up for execution.
In view Of this frightful state of affairs,
tho government is reported to have again
brought the subject TO the attention Of the
Prussian military authorities, as well as
to the foreign ambassadors Of France.
~ Another Prussian Reverse.
CHATEAU Dun, VIA Tours, Oct, 12.
The my,llas been beaten back. with
loss at DrOuX.
Serious French Defeat at Orleans.
Tours, October 12.
Messengers who were sent to Orleans
yesterday, where the battle was going on,
have returned. They make the following
report: The French were in much smaller
force than tho Prussians and were literally
crushed by their superior artillery, and
driven back into the suburbs Of the town.
Some barricades had been erected there,
and our forces took advantage OF the sllel.
ter. The Papal Zouaves and Mobiles be-
hayed most courageously, but the regular
troops fed at almost the first fire. Tho
railroad depot was destroyed, and many
other largo establishments. At the lust
accounts tho people were flying in oil
directions. EEAt ailate hour last evening
the Prussiaps had pushed south to, Beau
geney and M6ung, beyond Orleans, and it
Is feared tho Papal Zouavcs will be sur
rounded and captured. Other French
troops,in tho neighborhood are in good
position and heavy reiniorcemonts were
sent TO them during tho night. StJ"
oesr -TouRs October 1S.
The government Is fully satisfied with
the faith Of General Bourbaki. Five
franc pieces, with the emblems ofithe Re-
public, have just appeared from tho mint.
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