The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-05-30
vhc BLOCKADE of ChnrIcstou.

The Charleston Courier, 14th inst, has the
following account Of the manner in which the
blockade is carried out by the Niagara, off that
port
The steam frigate, which, it was reported
few days since, was coming off this port to
blockade the harbor was first noticed here at an
early hour on Saturday, by pilot-boat No. 4 then
outside the bar, and also from the steeple of the
Court House.
'',The pilotboat had observed in the offing, on
Friday evening what appeared to bea merchant
ship bound in, and which, not being in sight on
Saturday, was no doubt ordered off Toward
midday, the Niagara disappeared, but returned
off the port in the afternoon.
On Saturday, Capt. Robert Lockwood, pilot
in boat No. 2, (the n. Y. Leitch) took to sea
the schooner Minnehaha, for Baltimore land soon
after leaying her outside, he made a square rig
ger standing in for the bar. Being anxious to
board, but not liking the Niagara, then in sight,
he concluded to send his large boat into port,
and take to his skIff with trusty hand.
lie reached the vessel about p. NJ and
found her to be the British barque Hi5a, from
Liverpool, consigned to Messrs. r. Mure g. Co.
The tide being too late to get her into port, he
remained on board during Saturday night his
sbiG being taken on board and carefully placed
away. On Sunday morning, it being calm, he
was unable to get her under way, and about
halt-past A. NJ. she was boarded by boat
from the Niagara, commanded by Lieut. r. IL
May, who informed the Captain Of the Hiija
that the port was block aded-the rebels inside
having fired on Fort Sumter, with garrison of
less than one hundred men gave him Yam
kee paper containing the latest news, and men
toned that an army Of 100000 men had landed
in Louisiana. The captain of the Hi5a in
formed the boarding officer that he was short of
water, and requested a supply from the NiGga-
ya,but he was informed that the fligate had less
of that article than was necessary fer her.
The following is a copy of the endorsement
Of Lieut.. r. L. May on the papers Of the Hill
ja:
Boarded May 18th, and ordered off The
whole Southern coast of the United States of
America is being blockaded..
tSigned), r. l.. MAY.
Lie utenant y. S. Steamship, Niagara
The officer remained by the HiJG for about
twenty minutes, when he left. The boats crew
had a revolver each in belt attached to the
waist. Mr. Lockwood left the HHja about 10
A. H., and reached the city in his skiff, accom-
panied by valuable bort hand, who remained
faithful, although Appearances indicated that the
boy had only to open his mouth when he might
have had a passage to some other place than
Dixie's Land
The Hiija went off during the day, and will
proceed to the British provinces The British
ship Monmouth, from Liverpool and the ship
Gen. ParhhiH, from the same place, were seen
of tie bar yesterday, and we understand shat
the Niagara bad previously sent off three other
square-rgged vessels.
During Sunday the Niagara went well off
shore, accompanied by two of the above vessels,
and while she was absent, the British ship d.
G, A., Capt. hutchinson, from Belfast, stood in
from the eastward when the Niagara made af-
ter her but the ship, having much the start,
was run in shoal water, where the frigate could
not well approach her, when the Niagara put
about and stood south If the boats of the M
GgGrG fail to board her before morning she may
be brought into port with the aid Of steam. The
race was anxiousy watched from the wharves,
and also by party of gentlemen who were out
in the pilot-boat ROver, Capt Evans. They
went alongside aid spoke the ship