The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

says the American Minister has been
permitted to leave Paris and has ar
rived there The Prussian guns could
easily shell Paris. Several houses are
on fire There has apparently not been
much firing to-day. The French re-
doubts at Notre Dame and De Clamert
have been occupied by the Prussians,
and their guns turned against the
French. There are are no appearances
of sortie. The Prussian losses are
still.insignifcant. Another correspond
ent at Versailles, on the 5th, telegraphs
that the bombardment OF the forts on
the southern side of Paris is steadily
continued, and that the fire OF the
French has slackened 1t is supposed
that severul guns in the forts are dis
mounted. The weather is favorable for
siege operations. A correspondent at
Mergency says forts Roonyth and No
gent have suffered severely, andSthat it
is believed there are no French fortifi-
cations on the east and northeast Paris
is active and offensive operations are
expected Immediately.
LONDON, January 9.--The Times
special correspondent with the army of
Prince Frederick Charles, describes the
fighting along the Loire, in the forest
OF Vendome and at Mount Ore on the
sixth inst, and says: The French re-
treated to the westward, the Prussians
following meeting with but little resis'
tance.
The Germans captured by the French
are sent to the Island of Oleran on the
west coast Of France, opposite the mouth
of the Charente.
Many Bonapartist agents have been
arrested in France.
BERLIN, January 9.-The King tele-
graphs as follows to the Queen:
VERSAILLES, January S.-Frederick
Charles continues his victorious adj.
qance on Lemans. Everything in the
north has been quiet since the Sd. The
bombardment here is proceeding favor
ably. The barracks in fort Vambers
are on fire.
"(Signed), WILLIAM
LONDON, January 9.-The Govern.
ment of Paris issued a decree announc-
ing the consolidation of all military
organizations and the entire able bodied
male population with the regular army
for the defense of the city. A commits
sion has been appointed to carry out
this decree, consisting of the Govern
ment of Paris, the President and COM
manders OF forts, artillery and engi-
neers.
Difficulties I'm the Way of Bonn
bardment of Paris.
Balloon Correspondence of the London
Times.
VERSAILLES, December 20-"Why
do not the Germans lombard p The
answer to that | indicated long ago
The map and the compass will give it
to any one Paris is surrounded by
forts which lie a considerable distance
from the city. Behind them is another
line Of continuous rampant, and the inter
walls between the forts may be described
also as a continuous line, for earth
works have been established, covered by
advanced redoubts. Although these
forts were constructed before the days
Of rified artillery, they are placed so as
to command, in most instances, the
sites on which an enemy could plant his
batteries against them, even with rifled
guns. The Germans did not make pre-
parations for a serious siege, to be open n
ed by fire and carried on by sap, par
allel and battery. The guns placed
were powerful OF their kind, but were in
no way superior to, il, indeed, they were
equal to those in the forts. They had
to be collected from remote arsenals.
The trains which sufficed for Strasburg
would make sorry show against Paris
While the treesswere in leaf and the
woods concealed the front OF the Ger
man lines, great progress might have
been made in erecting batteries had the
mdtericl been ready and had the Ger
mans faced the certainty that Paris
would not Weld to moral demoraliza-
tions and mere Inconvenience from
suspended communications. Now that
the front Of the lines is exposed, there
is no work which the Germans can
throw up which is not exposed to heavy
fire, except a few batteries which will
only be made known by their opening
rounds, and be felt before they are seen.
The armament OF the forts is very pow
erful. and the stores Of ammunition are
enormous. At least there il no stint
You can have lS0 pound shell all
to yourself if YOU like, any
day. Credo erperto ] know the
places, and can show you where they
are. What vast arsenal Paris must
have become! How prodigious its re-
sources! While the Germans were
content with investing the place,
Strengthening few positions, throwing
up batteries, which were TO be armed, il
bombardment were determined upon,
and making themselves safe and snug
within breastworks, barricades and for
tilted posts, TO prevent the garrison
breaking out on them, and to enable
them to break in on the garrison, the
defense took courage, and, covered By
their guns, seized upon sites which the