The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-30 00:00:00

LATEST }SALOON NEWS.

Com • •
tr munications have been received at Bordeaux
22°41 Paris, bearing date up to the 25th. On the
411 d the Commannadt of Fort Issy made a powerful
be°4naissance in the direction of Bois Clamart.
toll the 24th General Trochu paid a visit
the troops, making large distributions,
b.," the same day a reconnaissance was made
two battalions of the National Guard in the
to'ectiou of Rainey. The entrenching and
4:tic fling of the French positions was carried on
tCvelY until the 25th, when it was interrupted by
of hardness of the soil, which had frozen to a depth
6-C1 centimetres. The frost is intense, and un-
paralleleda in the memory of man. General Trochu
h: therefore ordered, that it was not necessary to
te:l3the capturedositions. The troops will be guar-
t'cl in sheltered cantonments. The trenches are
40h,4ded by different reliesf overnight. On the 22nd
6Prussian soldiers who had remained in the pits at
Vale vrard attacked the French outposts, but were
6rl'eusly repulsed, the greater part being killed,
I);neral
Blaise was killed in this engagement.
as ~t 157 4%ia1l prisoners confirm the losses of the enemy
teat
heavy. On the 22nd the Seine rose to a
height, and is still rising. An inundation in
/; direction of ChoiSy is probable.
General
Gambetta has received the following from
General Chanzy, dated Le Mans, December 28th :
tt Mobiles
Jouffroy left yesterday with a column
vi,47obiles to surprise the enemy at Montovie. A
411 41 engagement ensued between Fontaine, St.
ill. !I:11in, and Montovie. The enemy beat a retreat
the direction of Chateau Renault, and were pur-

sued five kilometres beyond i\lontovie. The Ger-
mans left 100 prisoners, some carriages, and ammu-
nition waggons in our hands; two officers were killed
and several wounded."

M. Gambetta has expressed himself very well satis-
fied with the military situation.

EXPECTED BATTLE NEAR HAVRE.

HAVRE, December 29.

The Germans have assembled in great force near
8(.1,ec, and an engagement is looked upon as im-
minent. The enemy also occupy strong positions
between Duclair and St. Paer.

THE BATTLE OF PONT NOYELLES.
LILLE, December 29.

General Faidherbe has issued an order of the day
to the Army of the North, congratulating the troops
composing the Army of the North on their gallant
conduct at the battle of Pont Noyelles, and on the
glorious success which has been their reward. He
says the artillery was well directed, and he compli-
ments the Mobile and National Guards on their
bravery under fire. He concluded by saying that
some days' rest merited by their glorious deeds will
soon make them forget the privations and the
rigour of the temperature which they have borne
with resignation. Let us be penetrated with this
thought that these rude trials are imposed upon us
bg the safety of the country.

THE PILLAGE OF ST. CALAIS.
BORDEAUX, December 27.

The Germans at St. Calais, on the 25th inst., de-
manded 20,000 f. but finally accepted 15,000 f., and
levied heavy recquisitious of all kinds. The town
was delivered up to pillage during one hour.

BLOCKADE OF FRENCH PORTS.
COPENHAGEN, December 28 (3.50 p.m.)
The French Charge d'Affairs has made officially
known to the Government of Denmark that all the
French ports occupied by the Germans are to be
blockoded. The port of Kiel is completely shut up
by ice.