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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 7 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 4 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: may 16, 1861., [Electronic resource] 4 2 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Index, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: may 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], The blockade at Charleston. (search)
. On Sunday morning, it being calm, he was unable to get her under way, and about half-past 8 A. M. she was boarded by a boat from the Niagara, commanded by Lieut. R. L. May, who informed the Captain of the Hilja that the port was blockaded — the rebels inside having fired on Fort Sumter, with a garrison of less than 100 men; gavply from the Niagara, but he was informed that the frigate had less of that article than was necessary for her. The following is a copy of the endorsement of Lieut. R. L. May on the papers of the Hilja: "Boarded May 12, and ordered off. The whole Southern coast of the United States of America; it being blockaded. (Signed) R. L. May, Lieutenant U. S. Steamship Niagara." The officer remained by the Hilja for about twenty minutes, when he left. The boat's crew had a revolver each in a belt attached to the waist. Mr. Lockwood left the Hilja about 10 A. M., and reached the city in a skiff, accompanied by a valuable boat hand, who remained