The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-31 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SUN OFFICE, 8 A.M.

THE WAR,

OCCUPATIQN of MONT AVRON.

ROYAL HEAD-QUARTERS,
VERSAILLES, December 20.

Mont Avron has been occupied by the 12th Army
Corps, after a bombardment of one day.
"The French_trooPs left behind them many gun
carriages, rifles, and dead soldiers."
On the 28th inst. the siege artillery on the east
front of Paris succeeded, after having on the pre-
vious day silenced Fort Avron, in effectually bom-
barding the railway station at N&sy-le-Sec, and also
,yin dislodging the enemy's artillery in position at
Bondy. Our losses were three men.
The enemy's detachments who were still outside
the fort after its occupation on the 29th withdrew to
Paris. We lost one man.
On the 27th instant Lieutenant-Colonel Botten-
stein, with six companies of infantry, one squadron
of cavalry, and two guns, had a smart engagement
with the enemy between Montoire and La Chartre.
Eventually the enemy surrounded the detachment,
but Colonel Bottenstein broke through with a loss
of 100 men, and captured ten officers and 230 men.
The King has sent the following telegram to Queen

Augusta :
" Our bombardment of the fortified Mont Avron
on the 27th inst. with 76 guns has silenced the
enemy's guns yesterday and to-day."
The following despatch has also been received :
The King of Saxony has received. the following
nouncement from Prince George :
"LE VERT GALANT, December 29 (7 30 p.m.)
-Finding Mont Avron deserted by the enemy
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afternoon, the first Company of the 4th Foot
took possession. The guns had been carried off, but
many limbers, _as well as fire-locks, ammunition,
and dead, were ..left behind. Towards noon some
field artillery •of the enemy had hastened from
Avron towar. s Noisy,. and from Rosny four batta-
lions with their baggage withdrew towards Paris.
We have had no casualties to-day. From 7 to 10 to-
morrow morning we shall throw a strong force into
Mont Avron for clearing up and occupation. While
this is being effected an artillery fire will be kept up
against Noisy, Merlan, and Bondy."

THE BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS.
CARLSRIME, December 30.
According to information from- Versailles, the
attack on two of the Paris forts is certain to take
place on the Ist of January. Besides the fire on the
forts, shells will be from time to time thrown into
Belleville, Villette, and St. Antoine.
Nothing is likely to be done in the neighbour-
hood of the Loire for a fortnight at least. Prince
Hohenlohe and General Kameche have been nomi-
nated supreme chiefs of Artillery and Engineers.
Reinforcements are coming up fast. They amount
in all to about 150,000 men ; 4,000 horses are on
their way, and will arrive at Versailles shortly for
transporting purposes, the use of siege trains, and
conveyance of ammunition.
MARGENCY, December 28.
A dozen or more shells were sent inside Paris yes-
terday, and to-day into La Vilette and Belleville,
from the Rainey batteries, the range being about
7,000 yards.
The French batteries at Bondy are silenced, and
the camp behind Bondy is broken up. The French
had erected six batteries on the plain between
, Courneuve and Drancy, looking towards Le
Bourget, the significance of which is nullified
because they are infiladed from Rainey. The rail-
way station at Baubigny, hitherto of immense use to
the French, is commanded by German batteries.

ANOTHER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON

BELFORT.

BESANCON, December 29.

Intelligence has been received that another unsuc-
cessful attack was made by the Germans on Belfort
on the '24th, which was repulsed. The Prussians
had 1,400 men hors de combat. On the 21st instant
56 carriages were employed in conveying German
wounded to Chatenois ; and it is said that on arrival
it was found that almost all the occupants were
frozen to death.

ATTACK OF ROSNY.
ROCHE, December 29.

The Prussians yesterday made a furious attack
upon Nogent, Rosny, and the Plateau of Avron,
unmasking their siege batteries, and attempting a
bombardment. They were repulsed with consider-
able loss.

INVESTMENT OF PERONNE.
Advices from the Army of the North received at
Versailles state that on the 27th instant the fortress
of Peronne, after several engagements, was in-
vested. The pursuit of the French army of the North

continued.
Generals Chanzy and Bourbaki have resumed
offensive operations.

PRUSSIANS AT BAPAUNE.
ARRAS, December 29.

15,000 Prussians arrived at bapaune on the
26th, and marched the following day in the direction
of Peronne and Douai. The Germans before leaving
told the inhabitants that they were all tired of the
war.

NEWS FROM BORDEAUX.
The latest information received here states that
the Prussians had made a hasty retreat from Gray in
the direction of Vesoul.
At Mezieres another loss had been inflicted
on the Prussians, and preventing them from estab-
lishing batteries in front of the fortress.
The German loss in the affair of the 24th at Bolbec
was heavier than at first supposed. The enemy re-
moved more. than 20 conveyances, containing, it in
estimated, 200 dead and wounded.

SEIZURE OF ANOTHER ENGLISH VESSEL
BY THE GERMANS. "
HAVRE, December 30.
The English vessel Sylph has. been seized by the
German soldiers at Rouen. The crew were forced
ashore, and the vessel towed down the river.
She has been sunk at Duclair.

NEWS FROM BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, December 30.

No pilots are given to vessels navigating the
Scheldt from Antwerp, owing to the danger from

the ice.
Cambrai is prepared for defence. General Faid-
herbe is to the south-least of Douai.
It is believed that Count Bismarck is trying to
form a Peace League between England, Austria,
and Germany.

RATIFICATION OF THE GERMAN
TREATIES.
BERLIN, December 30.
This morning the ratifications were exchanged of
the treaties between Hesse and Baden and North
Germany. The treaty with Wurtemburg was also
ratified, as well as the military treaties with Baden
and Hesse.

MOVEMENTS OF THE GERNIANS.
LILLE, 'December 29.
A Prussian cavalry detachment arrived at St.
Quentin on Wednesday to prepare for the passage
through St. Quentin, of two Prussian Generals, with
an escort of 2,000 men, also to arrange for the
; accommodation of 1,800 troops as garrison of the
town.