Hillsborough Recorder (NC)

May 22, 1861

Page 3

 

            A percussion cap manufactory has been established in Charleston.

            The port of Charleston is blockaded by the steamship Niagara, and several English vessels have been refused admittance to the harbor.  One English vessel, however, ran the gauntlet a day or two ago and went into port.

 

[Transcribed by Sharon Strout]