The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-24 00:00:00

A PRUSSIAN NAVAL STATION.

BERLIN, Wednesday.
ti A:Memorial to Count Bismarck, calling his atten-
°4ll. to the French colony of Saigon, in Cochin
fo Ina, with a view to the impending negotiations
klt Peace, is in progress of signature by the most
t?°rtant merchants on the Bremen Exchange.
ge :object is not to obtain a colony, but a per.
14ent naval station, the want of which, in those
-*Left is much felt.

R. ODO RUSSELL AND COUNT
BISMARCK. -
NYAL HEADQUARTERS, VERSAILLES,
November 23 (10.15 a.m.)
111,34,* 'ILIQ Russell saw Count Bismarck t*ice on
4 ."Y. The Prussian Minister's disposition was
teit,
k titeConference_ is likely to be suggested to consider
0 question rased by Russia, to meet possibly at
IlBtantinople.
thelut Odo Russell'was prevented from dining with
44-ing on TueAlay, owing to a severe cold.
0110ws from the front. The forts are silent.

ENGAGEMENTS IN THE SOUTH.
VERSAILLES, November 22.
Yesterday erday several small victorious engagements
7rred south of La Loupe.
'"I•e 83rd Regiment took one gun.
tr2-day Nogent le Rotrou was occupied by our
"s'il.PB 'without encountering any resistance.
°thing fresh from the Army of the Loire, but
tftce Frederick Charles is expected to cross that
bker Rbove Orleans, and to cut off the retreat of
41relle de Paladine southward. The Grand Duke
1), ecklenburg will move on Le Mans to shut
14 N. °,le de Paladine off from the French forces
°lltandy. Those forces or their advanced guard
bretlzbeen pushed back, some distance beyond

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-LURE OF A PRUSSIAN CONVOY BY
THE FRENCH.

Touns, November 23.
Att ev"Plete change has taken place in the situation
t .Preux. The valley of the Eure has been-cleared
lit:°°Pe, and the National Guards are repelling the
1414214 Y at Evreux. The peasantry assist with much
43iaem, and actively pursue the Prussians.
live" vernon the French have assumed the offen-
-111."Inzi driven before them a convoy of 1,600
Tii,7iane who were on their way to Mantes.
tt, carried off a large booty. Two Mobiles
kas°,Y killed, and five wounded. On. the Prussian
Ito 13110 officer and six men were killed, and forty
teri4ded• Several horses were captured. Satisfac-
hku 4ews has been received from Paris by the
4°°nArchimede.
Glerman telegram thus relates the affair : -
BERLIN, November 23 (11.55 a.m.)
Le se hundred waggons have been sent to Paris to
taluised in victualling that city in case of its sur-
er, and 200 more are to follow shortly.
ants
to the Geneva Convention, the oth and 1,
the ~.uavarian field hospitals have been plundered by
bore French at and near Orleans. The waggons,
4tt,-,a, and whole equipment were seized, and the
Aill:.ts sent to Geneva, whence they returned to
aLT
,t Btrasburg. fortifications have been repaired,
41e novv placed in a complete state of defence.

THE SIEGE OF PARIS.
jt la BRUSSELS, November 23.
el(trea reported here that General Trochu has do-
he it that he will make no sortie from Paris until
htt,tet.ll"A that the besieging forces are being
-"ed by the Army of the Loire.

&.. FIGHTING IN THE EAST.
t*tt% to-,188 telegram says that a serious engagement
h'lng place at Hericourt yesterday, and that
Th-:ilet Was unknown.
tc'te' "'wise Federal Council has decided upon rein-
-I)kttft tithe troops protecting the frontier by ono
n.

Fro GENERAL WAR NEWS.
4t Tours it is stated that the Prussian troops
Ititti•h°lltbeliard, Giromagny, and Hericourt, all
414,:,e1l miles north and south of Belfort, were
fore 'Y withdrawn on the 17th, and recalled by
marches to Lure, between Belfort and Vesoul.
Psti: Government of the National Defence in
12114tie-til° longer allows foreigners, including diplo-
%RC; to leave the city. Subjects of neutral
4ertel 11110 had received permission from the
ote4 'll authorities to pass through the lines have
le4N,e. forbidden by the French 3overnment to
4en_
ral
Bourbaki has arrived at Tours.
t'Al has 'aneais states that M. Gambetta as left for
TTh ae
4114t1 combined armies of Prince Frederick Charles
force,la Duke of Mecklenburg, with the recent rein-
btiii ;"11t8, are now estimated,.at 160,000, .and are
ei-rving reinforcements-- • • "
.tree .
Prussian columns, each 4,000 atrong, were

moving from Litre and itaiiaonchamp to Vesoul on
the 18th. Prussian troops at Montbeliard,
0-irotnagny, and Hericourt left for Lure on the 17th
by forced marches. Communication between
Auxunne and Besancon Was restored on the 16th.
From intelligence received at Lyons it is believed that
Gei.eial von Werder has at preen relinquished his
movement lowhra that city.

I'2U'ULSION OF GERMANS FROM SAIGON.

Advices from Cochin China state that all Germans
have been expelled from Saigon, which ht IYeth
declared iu a state of siege,

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TIIE ITALIAN ELECTIONS.
FLORENCE, Nov. 21.

•The result of the Italian general elections, so far
as they have yet become' known, appear to be
favourable to the Government, BOA A Zat
number of electionti " Fo qtao a ballotaggio,.
cr secon.l yutitt, Chiefly on account of the scanty
tattndalice of v tern, caused by the inclemency of
the weather, which prevented the attendance of the
suburban inhabitants. The ballotagyio will take
place next Sunday.-

THE THREATENING ASPECT OF AFFAIRS

tN SPAIN.

Intelligence from Spain, through French sources,
states that a great effervescence reigns in Madrid;
the troops arekept tobarracks; a republican insurrec-
tion is imminent. In Aragon there is the same agi-
tation augmented by a Carlist movement. Barcelona
is even more disturbed, and the Captain-General
has telegraphed to Prim that all would be kit if he
did not send reinforcements at otAe.