The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-06 00:00:00

SPECIAL EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 P.M.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE WAR.

ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH.

SUCCESSFUCATTACKs ON THE GERMANS.

TOURS, OCT. 6.

General Reyan has made a report to the Govern-
!Dent, dated Chevilly, yesterday evening. He an-
11°Inlees that at five o'clock in the Morning, he
advanced towards Toury with three brigades of cavalry
and infantry, and three half batteries of artillery. At
7 a.m. he arrived before Chassis. A squadron of
hussars surrounded the village, and carried off five
Prisoners from the Royal Bavarian regiment. Notwith-
standing the enemy's artillery, which comprised
tell 12-pounders, and which dismounted some of
the French guns, the movement forward continued,
and General Ressayre's brigade turned the village
of Toury on the right. The enemy's cavalry,
numbering from 400 to 500, supported by 2,000
infantry, were compelled to beat a hasty retreat
towards Paris. The French continued the pursuit
beyond Toury for three or four hours, and the
movement was then stopped, the troops being
overcome by fatigue. General Reyan made a
thorough reconnaissance of the enemy' strength, and
ascertained the presence of the Princes Albert of
Saxe-Meiningen and Saxe-Altenburg.
General Reyan captured from the enemy, a herd
°f cattle, including 147 cows and 52 sheep, which
have been sent on to Arthenay.

MOVEMENTS OF THE FRENCH.

LILLE, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
'The Echo du Nord says that the railway service
has been reopened to Orleans, and draws the in-
ference that the Prussians are falling back on Paris.
r
11le Municipal Council of Arras have under conside-
ration a proposal to appropriate five million francs
.01" arming and equipping all the Garde Nationale
111 the Pas de Calais, who will be immediately called
lilt° active service.

The Figaro says that the French Artillery would
111. ere often fire upon the Prussians, but that the
Inhabitants of Champigny and the surrounding vil-
lages have been impressed to carry materials and
construct works of defence.

The Prussians are attempting to remove the debris
°f the Nogent Viaduct and rebuild the broken arches,
out are constantly interfered with by artillery fire
from the forts.
The villages of Gentilly, Arcueil, Cachan, and
uhatillon are complete deserts.
The Journal d'Amiens states that communication
between Charleville, the Ardennes, and the rest of
Prance is still open.
The garrison of Tours, cavalry and infantry, make
dailyT distant reconnaissances on the banks of the
Loire.
Extensive military manceuvres take place every
morning in the Champs de Mars, and the troops are
exercised in shooting.
A manufactory of mitrailleuses is about to be
established at Nantes. It is also said that the
establishment at Indret has received orders for their
manufacture.
it,M. G. Masure, editor-in-chief of the Progry du
i'!°rd, has been appointed Secretary of -the Delega-
ef the Government of National Defence at
4-eurs.

CHANGE OF GERMAN HEAD-
QUARTERS.
VERSAILLES, OCT. 5.
-day
Ihe Royal headquarters were transferred here
to.
The King previously inspected the position of the
6th Army Corps.

INVASION OF SOUTHERN
FRANCE.

CARLSRUHE, OCT. 5 (7.20).
General Treskow is in command of the army which
4 to advance into Southern France.
Delegates from the Carlsruhe Town Council re-
ort that 500 houses have been destroyed in Stras-
burg, and at least 10,000 persons are homeless.
subscriptions for their relief have been opened in all
Parts of Germany.

UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPH
FROM PARIS.
BRUSSELS, TUESDAY.
The Cologne Gazette and the Inde'pendance Beige
are both of opinion that there still exists some
underground communication between Paris and the
r"inceß, as despatches are daily received from
Paris by the Government delegates at Tours.