The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-28 00:00:00

THE WAR.

BATTLE NEAR AMIENS.
DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH.
Official despatches received from Tours to-day
state that a battle was fought yesterday between
vipers Bretonneux and Soleur, near Amiens, which
lasted the whole of the day. At the com-
mencement the fortune of the day was in
favour of the French, who maintained their position
11P to half-past four, when V illers Bretonneux was
abandoned before the superior forces and powerful
artillery of the Germans. The French also sus
tamed a defeat before Boves, but at Dury they
maintained their position. The number of iGerman
troops engaged is estimated at 3,000.

ALSACE AND LORRAINE.
A message has been sent from the Royal Head-
Tlarters at Versailles to Dr. Bamberg, formerly
the Prussian Consul-General at Berlin since the
outbreak of the war, requesting his attendance to
snake a report on the question of Alsace and
Lorraine.

REPORTED ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE

THE KING OF PRUSSIA.
Le Havre states that "M. Antoine Monard
(Paul Gramat), editor of the Avenir de l'Auch,
", ved yesterday at Rouen, after passing through
the German army round Paris. M. Monard states
that last Tuesday a Bavarian soldier fired at King
William between Louveciennes and Bougival. The
King was not struck ; the ball passed within a few
Inches of his head. The soldier was immediately
arrested and shot."

GERMAN DEFEAT NEAR VENDOME.
Towns, Saturday.
A great French victory was gained yesterday near
Vendome.
The Prussians were routed, with great loss, by
General Sonnet.
The battle begun at two. o'clock in the afternoon.
the Prussians were pursued till nine at night.
Two guns were captured.

Touns, Saturday, 3.15 p.m.

French successes continue to be announced.
The French were victorious at Amiens, Gentelles,
Bores, Vongeancourt (? FoLquescourt), Neville,
Vernon, and Artenay.
Four guns were captured at Artenay.

OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH.
HAVILB, Saturday Noon.
Oil Thursday, in the neighbourhood of Amiens,
,4116 Prussians were driven back ten leagues as far as
4037 e, and sustained considerable losses.

ENGAGEMENTS AT AMIENS AND ON THE
LOIRE.

The following dispatches have been received from
another source :

I'OURS, November 26 (Night).
During the last two days fighting has been going
°II at Gien, Montargis, Artenay, and Nogent-le-
Itotrou. On Saturday the engagements were within
thirty miles of Tours, on the French left. The Ger-
leans were everywhere repulsed. The French cavalry
Rade several brilliant charges. Great enthusiasm
Prevails in this city.

November 27 (7.45 p.m.)

°ll Friday, Saturday, and to-day, there has been
lighting along the entire line, and the French have
carried everything before them.
The Germans tried to turn the French right at
Glen, in the Department of Loiret ; and to perform
the same operation the left at Chateau-du-Loir in
the Department of Sarthe, about twenty-five miles
North of Tours. At both points they were repulsed
with great loss.
Hard fighting also took place to-day in the centre
about Vendome, resulting in the French driving back
the enemy; and taking 600 prisoners.
No doubt is entertained here that the decisive
conflict is at hand, and the greatest excitement con.
tlnues to prevail.

Touns, November 27,

A despatch from Amiens, dated the 26th, states
that engagements have taken place at the central
Positions at Gentelle and Roves, and that the Ger-
mans were repulsed and pursued at the point of the
bayonet. Their losses are stated to have been treble
that of the French ; but the Commandant Yann was
seriously wounded. The French troops are said to
be acquiring fresh skill every day, and to be lull of
dash,
A. despatch from Orleans, dated the 26th, states
that an engagement in which the French were
victorious has taken place at Neuville. The Ger-
mans, who had bombarded the town, were repulsed,
and left behind them many dead and wounded and
80 prisoners. The French losses were of trifling
importance.

IMPENDING BATTLE ON THE LOIRE.
The Moniteur of the 27th says that a great battle
is undoubtedly impending. The advantage in the
preliminary partial engagements has hitherto rested
with the French. The enemy made several threat-
ening demonstrations on our right towards Gien
and Montargis, but there encountered forces, com-
pelling him to change his plan of attack. The
enemy has rapidly moved part of his forces from
the
centre to the right, in order to overwhelm our
eft, who was on too extended a line to be easily
defended. Thie movement was made in such
ccmsiderable force that the Commander-in-Chief
eldered the concentration of our army by drawing
towards the centre the corps on our extreme left.
ehateaudun may consequently be evacuated, but
t.lllB Would form part of a series of movements pre-
liminary to a decisive action.

THE OPERATIONS ON THE LOIRE.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF
PRUSSIA, VERSAILLES, November 25.
It is stated on good authority that the French
hold Orleans in force, and that their expected retreat
across the Loire has not even commenced. The
Re tions reported from the direction of Dreux and
,
ateauneuf have been mere skirmishes with out-
ing detachments, to cover the advance of the
errnan right towards Le Mans. The Army of
the Loire, as a body, seems never to have been north
Artenay.

THE FIGHTING NEAR AMIENS.
AMIENS, November 26.
Alter smart fightin:z, Moreuil has been occu-
l'iea by the German forces. Twenty-one Uhlans
creased
the Somme this morning. Formerie is
threatened.

FRENCH VICTORY AT NEUVILLE.
bombardment of Neuville by the Prussians