The New York herald., 1871-01-08
F r a N G E
Herald Special Report Of the Progress Of
The Siege from Versailles.
FORTS R0SNY AND NoGENT SILENCED.
Dreadful State Of Suffering Within the
Walls Of Paris.
GERMAN ADVANCE ON M0NTREUIL
A General B0mbardment from
North, East and South.
A DESERTERS STORY OF PARIS.
Heavy Losses on Both Sides at
the Battle Of Baps,,rne.
THE MOVEMENT CT BE.-0RT.
One Hundred Thousand Fresh Troops at
Ckerbourg for France.
A DEsERTER,s STORY OF PARIS.
Heavy Losses on Both Sides at
the Battle Of Bapa,,ne.
THE MOVEMENT CN BE.-ORT.
One Hundred Thousand Fresh Troops at
Cherbourg for France.
THE BESlEGED CAPITAL.

THE BESlEGED CAPITAL.
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TELEGRhMs TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Mont Avrcn, Rosny and Nozent Silenced-
An Advance ON Montreuil Contemplated
No Hope of n Successful S0rtie-State Of
Affairs In Paris-Desirc for Pcnce-Fcars Of
n Rising Food Very Scarce-A General
BOmbardment Soon.
LONDON, Jan. Z, 1871
The NEW YORK HERALD correspondent at ver-
sailes under date Of the Sd, forwards the following
information regarding the siege. which transmit
by cable for special use of the HERALD:-
SURPRISE AT THE CAPTURE OF MONT AKRON.
1t has got to be a common saying here that the
French are eternally doing what they ought not 10
do and leaving undone things which they should
do. 1t is matter OF much surprise and satisfac-
tion at the German headquarters that they have
been allowed to occupy Mont Avron, which, per-
haps could not have been prevented; but that they
have been permitted to hold and use 1t against
Forts Rosny ana Nogent is something that cannot
be accounted for.
ROsNY AND NOGENT SILENCED.
The Germans have used Fort Avron with such
effect that they have speedily slenced Forts Rosny
and Nogent, which now in turn can be taken,
when nothing can hinder the Germans from
ADVANCING ON MoNTREUIL,
thus getting, to all intents and purposes, to the
rear OF Forts Romalnvllle and Noisy, when the
suburbs OF Bellevie and Lavaette Will be COM
pletey at their mercy.
SPIRIT OF THE BEsIEGED AND BEsIEGERS
The capture of Avron had a tremendous moral
erect on the besiegers, ana, as we learn by pro-
clamaton from General Trochu, received here
through a deserter the besieged are terribly dis
prited.
NO HOPE OF A SUCCESSFUL SORTIE.
There is nothing more certain than the fact that
any sorte that viii be attempted will prove unsuc-
cessfu.
THE DEsERTER's STORY.
/ have had an opportunity of learning from the
lips Of the deserter that half two-thirds Of the
population OF PARIS undergo terrible sutferings-
First on account Of food OF all descriptions being
very scarce, and next because wholesome food is
undertakes to feed destitute numbers, it is practi
cally impossible preserve proper distribution Of
such meagre rations are procurable until many
thousands have been from twelve to tweniy-four
hours without food.
HOW HE ESCAPED.
My informant whose name is Deane, and who was
pressed into the service OF the National Guard,
escaped when on outpost duty during the recent
bombardment.
THE DESIRE FOR PEACE.
He states that. there is growing desire among
a classes for peace, but everybody is afraid to be
the first to propose cessation OF the terrible con-
nict.
FOOD KEPT FOR THE SOLDIERS.
The civilians now begin to grumble on account Of
the amount Of food kept for the soldiers. The de-
sertcr believes that an outcrv favor OF surrender
OF the capital may at any moment break out with
irresistible force
WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED.
LOOK out for speedy news Of the bombardment
from other parts Of the beseglng lines of the city.
am not at liberty to state fully the arrangements
being made. but can tell you that Generals Moltke
and Blumentnal are confident that none of the more
southern forts can resist the weight of metal now
capable of being thrown against them. The de.
scripon OF the forts altogether is Of such nature
as to render them unfit to resist modern siege artil-
lery. l may almost say depend upon 1t that the
bombardment once partly begun viii not be discon.
ftnuea till capitulation takes place.
Bombnrdment OF Forts Issy, vanvres and
Monirouge.
LONDON Jan. 6. 1871.
Another despatch from Versailles, dated the 5tn,
gives the following Information
COMMANDMENT OF FORTS IssY, vANvREs AND MONT
ROUGE.
the German batteries to the south Of Paris, whose
armament has been effected without interruption by
the enemy, to-day bombarded Forts Issy, vanvres
and Montrouge, as wen as the French intrench-
ments at villejuif and Point Jour ana the French
gunboats in the Seine.
FORT DIssY sILENCED.
Fort d'Issy has been senced.
The Classmates of Rosny Destrvy csl--A A n
Effective Bombard,nent from the North,
East and South.
LONDON, Jan. g. 1871.
The average mortality Of the German regiments
engaged in the siege Of Paris up to the slst ult is
stated at two per cent.
THE Classmates OF FORT RosNY DESTROYED.
is said that the casemates or Fort Rosny seast OF
PArs) have been destroyed by the fire Of the German
guns.
The GefAuan heavy guns at Meuaon southeast Of