Shreveport daily news., 1861-05-01

have the following particulars:
On Tuesday night last, Col. Var
Dorm, being at Galveston, called 70,
detachments from the City Volunteer
Companies to go with him on an er.
rand which he kept secret In about
two hours and a half, the Galveston
Artillery, Lieut.. Van Buren,, com.
manding; the Island City Rifles
Capt. Muller, a German company;
and the Wigfall Guards, Capt. Nc
Grath, an Irish company, responded
to the call with detachments amount
ing, altogether to seyenty-one men;
thirteen artillerists, twenty rifles,
and twenty-nine Guards.
With these men on board, the Mata-
gorda left Galveston at O'Clock
Wednesday morning, and put off for
lndianola. Reached lndianola at 5
+. NJ, with the men invisible, being
all locked up in their state-rooms.-
Found the transport Fashion there,
loading with L. s. troops and bag
gage, to put ON board of the Star OF
the West, Capt. Howe, which was
lying in deep water, outside the bar;
the troops elnbarking numbering
about 5000.
The Matagorda put back, and at
Saluria, Is miles this side, Col. Van
Dorm sigualed the Gen. RuslS. The
Eusk coming along side, the Colonel
transferred his men from one vessel
to the other. About II o'clock at
| night, the Rusk, with the soldiers on
board still as mice, came within hail
ing distance Of the Star Of the West,
and was hailed. Capt. Smith an
.swered, " the Gen. Kusll, with troops
ou beard; can you take our line now!"
'.Certainly.' was the answer from
Howe, he tancying that the troops
we've United States troops. 1t is
stated that Capt. Howe asked why
!he Fashion did not bring the troops,
and was told that the Fashion would
oe along III few hours, with the rest
If the troops and their baggage!
| The sea was rather rough, and afte
some iitt!c trouble the Kusk got along
side and made fast. In very shol,
line the Galveston soldiers were Oh
BOARD with their guns; and Capt.
Howe hardly had time TO look at them,
when they suddenly y presented bayo-
nets, and their officer commanded him
TO surrender.
40 what flag am l requested to
surrendcr!'' asked the astonished
Captain. Ensign Duggan, Of the
Wigtall Guards, here displayed the
Lone Star flag Of Texas. and in his
richest brogue exclaimed, ..Ihat's it,
look at it, me boys; did ye iver see
the Texas flag on an Irish ,jackstati
before!' The Captain, having no
means of resistance, surrendered
without saying word. He had 4
crew of AZ men and 900 barrels Of
provisions on board, but nothing
else; none Of the arms or munitions
of the Federal troops had yet come
on board.
The prisoners We're all treated with
politeness. The steamer was imme-
diately put about for Galveston; and
| great must have been the bevilder-
ment of the officers Of the Fashion
and of the Federal troops next NOR
ming, when they found the Star OF
the West nowhere in sight.
AT Galveston, Col. Van Dorm put
Mr.. Falval, first mate Of the Mexico,
on board the Star of the Westas Cap
taini and likewise the engineer OF the
Mexico and, ordering the soldiers
on board to see her safely into New
Orleans, he left, te take charge OF
some 600 troops who We're waiting
there for him, to go back to Indiana
la and see how the Fashion and hel
600 Federal troops were getting on
after their surprise.
AT Galveston, when The Star OF
the West left for this city, the great
est preparations for the defence OF