Mobile Register
June 21, 1861
Page 1
BLOCKADE
OF APALACHICOLA—The steamer Jackson, Capt. Fry, arrived yesterday morning from
Apalachicola. She reports that the
United States steamship Montgomery arrived off that city, and had informed the
proper authorities that that port was under blockade. The captain of the Montgomery further
informed them that two other U. S. war vessels would arrive off that port by
Thursday, when she would depart. It is
necessary to make the blockade effectual—there being two passes which have to
be guarded.
A
small, fast sailing vessel from Cuba was fortunate enough to get in just ahead
of the Montgomery. She was loaded with
West India fruit, a portion of which the Jackson brought up.
--Columbus
(Ga.) Sun., 17th—
[Transcribed by: Sharon Strout]
