Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-09

suasion brought To bear upon families
and individuals to prevent the evils Of
drunkenness and intcmpcrance.
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THE BARRIER YOxrs CAPTURED
BY lHE AMERICANS!
Gollant Conduct If u. S. Navsl
Forces.
Castor, Wednesday, Nov. -, 1856.
On Saturday, the 18th ioss., the cutter
Of The Uoited States chip Por,smoush.
containing UAptsin Foot. snd oshere.
vac proceeding from whanpos to Css.
ton wheo che vas fred upon from the
Barrier Forte. Il wss hsif pest 1 10 the
afternoon when this occurred. Tho Amer.
icsn lag was 10 . position tsss 10 sway
With sii chance OF . plss Of missskioe
u. while no less than iwo round shot. and
sorse ehsfges Of grape sitter The found
shot, we're fred into the boss By shs Chi
oess ''bssvos."
A. ihe 6r.s discharge Of grape The boa,
wss turned tor tho chips, whsre she ~
s,ss'i ~ q O'Clock, sni after ao hous
Commodore Armstrong decided upon t..
king possession Of the two fort, end then
advising tho Governor VI canton Of VIA,
bad occurred. The insult AsvirR been
avenged the property might hxv been
returned 10 its rightiul owner OF retain
ed, according ~ the reply from Govern.
% feh might indicate . wish for var or
resce with the Ameriosns.
At lay Light on Sunday the S.u ia.
c,n'o's cutter conn'ef osd sounding The
river from Whaupoa 70 tho bsrrier,
which was accomplished after che los.
OF msn frem . shot while throw ng the
lsai. Al T. H., "a hours after the
Portsfnouth's boat had been fred into,
that chip and the Lessns we're nearly ia
position TO open Ere. With only water
enough to aost the Port. m cuth, he ~,
towed up to her berth by the Will.me,t.,
in the noss gallant ss,ls on Capt. Our
rye part. who was for msny minutes 10
the aD'dst Of bot IRE from the forte,
which had "pened long before the lh,p
vas near enough to suit Capt. Foote
Alter the steamer bad been ord. red "a
cast Oh and take care At hersclf,' Capt.
Foote dropped with tho Hood for fsa
minutes until within $50 yards' distance
OF the nearest tort, (the large one u, the
right end Of the bsrrisr,) hasiox then
been under heavy Ere "r somo time.
"Stsrboard Jet 90 anchor"-.sIl.ul
!" .pr'"g"-''tire!" came 10 quick sue
ce.s'on, AMI, to cut n'y story ,hor,, the
chip fired 220 eight inch shells ~ the
following two hours and fifteen minutes.
Al! were well placed ~ their bear-s,
neighbors AMI ut the Rouni Fo,s I, q the
left, some 400 yards distant. At dark
hiring erased, the forte keeping il up TIL
fifteen minutes before the ship stepped,
and giv,ns sample Of what 10 in store
q the Freuch Folly as thi. time. The
two forte are said 10 be filled Nth Euy.
lish gans and juokmen crews, and GER
tsiDly 10 have ever seen ANYTHING in
the way OF Chinese gsonery before cqusl
to them.
During this time the Levant vas aground.
out OF hre, AMI could nos take par, iu
the action. The Portsmouth wss hulled
three times, one mariss mortslly woun.
dei, and her rigging badly cut.
Alter the IRE it Wss not deemed pru.
dtnt to send away boats from the ship,
~ the latter required their whole crews
20 take care OF them in the position ,hev
held, and hssiGe no steam 70 move down
w',h. % Mond.y moroing the Gun ia
embarked tho balance Of men from Can.
ton. for the purpose Of msnning bout.
and taking possession.
From the following i, q perrs that the
gallant crews Of the American men Of
var Portsm outh and Lsvaos have lost
none Of their fondness for . "set. too"
aod ego in to The muss" With the usual
spiri' sod sesl Of .Young America The
capture OF four forts with l6o guus OF
immcuss cal,brc, in the oourvs Of = few
hours. may Be considered ,olerAt shsrp
practice. The following detailed des.
seiptioe will be read With in,sscet:
CAPTURE or THE BARRIER FORTS
BY THE AMERICANS.
The future plsn Of opsrs.ious having
bsen agreed spoo BY the three commsn
dsrs, early on Friday morning sle Cum.
70 tovsd The I.essol into position nuch
nearer the forte, the Barrier stakes clone
Susshss pso9ssas. The boass
OF both chips we're then mAsesd With Z
esermiae party. aad the capture o. sAs
tort u The sssranes Of Fiddlse's Reaoh
resolved %. Az 8 A ~ he lials Gun "a.
under he able dirsosioo o. Volsasser
Captain W. u. Rotiass.) with The
suaches aud cutters 10 tow, started for
) Tort nader cover OF the Levsns's guns.
aod 10 the esee Of Ceiling Gre iron The
three forte. The shot whistlsd end roar
u over ao'i around her, bus che sessped
without injury and returned to the sh,ps
after having hsea exposed 70
} shsrp Gre for upwarjs u 40 hoar.
said the hearty cheers end cossra,uls. !
'ious Of oil hands. Bot not % vi,h the !
,osts. 4 large sisht.iach shos uex
he San Jseiuto's launch, 10 charge " .
First Lieut. Lewis Of that chip, % The
lsAsbosra bow. killing oss nee isstaas.
y. osrsslly veuadire swo othees. Who
lied shortly ssssswss6, asA wound.
e too o. three slisAsly. The sAes va
hollow oass seI sfsss sselkioe ne
'rssd beg 10 The ssesA o. she boat. ouiee.
=. rspOssd tAsss, ssd ssaAlas . esplivs
9 tAs 6oA.'e company. TIE lssdiae vss
'1sstea without further trouble. asd sl.
Aoaxh The nea bad 70 esess . dssp
llsees ~ - thsis bsses, asd sosss %
hslp usiseeaads. Ne ssars end sssipee
ssss upoa NE eoss IL tee oieuess. tie
sodioG psssy reached The fess 9th bot
Ne nea ta1sssd By rocket from Ne
stssaliae Chlssss.
The pssty catered The fort q aboae 9
'eloee, aod Tie Wesk Of dsstsuetioe
oaasased. The bsilaises vsss ell ees
70 70 ssa deessoysd, powder asd sIes
Asewe ieto Ne river s6d sveeSlAlas that
Geld - hseas ~ Destroyed. 0usk esss
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