The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-24
EUROPE.
LATEST WAR NEWS
Battles at Mont valerien and Mon.
tretAul.

BATTLES ut Mont yalerien and Mon.
I tretaul.
! VERSAILLES, January 20, via LONDON,
! January 2l.-Under cover Of dense
fog to-day. the French troops again
massed near Fort Mont Valerien.
The Prussian position at Montretaul
was taken by surprise by the French
Yesterday, but was subsequently re,
taken by the Prussian Ninth division.
The total German loss in both affairs
was twenty officers and two hundred
men. Prisoners taken by the Germans
say there are to be other attacks upon
the investing lines, but assert positively
that the National Guards will not fight
10000 French Prisoners Taken AT
ST. Quentin.
LONDON, January 81, 4:30 P. MA
dispatch from St. Quentin says the rail
way station was stormed by the 10Th
Prussian regiment, and the town after
wards occupied. 10000 French troops
were taken prisoners, of whom ., 900 had
been wounded. Six guns were among
the trophies Of the victorious Germans
A dispatch from Armon says that the
Prussians are rapidly occupying the ap-
proaches to Longhy The French shell
had set fire to and destroyed farm
house within the investing lines, and
forty Prussians perished in the flames.
1t is said that the fire of the garrison
silenced one OF the Prussian batteries.
Not Much Damage pone to Paris.
There is little news from Paris. Ad-
vices TO the 18th inst! have been re-
ceived. Damage by bombardment is
stated not to be very extensive. Only
few persons were killed. Large droves
OF oxen intended for Paris have passed
Rheims, and are ready for the advance
of Chausey, who is receiving reinforce
ments.
The-Frcnch Navy.
The French have established line
of cruisers between Gibralter and the
English Channel. Nine vessels have
been appointed to the service, six OF
which are iron-ciads.
The establishment OF "a Belgian camp
at Lamol is being discussed at Brussels.
Bombardment OF LOngury.
The bombardment Of Longury is Wig
orously continued, and the town ia on
fire.
The Prussians imposed requisition
of forty thousand francs upon the people
of Yvlot, near Havre, as punishment
for the sympathy displayed by them for
the French cause.
The Mayor of the town OF Balbec has
been taken as a hostage by the Prus-
SLAMS.
All Quiet.
VERSAILLES, January 20, via LONDON,
January 2l-5:30 P. Mall quiet this
afternoon. The troops on both sides
remain in their positions.
The Prussian loss in the recent sortie
was four hundred. That Of the French
was so heavy that they have asked for
an armisticc of forty-eight hours for the
purpose of removing the wounded and
burying the dead.
Dispatch from the Emperor.
LONDON, January 81, 6 P. M.-Em.
peror William telegraphs the Empress,
under date Of Versailles, Goth, as fol.
| lows:
esterday the enemy withdrew into
Paris. Fifteen officers and 250 men
were captured. The number of un-
wounded prisoners captured at St.
Quentin was 5000. besides 1000 wound
ed. Total loss of the French, $4,000.
The enemy has withdrawn to Falen-
ciennes and Donai. We have again
occupied Cambria. The bombardment
of Paris has been uninterrupted for the
past few days. Fire has been opened
out Of st. Dennis
The Defeat OF Faidherbe.
BRUSSELS, January 22.-The details
which have come to hand of the defeat
of General Faidherbe show that the
French army Of the North suffered a
terrible blow, from which it can hardly
recover. The entry Of the retreating
army into the city Of Cambrai was a
sad scene Of disorder-troops shoeless
and in rags. and the army fragmentary
to great degree.
bismarck Made Lieut.. General
The National Guards Demoral.
ized.
LONDON, January 22.--Count Won
Bismarck has been promoted TO Lieut.,
General.
The country around Valencennes has
been inundated in consequence of the
expected approach Of the Germans.
The modified National Guards be-
haved badly in the battle of St. Quen-
tin. Fully $4,000 of them became
panic stricken and fled from the field
in disorder
A dispatch from Cambria, the evening
of the Doth, says: There is general
panic among the people. Germans ap-
preaching; cannonading audible. Gen
ersl Faidherbe's staff has gone to
Donai, and General Favre to Lille. The
whereabouts of one division OF the
army is unknown.
Affairs At LiIIe-Gambetta Add ress-
es the PeOple-Fresh Levies to be
Made.
A dispatch from Lille, dated January
2l, reports the utmost CONSERVATION;
women and children flying from the
city, troops arriving in pitiable condl-
ton.