On 26 September, Le Lieur bombarded the Vietnamese forts. Unlike in 1847, he put a detachment ashore. They took about 40 prisoners, threw a quantity of black powder into the sea, spiked about 60 guns and burned the gun carriages. Many of these works had been completed after the bombardment of 1847. The following day some mandarins came aboard "Catinat" and offered to make a peace treaty on French terms, but Le Lieur opted to await the arrival of De Montigny. On 24 October, another ship, "La Capricieuse", arrived from Bangkok. The "Catinat" was thereafter recalled to Macau because of the ongoing war with China. De Montignty arrived aboard the "Marceau" only on 23 January, but was refused an audience, Tự Đức having interpreted the departure of "Catinat" as a victory for himself.