The following official coinmunication from the Belgian Government has been forwarded to us by the courtesy of the acting Belgian Consul-General.
The fall of the fortified position of Namur after forty-eight hours of assault has provoked surprise in some quarters where it was expected that this position should offer a resistance at least equally pro. longed as that of Lidge.
The military correspondent of "The Times" wrote that it will later be necessary to explain how a position as strongly fortified ce Namur could fall after two days, just like an open town.
Under these conditions, the Belgian Government believed it' useful to issue certain precise details concerning the military facts that happened from August 2% to 25 around the fortified position of Namur. This will allow the rectification of rumours that might be circulated abroad concerning the valiant gar-risen of this town.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.