The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-25 00:00:00

dtte
when the reception of'parcels will be suspended, 311_4
public are warned that under present chew:000'00
transit may occupy a fortnight, or in some 04 e
three or four weeks. ao
A pamphlet by Marshal Bazaine, justifying m''.„,ll
at Metz, will be published at Brussels in a few tu`r"' e
The tall stately sails, which for no less Or/ f 44
months have been missing, may now again be see,11:00
the Loire. The arrival at Tours of a carg° bsl
towed by a steamer, was quite an event. The r'f""
got very low through drought.
totior,
The French newspapers are full of the Russi3u(l'lVo
It is a complete Godsend to them at present. °-11,1130
under pain of a court-martial to publish any Ile'cs
ever, false or true, relating to the army,
have been reduced to the greatest difficulties to t
papers preceding the arrival of balloons from Tan' I+joa
The prisoner of Wilhelmshohe has requesto„ tbe
William to have the French Guards interned TO
neighbourhood of Cassel. There is every likelintyill
the ex-Emperor desires 'to uphold the spirit a I°l
this corps d'elite of his former army in to ilc" fer,
order ,100 ,
a restoration of his dynasty.
King William, '4OO
sheaved his unwillingness to interfere in the inter°'nereil
of France by wisely declining to accede to the PK
wish. —Provincial Correspondence. they
it
to
he
The Paris Journal states that on the night of t-nap et
of November "the Prussians, in number about 1-Irpit
15,000, attempted a surprise upon the fort of 1551%, $(l6
our soldiers were on the alert, and a, vigorous ea°lllll3a
tla
assisted by the fire of two mitrailleuses, 01'4°1 t 1
enemy to retire. This artillery fire occurring ;110'
middle of the night caused great anxiety to the arir:,
tants of Grenille, Vaugirard, and other neighb°o6l
places, who had been led to believe that the benrlo-
had at last commenced."
In Metz at this moment the poor alone earn';d
~
and many of them seem to earn a good deal. The ; o'b°
authorities offer five francs a day to working bakert; g
in ordinary times gain two francs only. A l)°r;
five francs, a stableman five francs : in fact, riv"f
is the lowest sum per day that any one in 111etz see' 00
dined to accept for no matter what services. Til°s,,ree'
the other hand, who do not live by manual labour ,40
the saddest possible condition. An official pell°ilV
rich, told the Times' correspondent that he now °vie
selling, one by one, the pieces of furniture beloog
his house. This gentleman has an estate, but the Bev)
pay no rent. He has houses, but the tenants denii
meet their engagements. He has railway shares, " CEastern Railway of France is in the hands of he
mans and yields no dividends. t OEI
General K4ratry the other day tried the eft
de theatre at the Conlie Camp, near Le I‘l3l/s,g,
great, immediate, and very probably ultimate soece",oor
t.
private of Mobiles was sentenced to death hi r,oli'
martial for insubordination. His pardon, streog4 'OO
cited from Count Kdratry, was sternly refuenltoe
November 18th the whole army was drawn up t° 'P
the execution. The drums rolled the death n°t°,;(lo4
culprit received the last consolations of religion, 3"5t0
firing party was ready awaiting the signal. 10 -Itd
very last moment General K4ratry galloped to the lo
and said he had determined to spare the man's life',l3d‘th!!
that his clemency might not be misinterpreted,
in future discipline would be strictly observed'
astounded rebel, thus rescued from the jaws 0f -fito
threw himself at General K4ratry's feet, or fflei
feet of his horse. The General said, " Rise up, la
and remember that a Frenchman should never g°
on his knees."
Iroeli

for 7
A DARING FEAT.—A daring feat was Per 01,.,4
before Paris by a Prussian lieutenant of the naine°d
mann. The young officer was on outpost duty?' if 9;
general making the rounds asked him, in a lobe, o'4
could not get lim a Paris newspaper, " trl'ost`o
answered Hoffmann, and, true to his word, he seile
the expedition. He and a corporal whom u 0.4
selected as his companion crept through t'e
of outposts on their bellies, until theY,te
near a villa, owned and, still in Wire tile
the war, inhabited by anEnglish gentleman, Th,e icV
suddenly rose to their feet, right in front of a Frenegtll,o,,
The picket fired but missed, and ran away.
entered the Englishman's house and perenillt,e vpi'j
manded a Paris newspaper ; the gentleman was ;, 0,4
get rid of his troublesome visitor at so cheap a 11' oIY
the two Prussians made for their posts before tq
was given in the French lines, carrying back ivit,pr
their harmless booty, which turned' out to be
the Figaro, with the famous peace article in it.
de/ Correspondence.
A NEW Foleyor BALLOON.—The idea, egtr.' a
gant as it seems, of a balloon guided by eagles, isr4
have been seriously started in Paris. Experiments "`
actually been made with eagles from the 5,,0rip01/,1
Plantes, fastened to a car, in presence of AL ief
Directeur-Gdn4ral des Postes ; M. Chassinat, Ch J
the Service of the Department of the Seine ;. es
Mattel, Principal Receveur ; and, it is said, witli,i'cy
factory result. From four to six vigorous
•to be harnessed to the balloon, and these Wir oe',j
guided by an aeronaut by means of a piece of rlroet`v
attached to the end of a long pole, held out in `.grit
them, which the voracious birds will vainly endoA
reach, as it will be always advancing before them- „„r
it is desired to change the direction, the conden"i, si9o
turn his beefsteak either to the left or to the rie.iio,l,
upwards or downwards, according to whether be dtlie
mount or to descend, the hungry birds all the
lowing the raw meat with renewed ardour.
THE FIGHTING AT DREUX.—TOUChiIIg ttfit'
gagement at Dreux, the correspondent of the Dances:,o
at Versailles, who dates his letter November 191 vir, Li
The French were driven out of Dreux the day De".°-:t9'ol
terday by the twenty-second Prussian Division, -d
is
there no longer any body of them near Versailles °the e
side. We do not hear that guns were captured
gagement, probably because the guns were sent to wotil
in the almost over-cautious manner which 30
experience has taught King William's eneuliesc..oo°J
Orleans,. in October last, there was no Frenellyeo
taken, simply because the said trophies had been 0,,,a
away in ample time. Some pieces had been to 3;
Arthenay, but there it was more difficult '()t tllO
when ' the " bolt " must be made. Tl°
French should have held Dreux for some thlie tr 4
the six thousand Gardes Mobiles reported to 113%8 IP,,r
suffered defeat on Thursday is a proof of It or),
the Prussians find their task of investment—tilitti`
not be everywhere at once—and a proof of how del,
small force can do in the neighbourhood of 01°,04
well-equipped armies. The six thousand Gardes 7,1(10`,
could stay for awhile where they were, but they pc'
find a loophole in the wall of cavalry outposts Wel'
`ect the Prussian movements.
,ilovLl,

THE ENGAGENIENT AT TERGNY.—The 101-.All°
are the details of the engagement at Terg"Y :th tr
commandant of the small garrison of Han], lel
laudable design of inuring his recruits to being lino 1,1
had sent out a detachment of Mobile Guatils
guns in the direction of La Fere. On his
e'i;ortrof
at the village of Tergny, which was rcpt
to be occupied by the enemy, the le e
the column sent. for the mayor of the VIVI
order to get information from him. The mart
asserted that he had not seen a single Prussian, a vt etice
his village was free, the French detachment, qierf,°
pecting any mishap, entered the main street of ivo
in loose order. The whole column had hardly 044 e $7O
into it, when from all sides a sharp musket*: "„0,140
opened upon them. Every house was full of Pruss,e-
had converted all the houses into as many redoubtsiortl
Mobiles, surprised at so unexpected an attacl'' 10/'
thought of using their arms, and at once retreated, pe
ing a few killed and wounded men on the field. e;
succeeded, however, in carrying off their 101 p
When once out of this wasp's nest into 01?„,
they had been decoyed by the abeilloPed
treachery of a magistrate, with whom Iced
will have a severe account to settle, the column re. Se
its ranks, and fighting retired in good order to liar' orr
is the truth about what was reported at the heaa,,cl
at Versailles as a serious attempt to •relieve
We absolutely guarantee the authenticity of to°
details.
coej`,
[ADVERTlSEMENT.]—Holloway'sjeWoo_
able medicine is now acknowledged to be the In'„ 041 m
derful remedy in the world. It acts directly on
system, renovating the springs of life, and purift. Ylico I
blood, eradicating liver cemplaints, indigestion, 'OO, „I
appetite, pain in side, and general debility. D 1150104,
remedy on which the asthmatic may place the ,„"
dependance and obtain perfect restoration to healt'o'bolvji
hypochondriac, dyspeptic, and nervous sufferers „DO WI
resort to these invigorating Pills, which are eal7011i1),0,
converting their despondency and gloom into eilAts
and bringing back those naturally happy thou 0,4
gendered by a good digestion. One trial is all
necessary to prove their unfailing efficacy.

B~' tUy