The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-26 00:00:00

AFFAIRS IN LYONS.

A letter from Lyons, on the 20th, says :—" We have
just received bad news. Nuits, where our two first
mobilised legions of the Rhone were placed as advance
guards of Garibald's small corps d'armde, has been
attacked by the Prussians. General Bressolles received a
despatch, from General Cremer, saying that he was
attacked by considerable forces, but that he thought he
could hold his ground by calling out all his forces,
especially if the enemy were not reinforced. This hope
was disappointed, for large reinforcements arrived, and
the Gentians had already an immense artillery. The
retreat was, however, effected in good order,
and the Lyonnese who, yesterday, were but labourers
and bourgeoisie proved excellent soldiers. Another
account says that the fight was a desperate one, and was
the more remarkable that the citizens who fought had
only been armed two months. The manufactory of
Decarcevilles, at Aveyron, has received orders from the
Government for 10,000 projectiles ' for Reffye cannon.
These projectiles are oblong with a fusee.- The construc-
tion of cannon, the transformation of guns, and all work
of the kind goes on rapidly in all the great workshops.
The Society of Weavers at Lyons have subscribed 20,000
francs in sums of 10 centimes for the National
Defence. The Municipal Council of the city
has voted 5,000 f. for assisting 'the army of
Garibaldi. He is now between Chagny and Beaune, and
troops and artillery have been sent to him from Lyons.
A proposition has been laid before the Municipal Council
recapitulating the claims of Garibaldi to consideration,
and recommending that he should be proclaimed a member
of the Government of National Defence, for which he is
qualified, being a French citizen, the citizenship of Lyons
having been bestowed on him. The proposition was sent
to the Committee of Ways and Means to propose to the
Government and to the Communes of France.

The correspondent of the Standard hears that General
Chanzy has 60,000 men with him, and that he will be
reinforced by at least 100,000 from Le Mans.
It is said in Versailles that the passage of M. Tarb4, of
the Gaulois, through the Prussian lines, by means of a
safe conduct, has been confirmed. He had bought it of
a Swiss for 10,000 f. Since this has been discovered they
have refused to allow any one to leave.
The rough blocks of granite destined for the 16 mono-
lithic pillars of the Hall of Victory, which is to be erected
in the King's square in commemoration of the present war,
have arrived at Berlin from Sweden. They are about 16
feet long and four feet in diameter, each block weighing
300 cehtners.

The Germans in Shanghai, Kingpo, and Hankow have
lately forwarded a new donation of £762 is. 2d. to the
Hamburg Committee for the Aid of the Sick and Wounded
in the present war. This is only one proof among many
of the interest taken by all Germans resident abroad in
the military successes of their country,
Many more Freuch officers protest in Friday's Inde-
pendance Beige against the project of a Bonapartist resto-
ration. They give their best wishes to the Government of
National Defence, and their allegiance to the regime that
independent France may choose. Fourteen lists of these
protests have been, published. The total number of signa-
tures must be over 2,000.
A letter from Amiens, in L'Ordre, says :—" We have
been invaded by the whole army of Manteuffel, who is
returning from Rouen. There was fighting all day on
the northern road, a league from Amiens. All day we
heard the sound of cannon. To-morrow a great
battle will be fought, for to-day we had only outpost en-
gagements. I saw the whole Prussian staff arrive, con-
sisting of five generals and 150 officers, with an escort of
500 horse."

The Prussian Government cont nues to exercise severity
towards the Press. A number of the Vossische Gazette of
Berlin was confiscated a few days ago for an unpatriotic
article on the war, and General Falkenstein has now pro-
hibited, under pain of a year's imprisonment, the intro-
ductim into the maritime provinces during the war of two
Copenhagen papers, his object probably being to prevent
their circulation in North Schleswig.
Extract from a letter received December 21, from
Carentan, about two hours' journey, by railway from
Cherbourg, dated December 17 :—" There is an army of
nearly 100,000 already formed near Carentan, and more are
arriving every day. This day the passenger trains are
suppressed, to allow of the passage of the soldiers.
Carentan may be destroyed, but the Prussians will not be
able to get to Cherbourg. All the meadows are flooded,
to the depth of three feet. The Prussians have not yet
reached Honfleur nor Bernay. They think to take Havre,
but it will be well defended."

The trade at Havre, usually so great, is prostrated by
by the war. The docks, generally crowded with shipping
of every nationality, are now almost empty; and
the quays are a place of resort only for loungers. All
business other than mere retail trade is suspended, and
the foreign merchants and residents, who have mostly
sent away their wives and children, and remain only to
protect their property, are kept in a state of most unen-
viable anxiety and suspense.
A correspondent gives a good account of the Mobiles in
the north of France. " Their most obvious weakness is
that so many of their officers are learners like themselves,
and that hence they have few leaders on whom they can
rely. But they are of different blood and race from the
levies of the south, who fell upon their faces when they
were ordered to fire, and the Mobiles of Normandy
deceive me greatly if they would not do good service in.
the hands of an efficient commander. The Dieppe
Battalion is especially conspicuous for fine, stalwart-look-
ing men, and the Havre Artillery has all the appearance
of a trained and disciplined force."

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