The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-30 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SUN OFFICE, 8 A.M.

riur

THE

CAPITULATION

OF

PARIS.

SURRENDER OF THE FORTS.

FOREIGN OFFICE, JANUW 29.

The following telegram has been received from
General Walker, datei Versailles, January 29,
11.25 a.m. :
" An Armistice of 21 days.
" A Constituent Assembly will immediately be
called together in Bordeaux.
" The whole of the forts will be surrendered to-

day.
" The army remain in Paris as prisoners of war.
All armp, with the exception of those of the Natianal
guard and one division, will be delivered up.
" Communication with Paris to be provisionally
restricted. Revictualment allowed."

BERLIN, January 29.
According io a telegram from Count Bismarck,
dated yesterday, he has signed with M. Jules Favre
the Capitulation of all the Paris Forts, and three
weeks' Armistice by land and sea.

The Paris army remains in the city as prisoners o
war.

IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS, VERSAILLES,
January 29 (2 p.m.)
The following telegraphic despatch has just been
sent by the Emperor to the Empress
:
"Last night an armistice for three weeks was
Signed.

"The troops of the Line and the Mobiles will be
interned in Paris as prisoners of war.
"The Garde Nationale Sedentaire undertakes the
preservation of order.

" We occupy all the forts.
"Paris remains invested. It will be allowed to
procure provisions as soon as the arms have been
delivered up.
"A. Constituent Assembly will be summoned to
Meet at Bordeaux in a fortnight.
" The armies in the field retain possession of the
respective tracts of country occupied by them, with
neutral zones intervening.
"This is the first blessed reward of patriotism,
heroism, and heavy sacrifices. I thank God for this
fresh mercy. May Peace soon follow !"—Times.

Tho following telegrams come through Ileuter's
agency :
IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS, VERSAILLES,
January 28.
The Federal Chancellor signed to-day with
M. Jules Favre the Capitulation of all the Paris
Forts, with an armistice of three weeks on land and
at sea.
The Paris army is to remain prisoners of war in
the Capital.

January 29.
The German troops occupy the forts round Paris at
10 o'clock this morning.
The garrison of Paris, with the exception of the
National Guard, will lay down its arms.
The armistice will expire on the 19th of Feb-
ruary.

IMPERIAL HEAD-QUARTERS, VERSAILLES,
January 29 (4 p.m.).
Forts Ivry and Bicetre were this morning occu-
pied by the oth Silesian Army Corps, Forts Romain-
1111e, Noisy, Rosny, and Nogent by the 12th Saxon
Corps. The Ist Bavarian Army Corps garrisons
Fort Charenton, and the 2nd Montrouge and Van-
. 71138. The city of Paris has to pay a war contribution
of 200,000,000 f.

BORDEAUX, January 29.
4 The delegation of the Government of Bordeaux
fo
,ele
graphs to all the prefects and sub-prefects as
llows

" The Government established at Bordeaux, which
;tad not up to the present received any information
esPecting the- negotiations, excepting through the
foreign; press, communicates the following telegram
Ad received :

«[ VERSAILES, January 28 (11,15.)
" 'Jules Favre to the Delegation at Bordeaux.
A " To-day we sign a treaty with Count Bismarck.
a armistice for twenty-one days is agreed to, and
lau, assembly is convoked at Bordeaux for February
t". Make this known to all France. Let the amnia-
be carried out, and summon the electors for
f ebruary 8. A. member of the Government is leaving
13ordeaux.

46 4 JULES FAVRE: "
Lek decree will be issued explaining the measures to
R taken to insure the carrying out of the above
trangements.

VIENNA, January 29.
14t ).-11 to-day's newspapers, referring to the Capitu-
ic% of Paris, do honour to the heroism of Paris
1,1(1 Prance, as shown by their manly resistance.
hey are of opinion that France has done enough to
."
her honour, and may now conclude Peace in
order to resume as speedily as possible her place in
the European Areopagus. Some of the Vienna news-
papers counsel Prussia to chew moderation in the
°llditions of Peace.

DEATH OF THE DUKE OF BAVARIA.
ALENCON, January 27.
484 i 8 announced that the young Duke of Bavaria
been shot near Broglie by a Franc-tireur.

iI'ERIII.A.N EVACUATION OF TOURS.
PORTIEN, January 27.
to
from Tours state that the Germans are
tio4lng such preparations as to lead to the supposi-
-11 that they intended evitu'ating the town.
te 3'B said that a contribution of 2,000,000 f. has
ell levied by the Germans in Tours.