Port Royal, S. C

was first settled in 1562 by a band of Huguenots under Jean Ribault. The colony was soon reinforced by René Laudonniére, but it was not wholly succe ful, even at the first. Then Pedro de Menendez, appointed Spanish Governor of Florida, after founding St. Augustine in 1565, marched along the coast and destroyed the French settlement, while Ribault was sailing unsucce fully against St. Augustine. In revenge for this a French gentleman, Dominic de Gourgues, in 1567 destroyed the Spanish settlement at St. Augustine by. a private expedition.—During the late Civil War, to complete the Fedgral blockade of the Southern coast, Commodore Dupont, com manding the Federal frigate, ‘‘Wabash,’’ fourteen gunboats, thirty four steamers and twenty-six sailing ve els, attacked the fort, Novernber 7, 1861. The works were garrisoned by 1,700 South Carolina troops under Generals Drayton and Ripley and were protected by Commodore Tattnall with six Confederate gunboats. The expedition started from Fort Monroe late in October. The fleet entered the harbor between the two forts, firing upon them simultaneously. Then sailing in an elliptical track the ships concentrated their fire upon Fort Walker, which surrendered after three hours. Fort Beau regard was also speedily reduced. The Confederate fleet had been prevented from rendering a istance by a few gunboats. 113