New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-02
CAPTIEE % TIE BARRIER FORTS By THE
AMERICANS.


TIE, future plan of operations having been sgreed
uVou by the three commanders. eagly on Friday NOR
u,pc he Cum-f4 to~ei The leNaut into aPtst'on
uu,h learsr the FORE the Barre. stakes 6lonc pre-
venting further progress. The boats o. both shlpe
wei, ileu manned with n st0tmug party, sud tue cap
tu 81 lhe fort AZ tie erranc" OF Elders Beach re-
solved on. AZ IN. fhc little Cum "a under the able
direction Of Volunteer Csptan W. NJ kobnet, with
tl. launches aud cutters IN to~ started t1l tue hort
under cover Of the LsvHnts Guns, end III the iaec oi
calling tire rom the three forts. The Hhot "hl,'leu
ana reared over and around her but she os' aped with
ont irutv and returned TO the ships uusCaihcd aite
having been exposed to sharp ire ior upward al An
to.r amid the hearty cheers ami congratulations OF all
hands But not 80 With the boats. large eiShtnch
shot struck the san Jscirt0s launch, III cha-ge OF fus
Lieutenant Lewis Ot that shp, ON the starbo4d boa,
killing enc man Instantly, mortaliy N0undlng tao
others who died shortly alterW Ar, and woundIns two
or three slightly. The shot was hollow one aud
after striking tie bread bag in the stern of the boat
quietly Tcpoced there and RENAME oapu'e Ia Tue
boats company. The landiis wa effected without
fniher trouble and, although the men had To cro-r
a deep ditch Up 10 their knees, and some 10 then
whrthnnds the and srpce were upon the i"rt IN
ten minutes. rhe landing party reached the tort with
but one Il Ill injured by rocket from the retrca'lng
Cbinese.
The party entered the fort at about O'Clock, snd
The roIk of destruction commenced. Inc buildings
were all set ire 10 and destroyed; powder and shot
thrown into the river and everything that coull be
burr De, rOyed Such guns H. could be burst were
INTO ra meniS; tho-e that could not were spiked
h.OR 4 b
e-- Ibl. font mounted tOrty.elghi guns none Of
which were lea than twsnty.iour pOund,rs, and
a. hph a. forty tattl.s Two of them were besutifu
brsss guns which The landing party turned upon the
oppose forts It'll much effect 10 which, however the
(hlp4-, fepl.d with Iigor but without loss 10 the
American -lde The work II demolition occupied til
past noon, hen il bee necessary 10 take mea-ucr
UIher prCceedinGa and the capture OF the Island
or Round Fort, was then determined upon. Through
the able advice of -eu;leLan volunteer present well
tx hnp-f4 a
was de ded upon and about p m. the troops sailed
Of tho western gate and, under cover OF me raised
bubd or road along the river side, marched up 10 a
lOn OppOs 70 tie southern door OF tie Round Fort
and in m. Inc of the Square Fort While the bO4ts were
beirg tracked up along the shore. While here wait
ny Tor the boats 10 come ~. spme Chinese soldiers
made saly fiom b,hind the hill at the Lob Creek
pegoda ana discharged yUlley- ~ arrows and rockets
hut With no ELECT. They were speedily driven back
BY tie MARINES aud the Portsmouth, hOwIizer and
made good their retreat t. Honam Island. by this
TIN the boats had arrived a, the emosrcstOn, seeing
which the Chine -e troops in the Round Fort knowing
tkat il was s UP with them, speedily took 70 their
heel- sId the forces landed without opposition a. !
p. III. Thus three Of the tour toris were captured with
the lo.s of i've killed and i've wounded on boat and
shore duty and twO wounded on board the chips The
Levsnt suffered but i,e two shots in her hull,
thr, ugh Ito the berth deck man-tay -hot away and
orc f,pOuLder materially injured by round shot
striking the muI/ie If the gan aud splitting il ~ the
uuzze ring. One man lOst the calf OF las Leg by
cbuL DaL Iult az. lOtt COAlduc4 = guns, some VI
which were Of enormous cRber, sLd the ea-tera EN-
bfasure or approach from Whampoa was defended by
yeritabe iey athan gun, rnSde OF brass Or copper
inches IN the b,re and feet n length lts construction
showing marks Of being If recent csstIng within a
ieW years, and upon GIL improved model l, would
Wi lepsy ~ Whit IT, and l. = - be hoped that the
yotofs viii use every fort 70 bear away mag
uifcent pixie. Everything apperalning % this fort
destroyed "a la ~ practicable but tie work wa
n, acc uy..stec here remained one more ,Or:Ihca-
ton 10 be- -tufed AID NJ Chine-e could BE- re-
tIiC.cnc !; WIN pO~der and shot during the day and
.LoN iug every d-terminaton u MAINTAIN vigorous
ID -ls;aICe.
The commander. immediately determined upon her
ulan Of operations aid BY l. o'clock Al night the
Eit!trs ksgcu For Wa vacated The total force
.uletiy bivourckug in the Island Fort. About mid
1s ~ Tie moon and altL ugh Chinese soldiers
IL, -it BE- -e-n huny 1g 20 aud from the square Fort,
I'd 40 ysrc. opposite a. q. n. Oh Saturday morning
ell r.r1- were called, after few hour repOse Oh
th- cold granite Dors Vt the fort ami the pafate d.
visions were ordered qc.ety INTO ner respective oOst..
AIl urpUsratiou- sd- for Tie ahcs by the dawn
%, dsy three howtzers with their and smmgni-
ton Vrre stationed IL the port On he DOrhern eide
Commanding The square FOrt, and at %. TN. the
yoe.. pushed o A. they Opened oul from 20. for the
ordel vas gIveL - re- 6zG under cover Of the three
hoY,zer-. which kept Up 1lther!Dg IRE o. ,hrspne!
upou the po-tc iOr INTO IL centre through the port
holes slc upon ne rereang troop the boats touched
fi- oppo- shore at-r having o-en exp red - the
rakiDy IRE O: eight o-ls iOsied VIZ round shot sot
eraue and IN l. minutes from tn enDsrratl)n tie
fowery tag upeE the ramp ss d theIr oct strong
hold Afnough +, perfect .hO~e, u grape OYER,
about around them TIE boss eecaped '" hogt injury
ora man wounded The Island tOIt Kept up n.e upon
be p ,yestpg C.-tas until they out Oieeach and
although they rallied " twice and nonefed The
ycicrs With shower OF rockes the Advance hOwitLers
drove them back several niles 1nder c)F-r Of the VII
sge- the essfeD suburbs " canon Inc rest VI NJ
cav va. occupied n The destru ton o.; TIE tw) ~;
esp,uYed fors and j. 4 % be hoped ,ts the ships
s;hdrsT hey VII .aze chem - TOE ground. They
were defended By guns # enormous ciio-e-,sy ron
% II inch azd ne labor o. c,strJyns hem n esr
81 Il earIo' vel - on seiyed Tire Y Te: