The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-25 00:00:00

AT DIJON.

BOUROGNE, January 23.
The following official despatches have been
received :

" DIJON, January 23 (4.30 p.m.)
"Dijon has been very fiercely attacked since
one o'clock this afternoon by a strong Prussian
column on the northern and western sides of the
town.

" Everyone is at his past."
" DIJON, January 23 (5.16 p.m.)

" The enemy is within 1,500 yards of the town,
and has occupied Pouilly and Chateau St. Appoli-
naire. It is said that Ricciotti Garibaldi is sur-
rounded."

DIJON, January 23 (6.15 p.m.)
" The enemy is falling back beaten. Ricciotti
Garibaldi has captured the colours of the 61st Prus-
sian Regiment of the line."

DIJON, January 23 (Evening).
Details of to-day's fighting show that the enemy,
after having feigned an attack upon the French
left, massed the bulk of his forces on the Langres
road. He obtained possession for a time of the
farm of Pouilly, but was dislodged thence by the
French making a breach in the wall. The colours
of the Gist Regiment were captured by Ricciotti's
brigade in the lace of a terrible fire. The enemy's
losses are said to be enormous.

BORDEAUX, January 23 (10 p.m.)

Further advices from Dijon state that the Germans
engaged in to-day's fighting belonged to the 2nd
Corps. The prisoners taken are chiefly men of the
Clst Infantry Regiment of Pomerania.

BORDEAUX, January 24.

An official despatch from Dijon, dated yesterday
evening, announces that the Prussian defeat was
complete. The brigade of Ricciotti Garibaldi
completely destroyed the Ist Prussian infantry
regiment. The French troops displayed great he-
roism.

THE BATTLE OF ST. QUENTIN.
VERSAILLES, January 24.
It is announced here from Lille that at the battle
°f St. Quentin there were on the French side four
1/Ivisions. General Bessol was severely wounded.
Me Mobilized Guards refused to march, and have
thrown away their arms. The war material has
been
brought from Arras to Lille. Throughout the
/vhule north of France the greatest discouragement
Prevails. The Belgian troops on the frontier have
been doubled, in the expectation of large numbers
of fugitive soldiers crossing into Belgium.

THE SIEGE OF LONG WY.
ARLON, January 24.
An extensive conflagration broke out at Longwy
yesterday, and is still burning to-day.
The bombardment continues.

4 p.m.
The bombardment of Longwy has almost entirely
beeaeed on account of the fog. It is asserted that the
Vlasians employ incendiary shells. The town
attri suffered considerably, the church, Hotel
rll Ville, and several houses being seriously in-
ted• The Commandant of .Longwy, Massaroli, is
o,s
Corsican descent, and proves himself to be pos-
te
ased of much energy. He is determined to resist
the last.

BRUSSELS, January 24.
k7'he Independance Beige of yesterday says that on
104°11% the garrison of Longwy !succeeded in dis-
-11 ging the Prussians from a factory in a hand-to-
tat" fight. The Pru,sians at Mont Saint Martin
te el:tilted to take the town by surprise, but were
Pulsed with considerable losses. Three Prussian
ito`eties have been silenced by the very heavy fire
41 the fortress.

FRENCH TROOPS ON THE SWISS
FRONTIER.
BERNE, January 23.
•
-P°rts received from the Swiss Head-quarters
Ilitna'e that a French detachment with guns is march-
al°ng the frontier on Abbevillers.
PRUNTRUNT, January 24.
The French Corps of General Bressolles is posted
Piellear t
e Swiss Frontier, with its Head-quarters at
kiCe[ontaine, a mile south of Blamont and two
erecteBhorn the Swiss village of Damvaunt.
ede French batteries are stated to have been
at Blandon.

THE FIGHT AT ALENCON.
k BORDEAUX, January 24.
for,„deeree of the 18th opens a credit of 52,500,000 f.
'e national defence and payment of contracts,
ereof 22,,000f. are for payment of contracts
ttrie,e4ted ttrid 60
3 0 0,000,000 f. for fresh purchases of arms
animunition.
ve44:l7kes frora Lyons state that the Radical effer-
eellee liae entirely calmed down, and that the

Red flag is still hoisted on the Town Hall, but ex-
cites no attention.

The number of Germans killed at the fight ai
Alencon on the 15th of January was 900, They had
a still greater number of wounded, and the engage-
ment lasted seven hours and a half.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1871.

tion was moved expressing the opinion of the meeting
that the terms originally offered by France were evi-
dence of a desire to terminate the war, and that France
had continued the struggle with a view to prevent
humiliation and dismemberment. An unsuccessful at
tempt was made to move an amendment, and the resolu-
tion was adopted, several speakers condemning the hesi-
tating policy of the Government. Another resolution
was carried demanding the immediate recognition of the
French Republic.

THE CAPITULAIION OF PARIS.

The special correspondent of the Telegraph sends the
followiag, dated Versailles, January 27 :—Count Bismarck
has been created Chancellor of the German Empire. The
prisoners brought in yesterday afternoon state that
the officers commanding regiments addressed their
men before commencing the sortie, inform-
ing them that General Vinoy was in pos-
session of Versailles, and that Chanzy was
within five miles of Paris. Eighteen officers and 340
men were taken yesterday in St. Cloud, and marched
into Versailles. They were picked up in hiding, and
offered no resistance. Our losses, so far as we have
ascertained up to the present, are twenty officers and
58 men killed, about 600 wounded. The losses
of the siege artillery on the 17th were : First
Lieutenant Hilfreich and Lieutenant Wilke killed, 1
officer and 2 men severely and 15 men slightly wounded ;
on the 18th, 7 men killed, 15 wounded ; on
the 49th, 8 men killed, 1 officer and 10 men wounded.
The French held St. Cloud and Buzanval on
the night of the 19th, but were driven out
yesterday morning. We suffered but trifling losses,
and encountered a feeble resistance when driving them
back. From the battle of Vendome to the occupation of
Alencon and Laval—an interval of about ten days—the
Second Army lost 170 officers. There appears to be solid
ground for believing that Paris will capitulate by or on
Wednesday next. In the Council of War which was
held yesterday in the besieged capital to discuss the
position and adopt the final decision, Trochu was severely
blamed. Eight men of the sth Jagers were wounded at
Ville d'Avray by one shell. The French fire in the after-
noon of the 19th was very rapid, but not effective. Their
shells burst in the air, and the distance was too great
for the mitrailleuses. The batteries will open on St.
Denis to-day or to morrow. At the utmost Mont Valerien
has fired only three or four times to-day. On the south
west both sides are quiet. A dense fog has prevailed
all day. The Brigade Dicht marched away this morning
to join the 2nd Army Corps.