The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAI, FEBRUARY 14, 1871.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SUN OFFICE, 8 A.M.

This document will contain the reports of several
generals, and will embrace the various services
administered by the Government, and finally will
conclude with an account of the armistice, about
which very minute details will be given.

ILLNESS OF M. GAMBETTA.
BRUSSELS, February 11.
The Echo du Parlenient says Gainbetta, and M.
Deleseluze are seriously ill.

RESIGNATION OF GENERAL DUCROT.
BRUSSELS, February 13.
General Ducrot has resigned his commissior. as,

general.

THE ARMISTICE CONVENTION.
VERSAILLES, February 13.

The Departments of Jura and Doubs are still, in
accordance with Article 1 of the Armistice Con-
vention, in a state. of war. When the armistice
was negotiated the offer was made to extend the
armistice to those departments against the sur-
render of Belfort, the garrison to be allowed to
withdraw. This was declined by the French authori-
ties. After the dispersion of the French army on
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the Swiss frontier the offer was renewed with the
proposal that the railway line at Pontarlier, in the
south of the Cote d'Or, should serve as a line of de-
marcation, but again declined.

THE PROSPECTS OF PEACE.

SAARBRUCK, February 12.

The Industricl Alsacien received on the 6th inst.
the following communique from Mulhouse :—" In
consequence of the Proclamation of M. Gambetta it
is necessary to enlighten the public as to the proba-
bilities of peace. The German Administration, as is
shown by its previous declarations, will never give
back the territory of Strasburg."

THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY.

BERLIN, 14 ebruary 13 (5 p.m.)

Letters from Versailles announce that the
Emperor will return to Berlin at the beginning of
March - to open the German Parliament in person.
The army commands will, however, remain in
France till the end of the war.

THE CESSION OF ALSACE AND LORRAINE.

LILLE, February 13, (Evening(..

The Echo du Nord publishes a protest, signed by
natives of Alsace and Lorraine, residing at Havre,
in favour of maintaining the integrity of French
territory.

A GERMAN VIEW OF THE FRENCH
ELECTIONS.

BERLIN, February 13.

The New Prussian (Cross) Gazette of to-day says
that, to judge by the results of the elections, the
resumption of war is not to be expected, and there
is scarcely any doubt that the armistice will be pro-
longed.

PROVISIONS FOR PARIS.
BRUSSELS, February 12.
The King has given 10,000 francs to the Belgian
Committee for the revictualling of Paris.

PRUSSIAN REQUISITIONS.
BORDEAUX, February 12.

Advices.from Clarecy state that in the district of
the Yonne the Prussians, notwithstanding the
armistice, continue to make excessive requisitions,
and annoy the National Guards, whom they suspect
of having marched against them. • The inhabitants
of Villeneuve and Blaiseau refused to comply with
the requisitions, and the country for several hours
was given up to pillage.
• HAVRE, February 13.

A contribution of 250,000 francs has been im
posed by the Germans upon Lillebonne, in the de
partment of the Seine Inferieure.
The Prussian 9 demand a war contribution of
184,000 francs at Mitre Port (?), and 25 francs per
inhabitant at Cany. They have also levied contri.
butions at Eu and Oormeilles.
DIEPPE, February 13.

The Germans have imposed a contribution of
1,000,000 francs on this town, and 23,000 francs
on each of the surrounding villages. Half the
amount was to be paid at noon yesterday, and the
remainder by to-morrow. The local authorities
have been unable to comply with the demand,
Dieppe having already paid a contribution of 65,000
francs.

It is stated that the total amount of the contribu-
tions imposed on the towns and villages in the
Department of the Seine Inf6rieure is 25,000,000
francs.

The whole of the German troops have left Dieppe
with the exception of about 200, but 4,000 conva-
lescent soldiers from Versailles are expected in a day
or two.

CHINA.

FOREIGN OFFICE, February 13, 1871.

A. telegraphic despatch has been received from
her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in China, dated
Pekin, January 26th, stating that all was perfectly
quiet in the North of China.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
RELIEF FOR THE FRENCH.

The Tamar, Government troop-ship, left Portsmouth
yesterday afternoon for Havre, with one hundred and
fifty tons of flour and fifty thousand bags of biscuits, for
the relief of Paris.