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

BOURBAKI IN SWITZERLAND.

The Federal Council at Berne has received official
information that the army of General Bourkaki,
numbering about 80,000 men, has entered
Swiss territory. The Federal Council has sum-
moned the Cantonal Government to take the neces-
sary measures for the reception of the French
soldiers, who will be distributed among the different
cantons.

VERSAILLES, February 1.
The Emperor has telegraphed to day as follows to
the Empress Augusta :
"The army of General Bourbaki, 80,000 strong,
has entered neutral Switzerland, near Pontarlier, in
accordance with a Convention.

"This is the fourth French army rendered in-
capable of further fighting."

COMMUNICATION WITH PARIS.
The following telegram has been received from Mr.
Odo Russell, dated Versailles, January 31, .1871:

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" Letter post between Paris and Versailles is re-
established. Havre and Dieppe will be the ports of
communication for England.
The French authorities do not wish foreigners to
enter Paris before the revictualling can be effected.
No exception is made. Mr. Herbert was refused
yesterday.",

BERLIN, February 1.

The postal authorities have issued a notification,
according to which ordinary open letters will be de-
spatched to Paris at the rates charged before the
outbreak of the war.

the transmission of closed letters is not allowed.
BORDEAUX, January 30.
The Director-General of the Telegraphs has issued
an order re-establishing private telegraphic commu-
nication throughout France during the time of the
elections for all correspondence relating to electoral
matters.

LILLE, February 1.
The postal service with Paris is re-established for
unsealed letters,

THE NEUTRALITY OF BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, February 1 (Evening.)
In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Representa-
tives, M. Louvier asked the Government whether
it was not advisable to send home a larger number
of the militia now that an armistice has been con-
cluded at Paris.
Baron d'Anethan replied as follows:

" After the events at Sedan, as the belligerents
removed from our frontier we dismissed 35,000
men on furlough, but an army was still required to
watch the frontier on account of the prevalence of
rinderpest, and because we had also six depots of in-
terned French prisoners to guard. When the mili-
tary operations again brought the belligerents near
our frontier, when Longwy was besieged and the
siege of Givet became imminent, we had to rein-
force our Army of Observation, and we
called out about 13,000 men. This step was attri-
buted to the existence of a plot among
the French prisoners in Germany. Our information
confirmed the fact of a plot being prepared; but
this was not the cause of our recalling the troops. As
regards the -sending home of Militia now, if the
armistice concluded at Paris is carried out, we shall
immediately send back several classes ; orders
have already been given to that effect, but if the
cares of neutrality should require fresh
sacrifices the Government will not hesitate to make a
renewed call upon the patriotism of the Chamber.
It is well known what is going on at Bordeaux, Lille,
and other towns, and the Government will not
dismiss the militia unless the armistice is accepted
and carried out."