The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-30 00:00:00

one to leave France since the 23rd instant, and are arrest-
ing all foreigners. At Villars, within 300 paces of the
Swiss sentinels, there are many Franc-tireurs. The Ger-
man patrols go as far as Abbevillers, and Glay and Roche
have been taken by the German troops, the French•hav-
ing been driven back upon Villars.
The Liberal of Cambrai has the following :—" A Prus-
sian column, consisting of 3,000 cavalry, went through
the villages of Beauvais and Camieres on Saturday,
making requisitions. On Sunday this column passed
through B4thancourt, Viesly, and Briastre. In the
evening it returned by the road from Cambrai to
Cateau. In the villages the enemy only made trifling re-
quisitions of wine and tobacco. At Masnieres, where
there are about 10,000 Prussians, with 20 guns, the requi-
sitions have been so heavy that the enemy has left neither
cattle, horses, nor fowl. This is utter ruin for a number
of farmers."

A very interesting letter in the Standard shews the dis-
tribution of Chanzy's army before the late victorious
advance of the Second German Army. Ott appears that
the French had columns to the amount of 48,000 men
echeloned on the different roads leading to the Loir ; but
the bulk of their three corps (16th, 17th, and 21st), pro-
bably 60,000 more, were held about Le Mans. The
sudden concentric advance of the Prince was altogether
too much for this scattered strategy of his enemies, and
the dispersed columns being turned, cut up, and driven
in bit by bit, prepared the way for the final disaster near
Le Mans. This same letter contradicts clearly the Bor-
deaux report that Chanzy was falling back from Laval to
Rennes.

The "Besieged Resident" who contributes to the Daily
News says :—" He (Trochu) is an honest, upright man ;
hut as a military chief he has proved himself a complete
failure. H was a man of plans, and never could
alter the details of these plans to suit a
change of circumstances. What his grand plan
was, by which Paris *as to be saved, no one
now, I presume, ever will know. The plans of
his sorties were always elaborately drawn up; each divi-
sional commander was told in the minutest details what
he was to do. Unfortunately, General Moltke usually
interfered with the proper development of these details
—a proceeding which always surprised poor Trochu—
and in the account the next day of his operations, he
would dwell upon the fact as a reason for his want of

success.

THE ALLEGED GERMAN CRUELTIES.—Monsieur
Chandordy has issued a circular to the representatives of
France abroad, in reply to Count Bismarck's note, dated
Versailles, the 9th inst., respecting the cruelties said to
have been inflicted by the Germans on their opponents.
He entirely denies that the French have ever used explo-
sive bullets, fired upon the red Geneva cross, ill-treated
the German prisoners, or encouraged the violation of
parole. He also defends the Algerine soldiers, and com-
pares their acts favourably with those of the Prussians.
GARIBALDI ON THE STATE OF FRANCE.—In
writing to an Italian friend, Garibaldi denies that the
state of France is desperate, and thinks she is only dis-
heartened. Even when her heroic capital is forced to
yield, he thinks the country will again rally and pursue
the war is outrance. He refers to the machinations of
certain parties, who, hating Republicanism, take up the
cause, of Bonapartists and Legitimists. The people
generally are sound in their principles, and fully apre-
elate the services which the Italians have rendered them.
The chivalrous part of the nation would never, he says,
consent to yield to a foreigner. He• declares that the
Prussian armies which swept away the Imperial armies
as if by magic have not been so successful in dealing with
the young recruits of the Republic, and that the Free-
shooters have frequently dislodged strong columns of the
enemy..

A. GERMAN ACCOUNT OF BOURBAKI'S ARMY.—
The Cologne Gazette has received the news from Lorraine
of the date of the 21st, which represents the Army of
General Bourbaki as in full retreat. Vesoul was
evacuated, and even Dijon, it was expected, would share
the same fate, notwithstanding the entrenchments which
the French had constructed there on a large scale.
It was believed that such preparations had
become unnecessary, and it was certain that
Dijon was almost entirely without provisions.
Great discouragement prevails among the forces of the
army of the East, and many solliers enrolled in the force
have thrown down their arms and fled towards the South.
The correspondent of the Cologne Gazette adds that the
prospect is very good for the German army, and that all
fears are set at rest that Bourbaki would succeed in
separating the communications between Germany and
her armies, and would raise the blockade of Belfort.
THE LAST GUERILLA EXPLOIT. A German
correspondent, writing from Lorraine on the 23rd inst.,
says :—" The destruction of the bridge over the Moselle
at the village of Fontenoy, between Nancy and Toni, by
French predatory bands, is unfortunately more significant
than my last letter implied. The village of Fontenoy was
occupied by 50 men of the Geldern Landwehr Battalion,
who were placed there to guard the bridge. On the
morning of the 22nd, at about five o'clock a band of 400
French soldiers in uniform, probably from Langres, rushed
on a sudden into the village, fell upon the guard,
killing, wounding, or ,dispersing the whole detachment.
French engineers, who had arrived in two vehicles,
hung bags of powder in the most scientific way under the
upper arches of the bridge and blew it into the air,
whereupon the whole band beat a retreat without being
ursued, and took some of the Prussians away with them
as prisoners. The whole of the village of Fontenoy was
burnt down yesterday, in accordance with the instruc-
tions given by the Governor-General of Lorraine, and in
future these measures will invariaby be adopted against
any village or town within whose district French troops
shall have destroyed railways. At the present moment
several strong detachments have been sent out in pursuit
of the enemy. The railway bridge, it is hoped, will be
restored in about a week. Up till that time everything
has to be forwarded for a couple of miles by ordinary road
conveyance."
THE SIEGE OF BELFORT.—The following. letter
has been received from a Germ an officer in the 67th Re-
giment now before Belfort :—" Chevremont, January 17,
1871.—1 t is nearly impossible to describe what we have
gone through since we left Strasburg. We have all the
time been either marching or fighting, and now—no
change for the better—we are under the guns of Belfort.
Fancy to yourself a room (furniture : a table, chairs, a few
straw mattresses, and a lot of old rubbish), formerly a
school-room, now occupied by six officers, amongst whom
I number, and you have my present abode. A pleasant
addition are the grenades which from time to time fall
into the surrounding houses, and often set fire to one of
them. So we never enjoy a minute's peace, although we
are pretty much used to these jliegende Zuc'kerhitte (flying
sugar-loaves.) The enemy's outposts are about
1,000 to 1,500 paces distant from us, and give
us the pleasure of a sortie every few days. But
this generally results in nothiug more than keeping
us under arms for some hours, as these gentlemen
seem entirely to lack the courage for a real attack. How-
ever, we should gladly stand danger and the fearful cold
if the siege were but satisfactorily progressing ; but we are
before a nearly impregnable fortress, and decidedly short
of artillery and infantry ; should, therefore, the capitula-
tion take place very shortly, it is not we who can boast of
having achieved this. The Government had been spoiled
by the quiet surrender of Schlettstadt and Neu Briesach,
and were too sanguine with regard to this place. In
consequence, very insufficient preparations had been
made, and suddenly Bourbaki threatened our rear with
large forces, intending to relieve Belfort and to press
forward into Alsace. The danger was great, and we
have passed days of the most fearful exertion and anxiety
but the French were too slow ; we received reinforce-
ments from all sides : and we hope the battle which has
Ibeen fought near hereyesterday and the day efore
we heard the cannon sound) has ended in a victory for
our arms."

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BIRTHS.
On the 26th inst., at Weston-super-Mare, the wif© of
etiLieut.-Col. H. Clerk, of a daughter.
On the 27th inst., at Bellefield, Blackheath-park, the Wife
of Charles D. Fox, Esq., C.E., of a son.

MARRIAGES.
On the 26th inst., at Witcombe, Gloucestershire, Robe 4
Threshie Reid, second son of Sir James J. Reid, golls.
wald Place Dumfriesshire, to Emily Douglas Fleming:
youngest daughter of Arthur Cecil Fleming, late of isu
Dragoon Guards.
On the 26th inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly, Itc'bel4
Henry, second son of Robert B. Marsham, Esq., of 03:
versfield, Bucks, Warden of Merton College, xf°r,„f
to Laura, only daughter of George Field, Esq.,
Ashurst Park, Kent.

DEATHS.
()ti the 25th inst., at 31, Doughty-street °harks altti'
Esq., aged 8L
On the 25th inst., at Wimbledon, Charles Warner Lel.:
Esq., of the Middle T"leircuiti ageu
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