The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-07 00:00:00

SPECIAL EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 P.M.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE WAR.

THE ATTACK UPON PARIS.

During Wednesday night Fort Valerien fired
salvo after salvo into Ville d'Avray and St. Cloud ;
and on Thursday morning, at four, opened a
heavy fire from Montrouge and Vanves, the Ger-
man guns maintaining strict silence up to eight
when orders were received to reply to the French
fire. Up to mid-day 100 siege guns, each throwing
shells weighing 321 b. or 641 b., and the German
rifled mortars firing 1501 b. shells, opened on the
French forts. The cannonade was maintained two
hours : then the Germans only fired broadsides, the
French replying from time to tiMe, never throwing
away a shot. At noon firing ceased—on the Ger-
man side. As the French continued to fire orders
were given to continue the bombardment, and at
two cannonading become incessant. Salvo after
salvo was poured upon Issy, Vanves, and Mon-
trouge, apparently without diminishing the vigour
or accuracy of the French fire, which according to
all reports committed havoc among the German
batteries and gunners.
The King, the Crown Prince, Count Moltke,
and others went to Villa Steon to witness the
effect, which did not appear to come up to
their sanguine expectations. As far as could be
seen by a telescope no damage had been sus-
tained by the barracks in the centre of Fort Issy,
against which the German fire was directed,
and the works themselves bore no visible traces of
the heavy bombardment. The German losses are
not unimportant ; up to two they were seven officers
and 80 men. By the third day the German authori-
ties say the bombardment will exceed every hope
and expectation.

Telegraphing yesterday morning, the same cor-
respondent says the bombardment continued all
Thursday night, the besieged forts replying. The
batteries of Pierrefitte have opened fire on St
Denis and Mount Marce.—Manchester Guardian
Telegram.

THE ATTACK ON THE PARIS
FORTS.
CHATENAY (before Paris),
January 6, Noon.

The bombardment of the forts on the south side
of Paris has been effectively continued. Forts Issy
and Vanves have already been silenced.
ROYAL HEAD-QUARTERS, VERSAILLES,
January 6.
Fort Issy has been silenced to-day. No reports
have yet been received respecting the other forts.
Observations by teleicopeiare prevnted by a dense

fog.
The fortress of Rocroy was occupied by the Ger-
man troops yesterday.

THE OCCUPATION OF ROCROY.

MEZIERES, January 6

On the occupation of Rocroy 300 prisoners, 72
guns, one eagle, and many rifles were captured as
well as large stores of ammunition and provisions,
eight German prisoners, amongst whom were two
Prussians, detained as spies, were delivered.
The capture of Rocroy was effected by five bat-
talions of Infantry, two squadrons of hussars, six
field katteries, and one company of pioneers.

THE WAR EXPENSES.

BERLIN, January 6 (Evening.)

The financial papers state that negotiations are
being carried on by the Government in reference to
the issue of the second 50 million thalers of the last
war credit.—Reuter's Telegrams.

THE ATTACK ON THE FRENCH FORTS.
VERSAILLES, January 5.

The batteries erected against the southern front
of Paris, the arming of which was not obstructed
by the enemy, bombarded in the course of to-
day Forts Issy, Vanres, and Montrouge, the en-
trenchments at Villejuif, Point-du-Jour, and the
gun boats.

. The bombardment of the northern and eastern
fronts was at the same time vigorously continued,
Partly by newly-erected batteries.
The result was very favourable, in spite of a tole-
rably dense fog.
The loss on the Prussian side consisted of
four men killed and four officers and eleven men
Wounded.—Times.