Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-17
The Steamship Niagara.

The Steamship Niagara.
This steam.frigate, which, it was stated
some days since, was coming Oft this port
to blockade the harbor, was first noticed oft
here at an early hour on Saturday by Pilot
Boat No. 4, then outside the Bar, and also
from the steeple Of the Custom House. The
pilot boat had observed in the of6ng on Fri.
day evening what appeared to be merch.
ant ship bound into this harbor, and which,
not being in sight on Saturday, was no
doubt ordered ffby the Niagara Towards
midday the frigate disappeared, but return
ed off the port in the afternoon. .
On Saturday, Capt. Robert Lockwood,
pilot, in boat No. 2. (the ". Y. Lestch),
took to sea the schooner luinnehaho, for
Baltimore, and soon after leaving the schoon-
er outside, be went on board his boat, when
be made in the ofhng, standing in, a square
rugged vessel. Night coming on, and the
Niagara being in sight, he thought it best
to send his pilot boat into port, and to take
his skiff and one hand and proceed to the
bark. He reached her about I p. m., and
found her to be the bark Hiya, from Liver
pool, in ballast, consigned to Messrs 4.
Mure & Co., of this city. The tide being
too late to gether into port, be remained on
board during Saturday night, his skitf be-
ing taken on deck and carefully placed a.
way. On Sunday morning, it being calm,
the pilot was unable to get her under way,
and about ST a. N. she was boarded by
boat from the Niagara, commanded by
Lieut.. R. L. May, who Informed the cap
tain of the Hiy;a that the port was block
AIDED, the rebels inside having fired on Fort
Sumter with garrison Of less than hun
dred men, gave him Yankee paper con-
tanning the latest news, and mentioned that
an, army of 100000 had been landed on
the coast of Louisiana. The captain Of the
HijIa informed the Lieutenant that he was
short of water, and requested to know if the
Niagara could supply him but he was in
formed that the frigate had shorter sup
ply of that than any other necessary article.
The following is a copy Of the endorsement
of Lieutenant r. l.. May, on the papers OF
the HiTa: .... ..
"Boarded May 18th, and ordered off the
whole Southern coast Of the United States
of America, it being blockaded.
(Signed) Il. L. MAY.
Lieut.. U: s. Steamship Miagara.
The officer remained by the 4yu for q.
bout twenty minutes, when he left The
boats crew had revolver each in belt
attached to the waist. Mr.. Lockwood left
the Hija about 10 o'clock, and reached the
city in his sbif, accompanied by valuable
boat hand, who remained faithful, although
appearances indicated that the boy had on.
ly to open his mouth, when he might have
had passage to some other place than
"Dixie's Land" The Hy;a went off du-
ring the Jay, and will proceed to the Brit
ish Provinces.
The British ship Monmouth, from Liver
pool, and the ship Gent Parkhi0, from the
same place, were sent off the bar yesterday
and we're ordered off; and we understand
that the Niagara had previously sent off
three other square.rigged vessels. During
Sunday the Niagara went we'll off shore,
accompanied by two Of the above vessels;
and while she was absent the British 4. and
A., Captain Hutchinson, from Belfast, stood
in from the eastward, when the Niagara
made after her, but the ship having much
the start was run into shoal water where
the frigate could not we'll approach her,
when the Niagara nut about and proceed
ed south. Should the boats of the Niagara
omit to board the 4. md A. before morn
ing, she may be got into port with the aid
of steam. The race was anxiausly watched
from the wharves, and also by party of
gentlemen who were out in the pilot boat
Rover, Capt Evans. They went alongside
and spoke the ship.-Mercu'y.
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