The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-06 00:00:00

THE REVICTUA LUNG OF PARIS

The Northern Railway Company of France pub-
lishes a notice, announcing that the state of that
line does not yet permit of. the conveyance of pro-
visions to Paris. Workmen are engaged day and
night in repairing the line with every possible des-
patch.

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS IN THE NORTH.
Several public meetings have been held at Lille in
view of the elections. Perfect order prevailed. A
meeting was to be held at the Grand Theatre, to
draw up a list of the candidates of the Democratic
party. The Echo du Nord announces that General
Faidherbe has declined to present himself as a
candidate, but that M. Testelin has accepted a
nomination.

MARSHAL MACMAHON AND COUNT
BISMARCK.

Marshal Macmahon has sent the following letter,
dated Wiesbaden, the 21st January, to the Minister
for Foreign Affairs :

" Your Excellency,—Count Bismarck, in his
Circular of the 9th of January to the diplomatic
agents of Germany abroad, asserts that in the
battle of Woerth several German soldiers were
wounded by explosive bullets, and he accuses the
French army of having made use of them. Count
Bismarck has been led into error, and the fact
brought forward by him cannot have happened, as
the corps which was engaged in the battle of Woerth
was not provided with a single explosive bullet. I

certify this with a thorough knowledge of the case
and I request you to be good enough to contradict
Count Bismarck's allegations.—l remain, &c.,

MACMAHON."

THE FRENCH WOUNDED.
The Journal de Bruxelles contains the following :
"The French Government having demanded that
the wounded, who are very numerous in the towns
of the department of the North, should be allowed
to be conveyed through Belgian territory, the
Belgian Government has granted the desired per-
mission, and a train with wounded has been sent
from Maubeuge to Valenciennes, through Qui4vrain
and Mons."

THE ENTRY OF THE FRENCH INTO
SWITZERLAND.

BERN; February 4.
Up to the present 66,000 French troops have
entered Switzerland, 50,000 crossing the frontier
near Les Verrieres, and 16,000 near Vallorbes and
Sainte Croix. The Germans continued hostilities
yesterday and the day before. There are more than
2,000 wounded in Neuenburg. In consequence of
the scanty apparel of the French soldiers now in
Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Council is said to have
asked the French Government to send over articles
of clothing for them.

VERSAILLES, February 4.
After the French Army had been driven back
towards the Swiss mountains, an engagement was
fought on the 31st ult. for the possession of the
junction road of Lac de St. Poix, when, with small
loss on our side, 1,500 prisoners were captured. On
the Ist of February we advanced on Pontarlier and
took the town, after an obstinate fight with the
rearguard of the enemy at the junction road of La
Cluse, where to cover his retreat he bad taken up a
position, supported by the forts and defended by
mitrailleuses. The junction road was forced on
the evening of the same day, with a loss on our
side of 400 men. Of the enemy about 4,000 were
captured, many arms, and several hundred French
provision waggons. From the time of the fight at
Pontarlier until the 2nd inst. about 15,000 prisoners
were made, among whom were two Generals, two
eagles, and 19 guns, as well as important stores of
arms, clothes, and provisions, were taken.