27 AUGUST 1870, Page 3

Strasburg is holding out bravely, but it must fall. By

the latest accounts, the Germans have brought their guns within 1,000 yards of the fort, the "right aide of the citadel has been burnt down," and the "arsenal completely gutted." The Germans complain that the French fired into Kehl, an open town ; but their own batteries seem to be raised in Kehl, and the return bombardment was therefore unavoidable. There appears to have been a reason- able amount of effort to avoid hitting the cathedral, the Germans having distinctly alathetic views. They think they shall have the cathedral, and object to lose the option of being proud of it.