The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-23 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SUN OFFICE, 8 A.M.

THE WAR.

THE SIEGE OF PARIS.

BERLIN, January 21.
Au attempt will be shortly made to bring a portion
of Northern Paris under the German fire.

Up to the 14th—that is, during the first ten days
of the bombardment-1,800 gienades hail been
thrown into the interior of Paris.
Five hundred burst near the Pantheon.
The Prussian army is being rapidly provided with
mitrailleusea.

January 22.
The following telegrams have been received
THE EMPEROR TO THE EMPRTCSS.
VERSAILLES, January 21.

" Yesterday morning the enemy entirely withdrew
to Parii. Before St. Cloud 15 officers and 250 men
were captured."

January 22.

"Up to the present,2 p.m., everything is quiet here.
The troops on both sides still keep their positions.
The loss before Paris yesterday is estimated at about
400 men. That of the enemy was so severe that
he asked for an armistice of 48 hours. , Five hundred
prisoners were taken by us. Count d'Heri-
son, who represented himself as verbally
commissioned by General Trochu to ask his
Imperial and Royal Highness the Crown Prince
for an armistice of forty-eight hours to bury the
dead, received a verbal answer that the commandants
of the outposts, as in every previous engagement on
the space between the two lines, have come to an
understanding that every wounded soldier should
be carried off in safety with mutual assistance.
As to a proposal for an armistice, it was added,
it can only be entertained on being submitted in
writing. The bombardment of Paris has been con-
tinued without interruption during the last few days.
To-day the siege artillery opened fire on St. Denis.
An attempted surprise from Langres, directed against
two Landwehr companies in the district of Chaumont,
last night, entirely failed."

ST. DENIS UNDER FIRE.

LA VERT UALANT, January 21.

The siege batteries on the northern line of
investment opened fire against St, Denis and its
forts to-day.
The weather is foggy and damp.
A. sortie on Le Bourget and Blanc Mesnil was suc-
cessfully repulsed last night.—Times gelegra»ze.
PARIS, January 20.

Fighting was carried on yesterday from early in
the morning, the line of battle ranging from Mon-
tretout to the ravine of Celle. The French forces
engaged numbered 100,000 men, aided by a power-
ful artillery. General Trochu in his report, dated
10 p.m., says :
"The day, which commenced successfully, did
not terminate with the results we could have
wished. The ehemy was surprised in the morning:,
but subsequently concentrated large masses of artil-
lery, with infantry reserves, and at 3 p.m. our left
began to give way. When night came on we were
able to resume the offensive, but the enemy's fire
continued with great violence, and we had to leave
the heights. The fighting was sanguinary, and I
have ordered General Schmitz to ask for au armis-
tice of 48 hours."—Reuter's Telegram.

DEFEAT OF FAIDHERBE'S
ARMY.
VERSAILLES, January 20.

General von Goeben attacked Faidherbe near St.
Quentin yesterday, and defeated him with a loss of
29 guns and 4,000 prisoners.

BERLIN, January 22.
The following telegrams have been received :
" VERSAMLES7 January 20.

" The Emperor to the Empress.—General von
oeben yesterday evening, after the storm-
ing of the railway station by the 19th Re-
giment, occupied St. Quentin with a Division under
Prince Albrecht the Younger, and a brigade of the
Bth Corps. He is pursuing the routed enemy to-day
towards the North and East. At St. Quentin the
number of unwounded prisoners amounts to 9,000.
Two thousand wounded were also taken in the town,
besides the killed in the neighbourhood, so that the
enemy's loss certainly amounts to 15,000. The enemy
has retreated to Valenciennes and Douay, and has
again occupied Oambrai."
" ST. QUENTIN, January 20.

" The Ist Army gained a brilliant victory yesterday
at St. Quentin. In addition to troops of the lst
Army General Count Lippe's Saxon troops took pact
In the engagement. There were several victorious
Cavalry attacks. The greatest disorder among the
hostile army is everywhere manifest. Our loss is
not yet ascertained. That of the French is much
larger.—Vorf SPERLING."—Times Telegram.

The following telegrams come through Reuter's
Agency:—
VERSAILLES, January 21.
Count Bismarck has been made Lieutenant-
General.

(FRENCH ACCOUNT.)

OAMBRAI, January 20.

General Scatelli has sent the following report of
the battle of St. Quentin General Fai(lherbe
has announced to me that a sanguinary battle
Was fought on the 19th instant, between
the Army of the North and - the First
Prussian Army. Our troops were admirably
commanded, and they maintained their lines until
night. At night the men were so fatigued
that it was impossible any longer to keep them in
their positions. To have caused them to
re-enter the town was to expose them to bombard-
tilent. Several shells had already fallen in the
place, causing consternation among the population.
The Prussians kept on receiving reinforcements.
hThe order to effect a retreat upon Cambrai was
Illerbfore given. This was commenced during the
Our losses are heavy, but we have also
caused the enemy to suffers severely."

General Faidherbe reached Cambrai at 2 a.m. to
"Y, with the Staff. His army is in full retreat,
d the losses are said to be considerable. The
erinans threw shells into St. Quentin, and set
re to the town in several places. Great consterna-
'loll prevails.

G p.m.
...._7lle Germans are marching on Cambrai. The
rlmonade is perfectly audible, and two shells have
11114 fallen on the ramparts. There is a general
tanic) and the troops are being sent on to Lille,
and Arras. General Faidherbe and his staff
libategone to Douai, and General Farre has left for
1); !). The position of General Paulze d'lvoy's
'vision is unknown.

SPEECH OF M. GAMBETTA.
LILLE, January 21.
4 Gambetta, who arrived at Lille at 2 this after-
;en) was received with enthusiasm and cheers for
(3.lthee) the Government of the National Defence,
;iv anabetta, and the Republic. The Minister de-
ineled a speech from the balcony of the Prefecture,
the course of which he was greatly cheered.
$e advocated advocated resistance to the bitter end,
and energetically condemned the partizans of
race at any price. He denounced before
who Public opinion of France the tactics of those
take advantage of partial checks to declare