The New York herald., 1870-12-03
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW Yoak HERALD.

TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Severe Cnlnonade ON Monday-Au Attack ON
Observation-Disclosures Of tho Prussians-A
Feisned Acknowledgement DIovcmcnt Asuinst
Observation-Disclosures Rcpulso-Ths Losses-
Concentration Of the Cermnns-SheIl,ng OF
LONDON, Dec. 2, 1870.
A correspondents At Versailles telcgraphs on tho
Both ult.:-
THE CANNoNADE OF MONDAY.
A sortle was attempted against ChoIsy-le Roi ana
the fegned attacks upon Monttretout and Bezons
would have been pushed home had the PrussIan
lines proved weak The French began the move
ment against Berons In the middle Of the night OF
tho 2Sth by O heavy cannonade from Mont
Valerlen and an attempt real or fetgned, TO throw
bridges across the Seine. musketry fire was ex-
changed between the beli gerents on the opposite
sides OF the river and the whole PrussiaD force on
the Peninsula OF Carriers St. Denis was on the
alert
AN ATTACK on MoNTIEToUT
Meantime the French were preparing an attack on
Montrctout with infantry moving up from Syrnes,
under cover OF the guns OF the now earth work ct
Mont valerlen. This attack commenced at eight
O'Clock yesterday morning. The Prussians were
vigorously shelled and detachmcnts OF Gardes
Mobile began skirmishlny.
ADVANCE OF THE PRUssIANs.
Several Prussian field batteries and large force
OF line infantry soon advanced TO support the
jagaY companes, and the Fifth corps en-
gagged with the French gunb0ats OH the Seine,
which took part In tho action and sheed the iagers.
The Prussan batteries did not reply to the French
cannonade because they were unlimbercd solely
against the French infantry. which did not advance.
FEIGSED ASSAULTS
There were two or three crude attacks on Mon
tretout, as II to storm the Prussan works. but the
French supports were so man9uvred as to give the
idea that no orders had reached them to advance,
although they were In strong force and the French
officers were continually exposing themselves to
hold the troops steady and suffered much from the
Jagers' fire. About noon the fire from Fort Vale
rien slackened and the Mobiles were withdrawn.
TUE ADVANCE ON CHoIsY-LE-RoI.
The sortie against Ch0syle-Roi began little later
than the fcint against Montretout. About twenty
battalons came out at nine O'Clock from vieluif
and advanced on the position Of the Sixth Prussan
corps The guns Of the new works at vilejuf sup
ported tho attack by an ncessant fire, reaching
mainly the right Of the Second Bavarian corps aud
inncting slight losses
i
The beginning Of the French movement was
conducted with great energy but the
French speedily became discouraged under
the sharp fire OF the besieging forces.
who unmarked their field batteries, which
Immediately proved exceedingly annoying to the
French. Notwithstanding the great exertons OF
their oflcers the attacking battaIions were thrown
Into disorder Their supports failed TO arrive. The
affair over In two hours.
THE LOSSES
The estimated German loss is ioo OF whom thirty
corps The French loss Is from 500 to 6oO Including
$50 prisoners
CONCENTRATION OF GERMANS
Riding towards Cnoisy-,e Ro found the country
alive with the German forces mastering to repel the
sortie. Thirty thousand are capable OF conccnrrat-
ing at any psint. The weather is raw and misty.
The Germans in excellent spirits the prospect OF
active work. The troops are singing and tho bands
playing.
SMELLING THE wURTEMBERCERs.
The wurtembergers on the extreme let we're
heavily cannonaded last night. There was about
one casualty for every 500 shells. There was much
artillery firing during the night from the whole line
OF southern forts. The French everywhere are dis
playing great activity final effort Is believed to
be imminent
HEAVY cANNONADINo.
Inc reckless waste Of ammunition Is because Tro.
Gnu KNOWS tnc provisions will fall before the pow.
Ger. The cannonade grows daily heavier.