In the trenches the danger is not great, and there are but few casualties; the shells pass over them.

If anyone, however, exposes himself, a ball about the size of an egg, from a _canon de rampart_, whizzes by him, as a gentle reminder to keep under cover.

The area of the bombardment is slightly extending, and will, I presume, very soon reach the right bank.

More people are killed in the daytime than at night, because they will stand in groups, notwithstanding every warning, and stare at any house which has been damaged.
The bill of mortality for the week ending January 13th, gives an increase on the previous week of 302; the number of deaths registered is 3982.

This is at the rate of above twenty per cent.