The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-07 00:00:00

two belligerents."

The announcement that an army has set out from
Lyons comes from various quarters, but it is difficult to
ascertain its strength. Estimates vary between 30,000
and 100,000 men. The lower dumber is the more
probable.

Dr. Russell expresses the conviction that after the
sorties of the 20th and 21st the French Generals cannot
force any sufficient number of their soldiers to advance
under fire. "If this impression be well founded, all is
nearly over with Paris."
The Carlsruhe Gazette explains the evacuation of Dijon
and the further retreat of General Werder's Baden con-
tingent as a concentration of the force, with a view to be
prepared for the attack of the Army 'of Lyons and the
Garibaldians.

There is much distress in Belleville, the democratic
quarter of Paris. Several battalions of National
Guards were disbanded for cowardice in the field. A
large body of men was suddenly deprived of thirty sous
per diem, which Belleville thinks worth living for, but not
dying for.

A bazaar for the benefit of the poor has been opened
at the Paris Ministry of Public Instruction by ladies of
the first position. A turkey was sold for 2001 r. Roche-
fort distinguished himself by his liberality. Boxes of
cigars were sold for 100 fr., a potato for 10fr., and a sheep
for 500 fr.

Near Bourget, the other day, was found the body of a
peasant dried up by the cold till it presented the appear-
ance of a mummy. He had been dead two months, and
was shot down while cutting a cabbage, the knife he had
been using was still in his hand and his bag was beside
him.

The following is the latest news from the East of France
on the authority of the correspondent of the Standard :
You may consider it a bold assertion to make, but it is
nevertheless a fact—viz., that the French are at this
moment marching on Germany, and that, notwithstanding
defeats, they will in a short time reach their destination !
Navigation on the river Garonne is at present entirely
suspended by thick snow-clad icebergs, such as are very
rarely seen in that latitude. An adventurous man might
almost go on foot across the rapid tidal river by jumping
from one glacon to another. The "oldest inhabitant"
remembers the t in 1830 the Garonne was completely

.rozen over, and that the frost then lasted six weeks.
The Paris papers, amongst others, the moderate
Patric and Temps, are beginning to attack General Trochu.
They call for action, and for sorties at any cost. Others
go yet further, saying that it is the duty of the Govern-
ment and of the members of the Defence to entrust this
defence to such general as the safety of the country
requires. General Vinoy is especially named.
The German Prdect at Versailles has behaved with
great harshness towards the Mayor and Municipality of
Versailles. M. Rameau is in a cell in the common prison
there, and has been ill nearly to death. Three of the
Town Council have been arrested and are in prison also
for the same offence. That offence is said to be their
refusal to pay a fine imposed on them for not opening a
store of groceries there on a certain day.
The Frankfort Gazette pays remarkable tribute to the
good qualities of the Loire army :—" Although the Ger-
mans have been constantly victorious, or that, at least,
they always kept their ground, their losses have been
enormous. Had we had seven days more such as those
we passed with Aurelles de Paladine, our army would
have been lost. We must do justice to the talent of that
general, and to the strength of resistance of the French
nation. No one would have thought that, after the four
bloody days which preceded the capture of Orleans, the
French wanted but two days to bring forward new forces
to fight a three-days' battle, the result of which was more
than doubtful."
An account from Lille states that General Faidherbe's
recent victory was due to a stratagem. Before the
fighting took place, he dressed his Mobiles as Marines and
vice versa. This ruse was completely successful, for the
Prussians attacked in the first instance those soldiers
whom they believed would be the easiest to overcome,
and hoped by routing them to spread dismay among
the ranks of the French army. Great was their disap-
pointment, however, when they met with such serious
resistance, that their own ranks were forced to give way.
In the midst of the late firing nine people sat down to
breakfast in a small house upon the plateau of Avron.
There were the commander of the sixth battalion of
Mobiles of the Seine (M. Heintzler), his wife, the adjutant
of the battalion, a captain, two lieutenants, an ensign, a
chaplain, and a doctor—nearly all of the same battalion.
A Prussian shell came smashing upon the table, and
killed six of the party. The commandant and his wife
were wounded. The only one who escaped unhurt was
the doctor.
A Prussian officer who was taken prisoner by the ArmY
of Paris reports a conversation he held with General
Trochu. This commander said he was anxious for the
beginning of the bombardment, as the German guns
could only bombard the quarters chiefly inabited by the
mob, who were the greatest incumbrance to him in his
undertakings. He should be glad in that way to lose a
couple of hundred thousand of these canaille. He also
stated that he was accurately acquainted with the hostile
positions at all points, and was convinced that he could
silence the German guns by the French batteries. •
A letter from Lorraine, in the Cologne Gazette, mentions
the constant passage through the province of Prussian,
Bavarian, and Saxon reinforcements. They are partly
ersatz men, and are chiefly young and vigorous men, who
only entered the service three months ago, many, more-
over, being volunteers. Some of them are older landwebt
men, who, in many cases, are considerably over 30 yearo
of age, and are destined to garrison the towns and etapPen'
lines, while the former will fill up the losses in the active
regiments. Between the middle of December and the
middle of January 150,000 fresh German troops will have
entered French territory.
The correspondent of the ManchesterlExaminer believee
that Trochu will call on the people to stand any amouo
of suffering, and not to give in till at death's door. "19
has waited for an opportune moment in public opinion.
The Journal o.eiciel published a day or two ago a transW
tion from a German paper, found on a prisoner, of
an
account of the battle of Orleans. The account owns that
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they were in danger of losing the day. They are surprise'
at the good generalship displayed and at the valour of the
troops, and say they gained a victory only with tre"
mendous losses. This, of course, had a good effect uPe°
public spirit ; but the people were already roused t°
0'
pitch of exasperation. I think they will make up their
minds to any sacrifice, so as to wait till Gambetta gets
strong enough army to vanquish Frederick Charles. Ole
misery is already getting to be extreme."
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