The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-24
The Blockade at Charlesten--The Mag
ara Off the Bar.
From the Charleston Mercury, of the l4th.
SCENES OFF CHARLESTON BAR,


From the Charleston Mercury, of the 14h.
SCENES OFF CHARLESTON BAR.
The British ship A. & A., from Belfast,
which was reported 10 our last issue as hav-
ing anchored near the outer buoy of the
North Channel, after having been chased
by the Niagara, escaped being boarded by
the man of-war on Sunday night, and was
successfully towed into port by the steamer
Gordon yesterday morning. The officers of
the Niagara supposed the A. & A. to have
been ashore when she anchored, she was so
close in. but in this supposition they were
mistaken, and the ship has got into port
where she will make a most superior freight,
say about I'D for Upland, and " for
Sea Island Cotton.
The British ship Susan G. Owens went
to sea yesterday for Liverpool, and it was
rumored that she was boarded by boat
from the Niagara, and her papers closely
scrutinized ; but the pilot that took her to
sea informs US that he watched her closely
after she got outside until she had almost
entirely disappeared, and that no such an
event took place. She was, when last seen,
going off finely with all her canvas set.
The Niagara was about ten miles south.
east from the ship bar yesterday, and was
visited during the afternoon by Robert
Bunch, ESQ.,, her Brttanic Majesty's Con.
sui at this port, who left the city about 2
Pm, in the steamer Charleston, and pro-
ceeded on board the Niagara, where he was
received with the usual salute and had ev.
cry courtesy extended to him, and every
matter in relation to the blockade satisfac-
torily explained. All neutral vessels now
in this port would be allowed reasonable
time to depart, but nothing further would
be allowed to come in.
The A. & A., which got in yesterday,
and whose manner of getting into port
rather disturbed the nerves of some cotton
shippers, will be allowed to 60 unmolested.
All open letters for masters of vessels eX.
pected here, will be received on board the
Niagara, and given to the parties when
they come off the bar but no sealed CONF
munication will be received.
A feet of eight or ten vessels is ex-
pected of here in few days, when the
blockade will be rigidly enforced all along
the coast. They expressed willingness to
have supplied the Hiljah with water; but
her captain sailed off in such haste that it
could not be done. The commander of the
Niagara was panied at the position he had
to occupy in reference to the seeded States,
but he intended to carry out bis orders.
Mr. Bunch says that the Niagara is a
formidable looking ship, has noble crew
of about six hundred men, is loaded down
with provisions and war material, decks
piled up with shot and guns of the most
formidable size. The only Charleston ships
ordered off have been those reported, say
the Monmouth, Gen. Parkhill and Hiljah
all from Liverpool. The Eliza Bonsall, Sir
Allen McNab, &C.. have not yet been seen
Several other British vessels have been
ordered off by the Niagara, two of which
it is said, we're bound to Savannah, but
their names we did not learn. No vessels
appeared off this harbor yesterday, so far as
we could see or learn, and the Niagara had
quiet day, but she keeps steam on all the
time, and moves rapidly when under way.