The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-02
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Monday MerninG, February y 1887.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABiA'S MAILS.
PEnlLS OF This AMERICANS.
DETAILS OF OPERATIONS OF THE IyyTFr
STATES EORcESt


STATES FORCES!
The mails by the Arabia are received. The
China news and commercial intelligence, below.
is all that il of Importance, in addition to the sum,
mary by telegraph.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Queen Vietoria's accouchment was expected to
take place in March.
Redpath the ex-Secretary of the Northern Eng.
lish r r. Company, who swiudled his employers
out of nearly million Of dollars. was convicted
by the jury after an absence OF five minutes. His
alleged accomplice, Kent, was acquitted. Red.
path was Immediately sentenced to transportation
for life.
The returns show that one hundred and fifty ves-
sells were driven ashore, and eighty totally wreck
ed, with many others dasaged. during the lase
hightfu gale on the coasts OF the United Kingdom,
involving a large loss of life.
A terrific hurricane devastated the Philippine
Islands, on October 9Th. All the suburbs of Ma
nila and the neighboring villages were reduced to
heaps of ruins The number of houses destroyed
at that place alone was above three thousand live
hundred. Official returns shows that more than
ten thousand houses were destroyed within a cir
cult of about eight leagues around Manila. Six
foreign vessels were also driven ashore.
CHINA.
We have received, says the London Times of
January II, the China Mail Extra, dated Hong
Kong, November "a, being nine days later intelli'
gence than that received by the last mail. We
extract the following:
'The most stirring of events have been an insane
attack by the Imperalsts on boats from the United
States ships-of war; and the well merited punish.
ment which followed the firing on them.
"The Barrier Forts, being entirely demolished.
the Americans intend to retire from the quarrel it
is said, aud await the issue of Admiral Seymour's
demonstration before again operating. The French
have also withdrawn their men of-war's men from
the factories, and, report has it, have taken pos
session IF the Lipta Forts on one of the branches
of fhQ Yiy fhQU inf hn1d dtpnr
the arrangement CT some matters which they too,
have to present to the government of China, the
recent cruel torture and murder of the missionary
Chapdelaine having yet to be explained, the au-
thority qualified to receive the explanation-M M. de
Montigny-now his way here from Cochin
China.
Disappointed 10 the hope of bringing the Canton
Government TO proper sense of duty by the harsh
measures reported in our last summary, Admiral
Seymour now relies, apparently, and with reason.
on coercion by the people. With this, or some
such view his Exeellency ia intrenching the for.
egn quarter, has bad captured unks filled with the
remains of demolished forts, and is sinking them
in those parts of the river wi here danger from fire
RATS has to be apprehended- booming Off those
tracks which it may be found necessary to open
on IN early occasion. Every native boat that ap-
proaches the factories is fired on, though few since
the Niger has been guardsEip, have had The te-
merity to come within reach of her unsparipg
sharpshooters
A covered way from the Britibh factory to the
southwest corner OF the city wall is in contempla-
ton tsot reported, 80 rendering the next attack
on the city a work OF comparative ease and safety
In place of the withdrawn French and American
guards some companies of Her Msjesty's ~59th
Regiment have been sent hence. though but few
are required, 100 English bayonets, properly dis
posed, being sufficient to keep at bay rs many
Chinese as can be brought against them on the
land side; and it would be quite possible for Ad
miral Seymour, even with lhe force at present
under his control, to take possession Of and to
hold securely all the quarter of the new city ex-
tending west from the Governor Generals official
resiience and north up to the wall of the old city,
distant but few yards from the extremity of the
building spoken Of
DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE OF THE BARRIER FORTS
BY THE AMERICANS
"Tbe future plan OF operations having been
agreed upon by the three commanders, early on
Fiiday morning the Cum-fa iowed the Levant into
q position much nearer the forts, the Barrier stakes
alone preventing further progress The boats OF
party and the capture CT the fort at the entrance
OF Fidler's Reach resolved on. At s a m, the
little Cum.fa under the able direction of Yolun.
teer Capt. w. M. Robinet) with the launchers
and in tow started for the fort under cover
of the Levant's guns, and in the face of CALLING
fire from the three forts The shot whistled and
roared over and around her, but she escaped with
out Injury, and returned to the ships uuscathed,
after having been exposed to a sharp fire for up
wards of an hour, amid the hearty cheers and cor.
grstulatiops of all hands. But not so with the
boats A large inch shot struck the San Jaentos
launch, in charge OF First Lieutenant Lewis of that
ship, ON the s,arboard bow, killing one man in
stantiy mortslly woundng two Others who died
shortly after wards, and wounding two or three
slightly. The shot was q hollow one, and sf.er
striking the bread bag in .he stern OF the boat:
quietly reposed there and remains captive to the
boats company. The landing was effected With
out further trouble, and, although the men had to
cross deep ditch up to their knees, and some to
their Wristbands, the stars and stripes were upon
the fort in ten minutes. The landing party reach.
ed the fort with but one man Injured by rocket
from the retreating Chinese.
THE party entered the fort at about O'Clock, and
the work of destruction commenced the buildings
ali set fire to and destroyed, powder and shot
thiown into the rvsr ana every tnns .nas Sou,a DO
we're sent into fragments; those that could not were
spiked, trunnioIs blown Of, and 30 defaeed a. to be
made useless. 1his fort mounted 48 guns none less
tean "a FOUNDERS, high a. 40 csties. Two of
them were beautiful brass guns, which the landing
party turned upon the opposite forrs with much Of
feet. to which tho Chinese replled with visor bot
without loss to the American side. The WORK of de-
molIton occupied till past noon, when 1t became
necessary take measures for further proceedings
and the capture of tho Island, or Round Fort, was
then determined upon. Through the sole advice Of
gentleman volunteer present. well killed in Chinese
warfare and local ipformatien, plan was decided
uIo a, and at about r. n, tho troops sailed out of
the western gate, and, nuder cover of the raised
bund or road along The rivers side marched up to
point opposite to the southern door Of the Round
Fort and in the line cf tho Square Fort while the
boats were being tracked up along the shore While
hero, waiting for the boats 70 como up, some Chi
nese soldiers made sally from behind the hill st,he
Lob Creek Pasods, and discharged volleys Of arrows
and rockets, but with no effect They speedily
driven back by the marines and the Portsmouths
howitzer, and made good their retreat to Honam
ssnd By this time the boats hsd arrived at the en-
tarcation, seeing which the Chinese troops In tho
Round fort, knowing that 1t was ali up with them
speedly took to their heels and the forces landed
without opposition at r. M.
~ inns three Of the four forts were captured with
the loss of five killed and wounded, ON boat and
sshore. duty and two wounded on board the ships
Ths I,evanr suffered but little, two shots in her hu
one throush into her berth aeck manstsy shot away
and ons Slpeunder materially injured by round shot
triiins the suzzte of the gun and splitting to the
mnzzle rins One man lost the calf Of his leg b. .
c.nnon BAN Thss last fort contained SO guns some
Of hich were OF enormous ceibre. and the apprsoch
ffom " Whsmpos was defended By . ysritsbe lewis
than gun made of brass or copper. inshes In the
bore and "a feet in length it, eenstruetioa showing
MARKS of being of recent casting within sfew yssSs
snd upon "a improved model. IL would well
repsy tps 70 visit It aud 1t II 70 be hoped that tho
yictors III use every effort TO bear ~ such mag.
nificsnt przs. Everything sppeEteinnf TO this fort
w.s des,roysd a. far a practicable, but the work
was not sccomp isksd there remained one more tor
tshcatisn to be captured snd the Chinese could DO
seen reinforcing t with powder snd shot during the
day. and showing every discrimination to maintain
VI H,us resistance.
"a he commsnders immedistely determined upon
thsir plan Of opsrstons, and By u o'clock st night