The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-07
The War an China
TUE BRILLIANT ATTACK OF THE AMERIo ms 0ph rsu
BARRIER Fe1is.

The War in China
ryR BRILLIANT ATTACK OF TyE AMERIo ms sDH r 81
BARRIER Fc21s.
Extract from Q Private Letter
UsIrxp STATES SAN JAos sUl
WnANroA Dec. 10, 1885,
You viii see by tho papers that We have had ~ 10
do here When the BntiJl were about 70 sttasl sshs
Chinese. Foote, who VA ss Hoss Kong, imuedA ~
ssoended the rver with the Porssn uth far IL
place and then proceeded with sailors and mariass "
Canton 10 protect Amer,cans sud property Soon sfr-
Smith joined him In the Levan and strengthened the
party with . foroe from bis shp himself being along
Shortly amer tnh ship 70, thin hX and afsr the arss
OF few days the Commodore decided withdra wing
bis forces altogether lest their presence the factoss
shoud Involve in the dicuses; for the British had
strong .oYce there and several steasevs lysg oG asA
they had already attacked and destroyed par, Of the
city So Foote came down with Z, mo2ostation The
18th, and received Instructions 10 send al or
board their ships. A be return
ing in the afternoon, 10 passing or nearing The
barrier forts (four Ia number, ve miles below Csutss
w OF them fred nve rounds OF grape and round sbot
him. OF the shot falItg among bis oars Without
warning and his Gag his boat IA pat back
and reported the facts to .he Commodore, vino instantly
decided 70 punish the outrsgo by eendns up the Ports
mouth and Levant there no. being water enough fss
THIS ship. Two snal lisane.s woyo mmediaiey secar
Cd 10 toS them up next day, and Pretended oi tAns
rcar engaged -bo sent out early tbs morning
with ieuk. williamson 10 sound the chsnne, nod one 0
the steamers dtpatched 20 Csoton 10 bring down a TIE
main having Smith tbero with blue j,o cts alone,
sad the crews OF The ships nlled up siIn drafts
this, beIg cent to tho Lovsnt About IL A. wtu,m-
scu returned, tsvng sounded within hall mile Of
OF the forts three shots area at him. Of then
tshiog eG lie head " he eacsm'n (sd ~A'd xucn,
tv,p) A little sitter ZAP NJ the Q Gamers took Us In
tow-Ite Kun IA l2o tons, having tho Lsvaht Tue Z.
s .ooo @ 10, snea, ead t,. sn, ~ .s s,'onea s Voc
MI within b,o yaros OF tho nearest, ancaorod ran "a
.erins, and op ned brilliantly oa a ioir forls ava R
NJ u wes CALAMITY done add 70 ths cclght )f oil
boldcrs be speedily sloncci tire nearest fyt eut the
otb'r kept II up slowly tll sonse F'ote bs~.ver.
| peppered away III mar dark Nan ~ilblo three
qusr,crs OF mile Of the Porsmoutn the Levsn
fortunately upon rocks having pilot on board end
beUg TOW Of the steamer A. ston possible .
anchor Was run ou, and the shp hove OF ab,u, da.t
the cp0 rooe The ebb mssitg, ,he could gg bshss
ttlcs would stay By alhoush requested bot re-
turred 10 WI smpos That rgtt npso,ed by IAsuA
up on rcod and w daylight had her 10 position nsar
the Portsmouth. with the oroAdice bearing the fss
Bu, the ehshnsl VAS psrroy, ana daylight foaad ne
Portsmouth sgroard and In fearful position sno Iy
resry the entire day before she coald be COS ad'sA
Thank, to ber sharp supoery the cay before the Jhlss-
msn did rot venture on nrDs gun, aad Of course Ne
wsfo quiet
Ia sSe snsrpoon Of the I,th ihs Commodore saSdsnay
eiuipsd 10 the San Jsonto. TO address letter TO shs
Go7toor, iesyns Ioo.e ias.ucarns Dos 10 nre . -
tn'est bred upln. INIT evening the Portsm0uin was
bus III The even M o. The ION n nscavy when rosss
received dbcretouaTy orders 70 attack. shotld have
,an that al our foross we're Withdrawn iron Canton On
The lTtn and returned 10 N " rcspeouve ships SaA
OF course rcAumed oonmand OF tue LevAnt (dsyaGhh
isto), sId roIt ca hos Mo Portsmouth, my asA
ticers c ,ded btwcen The two sh,rs 2Oth, break
mated osrly the orcvs full Of suihusssm and sboss
oco.k both sbips opened shower OF shells end
sbot Ipon the l~o nearest foru kseSpgh uJtw I've
iouIs marry, ihs t~o neanst forts scarcely dsros "
re sssp, 20 hot toe snels; oui the two dssaat
iors bsyiDs guns Of large e.iere ksH up the Ore hs
linz hof M ms hAFlz In f a NI0 "a
seat toto tie boss, All near nins sl boats
were manned. hs,hx three hosnzsu. Tho iAndiag
vas elected mar tho shipr aud the troops made
,h.ir way shrsvsh a rios nsld sni ylus ssS
tnisrtd The 'or, the rear sns many Of he uaisess
I'm carr sses were sarni ADD suns spiked By us
Lsusnssi wAiDotsh 81" ora; 70 eater shs fort ~
,birs ,na IN bs,d before dsynsb, return % brssi
fni. In Tbs srnr two apprentice Boys were killed m
isDdrz, b. the accidental isoasrse OF . gun.
Abish sprred mereh,n,, psmsd Rcbine,, from 5oss
tmercs bot ore Of our oiazsns knowing ths
ooebiry ,bd liver red volunteered 70 toe The bosAs,
vilh tho Ats steamtr 10 suiisbi landing. AtsAM
ih'y were ali isksn 10 tor under tle lee of tue ships
and Botiua her h'so quarters o. mile sder ms
Gre ofnsr ioru too Of them n raspr posiuoas, bai
viii iu nntii -ina oabes eogtn OF the isadss.
when sa clfh. .1ch ibot struck ine ssn JscioDs
iLoncb 10 With ". Lsu,ensn, Lcsis, kilIisr three
men sLi scundiBs Bne other, speedily vsrs us iss
OF pcnt Of ad-fice fed-thcy AN ROE Ac1ds
mere ana oar b. bed up ire rndnr dyts, 10 saras
he f,r, W, "a, inc M ta,is esviur n on ru, I'm.
fcft entered viva the vounttng Of marine, by
res.L snd soo.ber BY ball srazns The call OF bis is.
.
no stips ourr ourspproach Bsrred ue gun carrsges
and psed ihe guns 'ekei the hoats aosg the dyScs
IN ihe lace Of the forts, snd under tht ne u oppcsas
the nssres, oue whence VIE armsj ~oo had psssed
up uncsr cover Of the Dyke snd etpureo gsbossds Of
sx ~ tmts,ked sui W, the fort without opgo-
,nsp tne gurs q the sssiopaie and or The - fora
hayIg bStp tuised against Inc euns Of hs I'M ioss
.ere ror ,nrcd upon the iourh s1i ast ons and I've
ord lsros Distant AZ early dawn OF the 2ld the svs,s6
boats dashed ,crcs, The river the bovzsO opened sa
NE smbr with sbrspns and suc ,cessd 10 laad
ing under APP fire ffon the enemy without hs ersnae
OF q In these several attacks hey we're made
r 81, ,s so s,s,s.s Esss' ss ss.s Z. rs..
on the embanh ments for they water bssssrtsa
sutstd the aelds, ana could be approached ~
heavy sups, viz Of lcs inches, Of ga, Of o., a
Ga, toofTS, 2dsk, 10 Tx. 7of ~ the res rsa
The forts captured. The guns were spiked nun.oas
broken on carriages aad port shutters (cased 10 rss,
wire burnt and The fors dsno,ished by Mining ssA
Il Va, a spe Ilns TO maks the officers and ma. ms.
tuay scauslnted, and vas srsuJ ing 70 observe ne
officers, asd tse hisdbtss existing ever where.
Iocss 10 capital fe1ov, and vs mshef ibrcashcss
ns sss. ssS ~. s,ys sh
affair But be done ASan, the thrg ccusd
be scse through win IN less tive vim ess 80 ssc
win men bu, they are miserable pohrccns We kncv
them row. Fp,y Americans or Europesss 70 elmer -
ofne crn ~ouid have rePulssa 'ns sascx BAT ~
lend sou sketch OF NE posl,ios, All o. oar sp-
H. nos,s nd bence The consequent exposure of ss
The British are carrying their cpsrss sns wns sH
on. \, sspscs..sp o. risorce@eos Of anal sssner.
nom the Baltic, and Of ircops nom Calcutta rhar Dc.
,sps have nct 70, oesn revealed nsds vncsf a. sn
fss n. Isv,a VII proceed up to the Oy cf c.a,o, ia.
other ports, and this snip willie here Tor toe prevent
Naval Irteuysrruce