The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-05-06
Cauture OF the Star Of the Nesf---
How il was Bone.

The following interesting s''''''''
lars we find III the Crescent:
That valuable accession to he Con
Tolerate States Navy, the steamship q
Starof tne West. NOV safely moorcGi IN =:
the river below -AIgicrs, it seems was
taken hv a very ingenious alsd we'll
performed r@se dc @~ctrc. /,
From Captain Muller of the Island '
CITY rides, Private -A!!ou, OF the
Artillery, and Lieut.. Mactin. OF the
Artillery service at san Aujoniu. ",
have the T. flowing particulars:
| On Tuesday night last, Col. Van (.
Dorm. being nj Galveston. calico fox
detachments from the City Volunteer
COMPANIES to 90 with him on au rr-'
rand which he kept secret. In about /.
two houe and IL hall. the Galveston |.
Artillery, Lieut.. Van Burru, coin-
handing: the Island City RiTlrs, .
cant. Mailer, "A German compauy:
and the WigtaH Guards, Caps. Nc
.;rafb. an Irish company. responded
; TO the call with attachments amount
inc. altogether 10 scveuty-oue men;
thirteen artilleris,s, twenty-nine rifles,
and twenty-ninr Guards
With these laen on board, the Malta
~nrda left Galveston at , o'clock
: "Wednesday morning, and put oil for
Ip9ianola. Reached Ipdianoia at )
5 p. NJ. with the men invisible, being
:, MI locked uu in ti.eir state--oonl-.-
+ Fourl the transport Fashion thcr".
Is loading with L. ;. troops and bag
,rare. to put on board Of the STAR "i
L the West, Capt. Howe, which was
e. Ivinc III deer water, outside the bar;
at the troops cmbarking numbering
about 5000.
N The Nata@orda put back, aud at
SaIuria, IS miles this side, Col. Van
or Dorm signaled the Gen. R,tsk. Ih,
&. Rusk coming along side, the Coionc
- transferred his men from one vesse
Is to the other. About II O'Clock a
ni.llt, the Rusk, with the soldiers o!
n board still as mice, came within hail
W inc distance OF the Star Of the West
he and was hailed. Capt. Smith an
nd swered, " the Gen. Rusll, with troop
to on board; can YOU take oar line now:
.Certaialv,'' was the answer fro!
els Howe, he fancving that the troop
were United States troops. It
M stated that Cap, Howe asked vii
.ay the Fashion did not bring the troop
and was told that the Fashion woul
led be along in a few hours, with the re
zen of the troops and their baggage!
The sen was rather rough, and aft,
~ some little trouble the Rusl< got alon'
nor side and made fast. In very sho
49, time the Galveston soldiers were {
=" board with their guns; and CAY
Howe hardly had time tolooll at then
ate when they suddenly presented bay
and nets. and their officer commanded In
5 to TO surrender.
$40 what flag am I requested
mi surrender" asked the astonish
are Captain Ensign Duggan, Of t
Wigfall Guards, here displayed t
|. Mt Lone Star flag Of Texas, and i'll
viii richest brogue exclaimed, That's
look at ii, me boys; did ye liver
the the Texas flag on an Irish Jackst
Used before Z" The Captain, having
means of resistance, surrendei
TOM without saying word. lie hac
DIES, crew of ~ men and 900 barrels
lave provisions on board, but not hi
else; none of the arms or munitl'
d at of the Federal troops had yet co
men on board,
The prisoners were all treated "
ana politeness. The steamer was ii'li