The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-01 00:00:00

SPECIAL EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 P.M.

LA'T'EST INTELLIGENCE.

THE WAR.

LOSSES IN THE BATTLES AT AMIENS.
Le Liberal de Cambrai says that in the various
engagements around Amiens on Sunday last the
rench had 1,500 hors de combat, and the Prussians
2,500.

The Nouvelliste de Rouen says :--Six kindred
"Orsini bombs" filled with nitro-glyceri-e have
been discovered in Paris, at Batignolles, by the
Police. They were hidden in a cellar, at the bottom
13t a small court, and had been manufactured by
order of M. Blanqui, in view of a revolutionary agi-
tation.

GREAT BATTLE BEFORE

PARIS,

EVACUATION OF AMIENS AND VENDOME

LILLE, December 1.
The Germans have, it is stated, suddenly evacuated
Amiens and are falling back on Paris.
A great battle is now being fought before Paris.
No definite intelligence has been yet received.

VERSAILLES, November 30 (5.45 p.m.).

The furious cannonade, which continued from last
night to this morning, was a feint to distract atten-
ti°ll from a most serious attack which was made on
the Saxons and W urtembergers.

A. terrible battle has been going on since noon,
and is now raging on the north and north-east sides
01 Paris.
Tbe Army of the Loire is retiring, but its position
the number of its forces are uncertain.

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One thousand seven hundred prisoners have been
taken.

D.
-,,lght thousand shells have been thrown against
the works on the south side, but have done no
"ainage to the position, and caused very small loss.

'PRUSSIAN REVERSE NEAR ROUEN.
ROUEN, Wednesday.
To-day
ir the Prussians were defeated at Etrepagny.
heY lost 160 men.
The French captured one gun, 250 rifles, and
Olree ammunition waggons.

ATTACK ON MAZIERES.
VENDOME, November 30.

The Germans have attacked Mazieres twice to-
clay, but have been repulsed on each occasion. One
()Fneer and 34 prisoners have been taken by the
French. The fighting lasted for nine hours.
Vendome, Cloyes, Chalvandon, and Chaleauneuf
have been evacuated.

VICTORY OF THE FRANCS-TIREURS.
Nurrs, November 30.

An engagement took place this morning between
the Francs-Tirgurs of the Eastern Pyrenees
and two Prussian columns with artillery at
ievray. About two p.m., the fight extended
° Nuits, where 13 companies of Francs-
Tireurs of the Vosges, valiantly supported by the
Garde Mobile of Beaune, attacked the enemy and
ftined a complete victory. The losses of the
Missions were very great, as their dead strewed the
toads for a considerable distance.

THE FIGHTING ON Ti] LOIRE.
TOURS, November 30.

It is announced by the Moniteur that the Germans
finding
their position at Beauve la Rolando unten
able have evacuated the town, after having set it on
fire.

During the last few days the French have re-
rlltured Montoire, Bassou, Saint Calais, Mondoub-
u.ean) Broil, and Nogent-le-Rotrou on the left, and
41untargis on the right. The Prussians abandoned
41-011targis after the affair at Ladon.
An aide-de-camp of Prince Frederick Charles was
'alien prisoner, and Count Plater was killed, in the
affair at Neuville.
The Prussians were repulsed with a severe lcss in
811 attempted night surprise at the village of
`-'llateau-Gaillard, near Toury.

December 1.

A decree dated the Ist instant opens a credit of
35)000,000 francs for the settlement of the pending
armament contracts, and also a supplementary
credit of 15,000,000 francs for ulterior purposes.