The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-23 00:00:00

GREAT SORTIE FROM PARIS.

The Sing of Prussia has sent a telegram to
Queen Augusta, dated from Versailles, December
22. His Majesty says that believing the French
Army of the North was close at hand, the enemy
yesterday made a great sortie against Stains,
which twas retaken by the Ist Regiment
of Guards. He also informs the Queen
that an important artillery eugagement took
place at Bourget, which was also retaken by the
Germans, with many hmndred prisoners. The
Saxons were also attacked at Sevran from Bobigny,
and at Chelles from Rosny, and Neuilly on the
Marne, but the French were everywhere repulsed.
It was fully expected that a fresh attack would be
made on the 22nd. The German loss, his Majesty
says, is small.
REPULSE OF THE FRENCH.
VERSAILLES, Wednesday.

Fifty thousand French moved along the wood to
Le Bourget, covered by the fire of the forts St.
Denis and de l'Est, and attacked the Guards, whose
bead-quarters are at "Genesse.
The fighting raged in the villages of Arnouville,
Garges, and Bonneuil, and the 12th Corps was
moved from Sevran to reinforce the Guards.
At four o'clock the sortie was repulsed.
An official despatch•from the Royal head-quarters
at Versailles states that more than 1,000 unwounded
prisoners fell into the hands of the Germans. The
positions which were not attacked were, during the
sortie, shelled, but without damage being done. Of
the 350 grenades which fell on the sth Army Corps
alone, only one man Was wounded.
Yesterday (the 22d) two brigades of the French
marched against the Saxons, but their efforts were
foiled by the fire of the Wurtemberg batteries.

THE GERMANS ENGAGED BY DUCROT,
BOREEAUX, December 22.

Operations against the Prussians re-commenced
yesterday morning by a general artillery engage-
ment, which was a success for the French
General Vinoy attacked the Germans at Villa
Evrard and Maison Blanche, from both of which
places he drove the enemy.
General Ducrot has engaged the Germans at
Drancy, but the result is not yet known.

MOVEMENTS OF THE PRUSSIANS.
TOURS, December 22

The Prussians evacuated their positions last night
in front of Monnaie. Other Prussian forces in the
neighbourhood have retired upon Chateau Renault,
Beaufort, and the Loire.

THE SITUATION OF PARIS.
BRUSSELS, December 23

M. du Jardin, Secretary to the Belgian Legation
at Paris, has just arrived here from the besieged
capital. He states that the persons iu his station of
life have not modified, till now, their mode of living.

RUMOURED DEFEAT OF
GENERAL CHANZY.

The latest despatch from Havre, dated the 21st,
says the report was in general circulation that a
severe battle had been fought by the united armies
of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and Prince
Frederick Charles against General Chanzy, that the
latter had suffered a defeat, and was falling back on
Cherbourg, but no confirmation of the report had
been received. _ _

No material change at Tionfleur.
Large bodies of troops are at Fort Levesque.
At present there are 60,000 troops here, and every
possible measure is being taken to increase their effi-
ciency for immediate active operations.
A soldier was shot in the presence of the troops
for desertion ; five others are condemned to death for
the same offence.

GERMANS PREPARING FOR THE ATTACK
LAGNY, December 20.

The siege guns to be used against Paris are
arriving in numbers, but they are not of so large a
calibre as is desirable. They are being placed in
position as they come in. There is still a deficiency
in the supply of ammunition.
Two hundred sailors from Kiel and its vicinity left
Lagny to-day to man the gunboats on the Loire,
taken from the French. These gunboats are intended
for further operations.
To-day the deputation of the German Reichstag
passed through here on its retard from Versailles.
The members of the deputation dined in a very
homely way, and left for Epernay, where they are to
stay the night.

GERMANS SURROUNDING GENERAL
F

BISMARCK AND THE FRENCH WAR
LOAN•

BERLIN, December 22,

BRUSSELS, December 22 (6 p.m.)
It is reported from Lille that Genaral Faidherbe
has arrested his march upon Paris. The German
forces are executing a movement tending towards the
surrounding of the General. They now occupy Soissons
and Hirson.
From Lyons it is reported that an address of the
Commune has been sent to the members of the Provi-
sional Government. The address sets forth that the
Department of the Rhone alone, besides its contin-
gent to the regular army and to the Garde Mobiles,
has furnished 10,000 volunteers, and that the town
of Lyons has spent at least 12,000,000 francs. It
also insists that the Government should be stimu-
lated by the zeal shown by the Departments, and
above all things should spew itself to be pitiless
towards " functionaries, inerts, or incapables"
(functionnaires. inertes, ou incapables). Fewer
decrees and proclamations—more boldness and more
energy.

LILLE, December 22.
The report that General Faidherbe had engaged
the Germans is untrue. Manteuffel's army is near
Amiens.
It is generally believed that a battle is now being
fought near the city.

The Kreuz Zeitung has published, without re-
mark, a letter alleged to have been written by an