The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-05

War.
Bombardment at Paris.-Forts on the
~ East Silenced.' mp


Bombardment at Paris--FOTts on the
W n East Silenced. H
a1. .4s VERSAILLES, January 8, !
r-.... ria. LONDON.
The bombardlnent Of the forts on the
the east side of Paris continues, with such
effect that only Fort Nogent now replies
to the German fire, rr...,.
Intense Excitement at Paris..The
Populace Demand a Sortie.
ia. BORDEAUX, January 4.
Paris advices show intense excitement
among the population, who demand that
q grand sortie be made. A number Of
the leading men Of the city had called up.
on General Trochu and insisted that he
give way TO this desire. Some of the
Paris journals accuse Trochu Of feeble.
ness, and number Of the newspapers Of
Bordeaux, noting this expression Of opin.
ion, seem to coincide with 1t. ',t.
fastening to the Rescue of Paris.
II is understood that orders have been
sent to the Generals In the field to hasten
the movement on Paris A new General
has been sent TO take command Of tho
French forces at Havre. ..4rr..
The evacuation Of Rouen by the Ger.
mans Is considered certain, as MauteutEel
and the French concentrate forces try to
prevent the movement Of Gen. Faidherbe
along tho valley OF Toibe, possibly Disc.
Successes of Gen. Chausy.
Gen. Chausy continues to meet with
successes over tho enemy with his flying
columns. Tho Algerian cavalry routed o
body Of Prussians yesterday.
Toasting at Versailles.
LONDON, January 4.
At tue New Years banquet at Ver-
sailles, the King gave a toast TO the Ger.
man Princes, to which the Duke of Baden
responded in u speech, rejoicing at the
restoration Of Old Prussia again, and
concluding with toast to William the
victorious. uls.
A letter from Paris states that the citi.
zens suffer greatly from lack of fuel and
food. The severity Of the latter want is,
however, mitigated by stores distributed
by order Of tho Government.
1t is announced that Austria will arrest
and detain all the French prisoners who
escape into her territory during the war.
.... .. BRUSSELS, January 8.
King William has abandoned the idea
Of entering Paris. Upon capitulation, the
forts ol Paris are to be garriSoned and
provisloned for two years, and the Ger
mans to hold Alsace, Lorraine, Belfort,
Bitschc aud Tive, communicating with
Paris. Alter the unconditional surrender,
which alone will be accepted, the Garde
Rationale will be armed, and made re.
sponSible for tho preservation of order in
the capita, ,andthe Corps Legislatif will be
summoned to meet on tho Sd OF the fol-
lowing month.
Fighting on the Swiss Border.
JIT, E LONDON, Jan. 4.
A telegram from Basic reports fighting
on Sunday, the 1st inst, on the Swiss
frontiers, in consequence ofswhich 200
French troops rCtrcated into Switzerland,
where they were disarmcd by Federal
soldiers. ~
Severe Fighting-.Prussian Defeat.
A severe engagement is reported to
have occurred on Monday, the I'd inst, ut
Dele, In the Department Of the, Nauto
Rein, II miles from Bellort, but no par.
ticulars are ut hand "A dispatch from
Lille reports vague rumOrs current there
OF battle on, Monday, I'd inst, between
the towns OF Dapingucs and Bapaune, in
which there were heavy losses on both
sides. The Prussians arc said to have
been defeated along the ~holeline.
Movements of the French EArmy in
the North.
4.l49gst., LONDON, January 4
More reliable Information has been re.
Ceived as to the movements Of the French
Army OF the North, under command OF
Ged. Fatdherbe, 1tappears to have oc.
cupied the towns Of Achiet and Brincourt,
altera trlhing resistance from tho Ger.
mans. The towns of Eurillcrs and Be.
haignes were also carried by the French,
after hard fighting, Losses heavy on
Faidherbe Claims a Decisive Victory.
iNfHlllH BORDEAUX, January A.
Gen. Faidherbe sends the following
official dispatch to the Minister Of War,
under date Of January Sd:
"Wehave fought abattle near Bogaumc,
which lasted from 8 A. N. to Q P. NJ, Mon
day. We have driven the Prussians from
oil their positions and the villages occu-
pied by them! The eneny's losses are en-
Ormous; ours, serious"
The New Spanish King in Madrid.
MADRID, January 8,
y VIA LONDON, January a. !
Prince Amadeus, Immediately after his
arrival In the capital on Monday, paid q
visit to the widow of General Prim, and
expressed his sympathy for her in her
bereavement, and then went 10 tho COrtes
and took the oath Of allegiance as King
ofSpain. The enthusiasm Of the people
is universal.
Steamer Missing on tho North Pa
7 cific.
a,.s New YORK, Jan. A.
Tho United States frigate Saranac, flag.
slip OF the North Pacific squadron, re.
Gently named by mistake In dispatch
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