 Finally a flotilla of armed launches, having followed the creeks as far as Rach Gò Công, cannonnaded the works which were also bombarding the gunboats anchored in the Donnai under the orders of "lieutenant de vaisseau" Harel of "Avalanche".The forts replied energetically, and the gunboat "Alarme" was hit by 54 balls and had her main mast nearly destroyed.But once the defenders saw themselves threatened by a land attack, they hastily evacuated the forts, one of which blew up and the others were occupied.