Opening fire , Scott 's warships sank one of Gotō 's cruisers and one of his destroyers , heavily damaged another cruiser , mortally wounded Gotō , and forced the rest of Gotō 's warships to abandon the bombardment mission and retreat .
Opening fire , Scott 's warships sank one of Gotō 's cruisers and one of his destroyers , heavily damaged another cruiser , seriously wounded Gotō , and forced the rest of Gotō 's warships to abandon the bombing mission and retreat .