The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-27
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Incessant ,BOmhardment
7. .:,'a .jf Stras.bIullrg ss. Ill g...3 ,5. 5
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;Fr,egncht, ,eg Violation 0n Of Flags OF
:. Truce Protest P7'rr,'o ofPrussia. 9Fl ~
Aa.Frslch 8! Lew. for More .lII Men.
Movements Of the Prussians.
The Army of, Frederick Charles
and a Part of the Kings ID
Marching on Paris. i,
Stelnmetz Left to Watch Bazaine.
'LeVyy'tOr More Mel
Movements Of the Prussians
stelnmetz Left to Watch BaEaino'
Prussians Expected at Paris in six
~ q Days. N. "
NINp1RBIuIllfE n EBAVAnIA, august 90.

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~ IIMDLRBuM BA4ARfA, August2G.
Since last Tuesday evening the bonn
bardment Of Strausburg by the Prussians
has been incessant. The Citadel Is very
badly injured. The Prussian advance
most, with siege trains, ID within five hun
dred yards Of the city wallls-7walls tcrr
ribly battered. .ty..,..
Several magazines exploded in the city
and ut the forts. Fires also broke out in
different places. Prussfan losses trtdtng'
. WAsu1NGToN, August go.
Tho following telegram was received
to.duy by Baron Gerolt, Minister OF the
North German Union: .,-..., 4
~ ''.'' BERLIN, August 90,
The incident mentioned, in the telegraph
lot 4he 22l lris recurred, twice since.
Capt. Rochow sent by Gen. Alveaslcben
to Toul with u flag Of truce, has been re-
ceiveCl' with shots, and q trtlmpeter nc.
companying another flagl0f truce has been
killed. You will lodge a protest with the
United States Government against these
repeated violations OF the International
lNw, and declare that VIC shall be hence
forth in!th impossihility Of sending flags
OF truce to q nation whose soldiers have
lost in Africa, China and Mexico all re.
collection Of tho usages Of civilized war
fare. [Signcdl Won THIELE.
= d AN" LONDON, August eG.
The French Chambers have adopted a
lawproviding that all able bodied men
between 90 and 35'years Of age be enroll
cd for military duty, without liberty to
procure substitutes. -"
Immense quantities Of, American cured
meats are being shipped from Liverpool
In Franco .l..i > 'a-. ulHtsk rI2H So.
&0There is grcat activity in the British
armOries and navy yards. It is rumoretl
that British artillery has been ordered
from Plymouth to Antwerp: 4li I. +.
..r .ewa">H PARIS, August 20.
10 PuUe says important inlormai
ton was received to-day.by tho Govern
ment concerning the positions, numbers
and movements Of the enemy. The corps
Of Prince Frederick Charles and a portion
OF the Kings army is undoubtedly march
ing on Paris, while Gen. Steinmotz Is left
to hold Bazaine. Tho enemy may reach
Paris within six days, should there he no
change in their plans. The Senate and
Corps Legislatit were to .bc notified oi
these facts to-day. o.-.L Y le..,Y VI ..
|.' s,,- N Berlin, August 25.
To tie AEtoetGtsd PrGtS' p,t T-."h
The Fourth army, under command ol
the Prince Royal Of saxony, Is forming to
cooperate with tho Third army in It's
movement on Paris. Col. Vcrdy, the
bearer! oil al lng of truce, and a trum'
peter, were fired upon as they approach
cd the walls Of Metz, and both wounded
Accounts from Strasburg represent that
the FdG6ourg Ndtionel suffered severely
from the fire Of tho foreigners. II
Is reported that the Cathedral was
slightly damaged, 'Ibut this Is doubtful
The town of Kehl, on the German side
Of tho Rhine, was nearly ra1ed TO the
ground by the shells thrown by the French
from Shasburg. 'r.'