New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-02
THE AMERICANS FIGHTING IN CHINA.


The rrpciual incident during the week has been the
mocc,du, II the ni;ed States squadron, consequent
u,ou al NJ istinble attack made upon party OF ma
val officers and CIV iians by the "brayes occupying
tic Barrier Forts and which = likely TO involve the
Americans also, mach egainst their viii IN quarrei
with the Chncse. The particulars are as follows
"On Saturday, about I clock in the aisern oop, the
PoIisInouths six cared pnnace ia which were ON
mander Fotte his ret lieutenant NJ. Sturgs, and the
Rev. Mr.. Macy was pulling up from hAInPoa 10 l an
ton and when abreast q the lower tort, Gun was dis
charged At them, which crossed the bow le aheSl
Mi Siurss took tie flag from tee stern OF the boat
soCd IN and waved it, to -hO" The Chinese they were
Americans and then told The men "a pun away IL
II net have been II mi-take' but scarcely we're the
words uttered when second bullet pa2sei close 70 The
boat followed Nv 4 shower of -hrapnel which drshed
VI the water all round them. The men pulled ahe|i,
ana az room they neaTed the second tori, Tue
partv received from II the Ike tire iineuti Tue
cue in the after instance being, II possible,
better s.rNr1 that II was miraculous hos
a., party escaped. They did 20, however pu' about
and returned to Wlampoa, where they reported Tue
Circumstance 10 Con modorc Armstrong and he
,,rou pfly determined 20 G,truv the fort, and then
wti;e 10 the Governor what Lie hat done, and
b. Tor dong Il, aud intimate al tr same tiIe
his eontt ntu ent with the -ai> tom De had iAken In
execution OF III resOlye, boat was dispatched or
sunday morning to sound hud ascertain whether the
colih Of water sui,cleHt 20 permit o. tle iOrtS
mouth and Levan, al chorp@ Within ciose distance
OF The ,Its. tie boat il ding So was hred upon ana
one in kiied-l- head b. IL taken of by round
shot. On SUNDAY both vessels get under weigh, tse
Portsmouth being taken II tJw BY the hll.meiie.
TIE Commodore Oh board Gle L,> ant, bal merely
g spoctaOr-the vessel beng under tAc command OF
Cs2t. Bel of the steamer San To- into, app. >Htu'
hfr own commander beng GbseCt On duty N Canton,
Guarding The FactoIie-. The Levent uni"Hunai-iy,
grounded D, ore she could be got within rance; ou' Tie
Portsuclih was lowed up 10 tue stdHOu hAel upon.
AID ii, ,lc 6pprodlStd u tow OF TIE II, de ihc iot-
c,,u,d src il0n both yes~e.s-tus shO;Glng seCond
COZ ffn6tou that there mistake on The pit Of
.he Chiposo L ;h,ir Saturday a;;s1 upon re pAty
Il Americans IL lie F.nue,e. ~
a; length after scV org So; hal struck ne W la-
u,ette the ,lo,p ws- cast of an Cspt. Foote with
erea; couiness cropped Is vessel up sAI uh",T h.t
IL! viii IL - yards OF The ls-S io:t upon 4Ic ne
Portsmouth, poured her broalsidc. lie - Ssscdlebl
vh Ito W. Qrs ;hC rspse lasted 81 hear ana Aree
Qlarftrs 10y which time the io't- acre -lru H. but
.re sloop Q.n nlec Ter ne Isl: a. hour loact Gciu
80 sLoI snG she Lad UetD thrown nto Tue lore. Tie
ess'bu,r 4 ~ bus De ~en. vs. % Tie iJst t,itr-
,i.Ita kl. t-' tLt.- -, could not cave hctn ei la
T., fh6. urr tie 30 acou'a TIE Other 0sy by French
fC.'y az re twenty -:..ce va 'riks. ~Ai-a we've
>i-rt.d .r ~, u.lt-- ~ cv, Cu'i lie ,tr'Il-' lat
x, s:sU 3, 'io u r.ty t!ec-s oce u II klei and
'lfee Vlurt cU. usrpds e uer.ly 80 h7ars en-
g6etutut he portsmouth tai ouy c5zeu shots II
tc: acc orc u.au MORALLY wC-ncct. Tie inn: 90
ga PAT of he Americans lasted until dalA aud u not
tl,u. CttGtC piuCeL: .Eud force ~ re mt ine
.iCtl.lIE IT, ,pit. d-a Nt-j 40 u nTnll- Amen
Toe Commodore .-r,il,I..- ss forco .nsiorus;e Ge-
te'mItd ~ .eca.! NJ -ul. Canton. All Ss tlie
arrival tie sLls ,Ay ult; le w.oe day. The Culuos
IeL.uc s. great Cl>F-ay q s:rlr. blt2 rs &c am
Outside o.. i"r-s guns b,u- sctu.ily ia Il u 20.
s.;.ou -rco- ire was. ta-s vLv-c-, sc. Tie Com
u,iore ief tie Ne>>el- ~ no"n, sud proceeded
on hoL-d tie San JaclI;o a: " hanpoa. where he
met Ur iarse. the United States Jmni --one. after
a consultation with wlOu &c wcoie e;;tr % IL IEl-
renal Commissioner deman-ir: -ats!a within q
hours u~t eNraordInsry pro et.ng Il "a
s: So. : INERT lie men from Canton Lad IeGc-
Will, s'rNe6 b4i orders bal ~ cour-e beet -a-d g.
sasrtrd Cut-Gogs % re Ic;cc. c.sap n:n-2t snt
= 1T OF every mar board tbe sql7tron. t-om he
commanders sovuws.G. he le-;5r ies>ne: Canton
Tucsdsy uc--r- snG .sd hen % BE ,Hausls,e-i, -
LIST g.; wc1.G Lot -eacb = Ges,na-,"G I'D yesterday
uv-ui- Yea VII. OF course, give expAna;,@r enog:n
g sonsy D.. Pa-ser, AMI here he ma;ier xii ret
We have only % say -. L our oo.u r. tie 2itscN
rsy'nc teen orcr c1mnsn 81, tie tors should hsyc
been AIKEN. Z hey 10, destroyed that 'h-s
ne Chinese mist, T.; hsve bad L N tueir power %
cost, as hey sre ceran - io ;as; Le LIE sEPs dd
~ ST, &c a;.er :, sod a r..
TIE puck displayed py re Csiue-e ~ th-s otcs-
s4Co may Il seIe measure D. soVuniec -. i The
ny Ie1' ned I ne =. ,soy - i--:er r Wbsn
Ia = uut. g n. e msD t@Tg epgss.d q ~ si-h