The Sun.
London, England, 1871-02-08 00:00:00

Waldemar was born at Munich on the 28th of April,
1848, and consequently had not completed his 23rd year.
He was the second son of King Maximilian Joseph 11. of
Bavaria
by his Queen Marie, daughter of the late Prince
Wilhelm of Prussia, uncle of the present King ; so'that he
was second cousin to the new Emperor of Germany.
A GERMAN NAVAL VICTORY.—Intelligence has
been received at Liverpool of a German naval victory in
the Pacific. The news of the engagement is conveyed in
the following despatch, dated Havana, Monday, January
23 :—" An encounter took place in the Pacific (the
exact locality is not given) about the 20th of
December last, between the Prussian frigate
Medusa and two small French gunboats, named
,the Curieux and the Bruiox, which resulted in
the sinking of both the French vessels. The Curieux
I(carried four brass 12-pounders, and the Bruiox two
'l2-pounders and a 24-pounder ; whilst the Prussian frigate
(was armed with guns of a heavy calibre." There is no
',doubt but that the naval encounter took place somewhere
inear the South American coast, as the French frigate
iCercel, one of the swiftest and best-equipped vessels in
the French navy, left Monte Video immediatefy after
receiving intelligence of the fight, in search of the
Medusa.
The CAPTURE OF A PRUSSIAN FLAG.— The
IProgres de Chdlons-sur-Saline gives the following account
of the capture of the Prussian flag before Dijon :—" The
,column of the enemy was 3,000 strong, and the
;Garibaldians were about 400. Just as they were about
being surrounded they made their way into an animal
charcoal manufactory close by, barricaded themselves,
and kept rp a rapid fire, inflicting heavy losses on the
Prussians. However, the position became critical,
but fortunately reinforcements arrived. At this moment
the flag of the 61st Prussian Regiment was captured, and
two accounts are given of this occurrence. According to
one it was taken by a Mobilised soldier of our dephrt-
ment, and according to the other, Ricciotti Garibaldi,
on coming out of the factory, perceived not far off the
Prussian commandant, followed by the ensign, and
rushing to meet them ran the superior officer
through the body, and shot the ensign dead. This was
the signal for the rout of the Prussians, and a bayonet
charge drove them into the wood of Asnieres, where they
took refuge for the night, leaving their killed and wounded
on the field."
WAR MATERIAL FROM THE UNITED STATES.—
In the shipments of military stores from the United
States to the European belligerents, France has been the
principal purchaser. The shipments were small in the
early part of the war, but greatly increased • after
the capitulation of Sedan. Between the 3rd of
September and the 4th of January the ship-
ments have amounted to 9,747,606 dole. The steamer
Pereire in three trips to Havre took fire arms valued
at 1,432,940 dols ; the Lafayette in three trips
took firearms worth 2,171,395 (lois.; and the Ville de Paris
in two trips took firearms worth 1,927,263 dols. The
steamers Erie, Ontario, and Avon, sailing to Cowes for
orders, each carried arms, the cargoes being valued in the
Aggregate at 4,216,008 dols. The shipments still go on.
In New York a manufacturing firm is turning out daily a
thousand muskets, of an improved pattern, for the
French Government. Of the arms already shipped
75,000 were Enfield rifles, originally imported from
England, and last autumn sold at public sale by the
United States Government. A large number of the arms
sold on that occasion have not yet been delivered, the
purchasers in this case having been agents of the North
German Government, who have forfeited a deposit of
10,000 dole., they not having complied with the conditions
of sale. The artillery shipments to France have been
small, the aggregate value being 150,000 dols. Harness in
considerable quantities, and also 50,000 knapsacks, have
likewise been shipped to Havre. Bread and flour have
been sent there in moderate quantities.