The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-01 00:00:00

eir own.

An interesting boat-race took place at Havre a day-or
two ago between the second cutters of H.M.S. Helicon
and of the United States steamer Shenandoah. The
match was a very even one, though the American crew
were twelve and the English only ten strong, the superio
weight of the Englishmen and the greater weight of the
American boat compensating each other. The Americans
won by six seconds, and their victory was gracefully
acknowledged by the Helicon running up the American
ensign to the main peak, and saluting it with three cheers
—a compliment which the Shenandoah immediately re-
turned.
The people at Versailles were greatly excited by the
news that M. Favre had come to arrange a capitulation
Great crowds collected in the streets, and angry grew the
numerous exclamations. The excitement was raised to
the highest pitch when M. Jules Favre, heading the
little party, appeared in the street and took his seat in
his carriage. Some cried out " Vive la France ;" others
seemed to make a rush forward, and, with yells of
"lache" and "traitre," made a dash at the carriage ; but
M. Favre drove off rapidly, and again returned to Paris
to give an account of his mission.
According to the full details of the sortie of the 19th,
General Ducrot, commanding the right wing of the at-
tacking force, issued orders to his divisions to assemble at
the foot of Mont Valerien at seven in the morning; but
the Divisions Berthaud and Susbielle did not arrive at
tho rendezvous until half an hour after noon,
in consequence of the streets having been barricaded by
Rochefort, so that the troops could pass only in single file
or in climbing over the barricades. Ducrot was so exas-
perated at the delay, that he recklessly exposed himself to
the German fire in the park of Longboyau, but could not
find death.
The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian
says that when M. Gambetta was in Normandy, he was
compelled to hear the bitterest reproaches from Faidherbe,
who previous to his last unhappy movement in advance
had repeatedly been instructed from Bordeaux to hasten
towards Paris, whence he was assured that
a powerful sortie would be made to meet
him. Again and again he expostulated, and
declined to throw away thousands of lives unavailingly'.
At last a peremptory command reached him in terms that
left him no alternative, and, with the loyalty of despair,
he moved forward. The result is known ; and it would
now be impossible to induce the remains of the army of
the north to stand by their colours were the armistice
made by Jules Favre and Bismarck repudiated.
The Carlsruhe Gazette says that competent authorities
at head-quarters at Versailles are busy settling the future
form of government for Alsace and Lorraine. An Imperial
administration will be established, and an Imperil
lieutenant appointed, who will have some hundreds of
thousand thalers from the surplus revenue of the Rhenish
Provinces, independently of the amount necessary to
restore the Imperial Chateaux of Strasburg and Saverne•
There will be a military division made, under which will
be placed the command of the fortresses of Belfort, Bitche,
Longwy, Metz, Phalsburg, Schlestadt, and
Strasbourg. The division of Upper and Lower Alsace
will be abolished.
Dieppe being the port selected by the French and
Prussian authorities for reception of provisions and stores
for the re-victualling of Paris, &c., we are informed liy the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company'
who have the working of the London, Newhaven, and
Dieppe Service, that they are making such preparations
as will provide for the immediate transport of goods and
parcels to Dieppe, en route for Paris. The whole of thei
Company's fleet of passenger and goods steamers
evil
be brought into service, and their agent at Dieppe
',ake measures to secure the prompt discharge of the