The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-09 00:00:00

,ATEST INTELLIGENCE

SUN OFFICE, 8 A.M

THE WAR,

THE ATTACK ON THE PARIS
FORTS.

VERSAILLES, January 8,

There is not much firing.
The forts of Paris are nearly silent.
It has been ascertained that the Prussians guns
could easily shell the city.
The United States Consul, Mr. Reed, has been
permitted to leave Paris, and has arrived here.
2 p.m.

The weather is uncertain, rather inclined to snow
and rain. There has been an appearance as if houses
were on fire in Paris.

The Batteries and Forts were rather silent on
both sides to - day, but Val6rien fired pretty often
during the night, and occasim.al shot came from
other works.

One German battery has received 140 shells with.
out injury.

The French Redoubt of Notre Dame de Clamari
has been occupied by this army, and turned againsl
the French.

There is no appearance of a sortie.
The losses on this side are insignificant as yet.
VERSAILLES, January 6.
Yesterday the temperature rose from eight de-
grees of frost to one degree above freezing point.
To-day there is a complete thaw; the thermometer
is 7 degrees above freezing point, and there is beauti-
ful sunshine.

The bombardment has already silenced Fort Issy.
Its good effect is everywhere visible.
Our losses are 3 officers and 10 men wounded and
4 killed.

Before Paris a warm fire by the siege artillery
against the southern, eastern, and northern front is
being continued with good effect.

General Werder's troops have had several outpost
engagements south of Vosoul, in which they took
200 prisoners.

(THE KING TO QUEEN AUGUSTA.)
VERSAILLES, January 7.
The bombardment here is proceeding favour
ably.
The losses are small.

A complete thaw is going on.

NIGHT,

Before Paris, in the course of to-day, the siege
artillery directed against the South, East, and North
continued the bombardment, and with good effect.
Fort Issy and adjacent batteries, as also Fort
Vanvres, were silent part of the time.
Our losses to-day, as yesterday, consist of about
two men.—limes.

CHATENAY (before Paris),
January 6, Noon.

_ .
The bombardment of the forts on the south side
of Paris has been effectively continued. Forts Issy
and Vanyes have already been silenced.

ROYAL HEAD-QUARTERS, VERSAILLES,
January 6.
Fort Issy has been silene6d to-day. No reports
have yet been received respecting the other forts.
Observations by telescope are prevnted by a dense
fog.

The fortress of Rocroy was occupied by the Ger.
man troops yesterday.—Reuter's Telegrams.

FIGHTING ON THE LOIR.

HEAD-QUARTERS OF PRINCE FREDERICK
CHARLES, VENDOME, Junuary 7.
Yesterday part of the 2d Army crossed the Loir,
near Intendom.

The French Army had occupied the Forest of
Vendome in force, with evidently offensive inten-
tions, but were dislodged by two brigades of the 3rd
Prussian Corps, and forced beyond the line Azay
Villiers.
The 10th Prussian Corps occupied Montoire with
slight opposition.
A French flank attack on the outposts with part
of the 46th Corps ended in the French retreat.

Five hundred French prisoners have been brough

The loss on both sides is not inconsiderable.
To-day the French retreat was continued west-
ward, in the direction of the line of the Braye,
under cover of a thick fog and heavy rain.
Part of the 15th, 16th, and 17th French Corps
Were engaged.

The Prussian Army is pushing in advance west-
ward, encountering only slight opposition from the
French Regulars.
Many of the French prisoners were of the Corn-
Pagnie de Discipline, from Algeria.