The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-03
THE WAR NEWS.
From tie Ace Of NAV / 1865 ]

The Confederates have long had al Shreve-
port in Louisiana, on The upper Red river
several iron-clad rams. To prevent their
escape rom The river, formidable fee'
OF Federal iron clads has been, for some
time, stationed al the mouth OF the river
AT nine o'clock on the evening of April %
the Webb, one of the Confederate rams,
came down Red river, and though every at
tempt was made 10 stop it, passed through
the Federal feet and out into the Misss-
sippi. The current was strong, and it sail
ed down the Mississippi at high rate OF
speed. AT half pas six on The morning of
April "a, it passed an upward bound steam
er, fly miles above New Orleaus.
Sixty-four general officers of various
grades surrendered with Johnston's army.
They are the following Generals. P. T. G.
Beauresard, and Joseph E. Johnston. Lieut..
Gems. WIN. J Hsrdee, Daniel n. Hill, Ste-
pheu D. Lee and Alexander P. Stewart
Major Generals Patient Anderson, VIM. B.
Bale, John C Breckenridge, John c. Brown,
n. C Butler, Benjamin F. Chealham, Hem
ry c. Clayton, Howell Cobb, Samuel q.
French, r. F Hoke, Sam Jones, William
W. Loring Mansfield Lowell, Geo. Nancy
I Lafayette M'Laws, Robert Ransom, Gus
tavus ". Smith, c. L Stevenson, Joseph R.
Wheeler and p NJ. B. Young. Brigsdier
Generals Lawrence S. Baker, Joel A BauIe,
Albert G, Blanchard, Milledge L. Bonham,
! w. NJ Browne, Jones Chesnut, Thomas L
Clngman, Cumming, Deas, 6 C. Dddrei,
! Stephen Elliot S. w. Ferguson, ]. J. Far
ley. D B. Fry, Luci. Fl CarirelI, D. c. Goran
Johnston R. Haygood, Lewis Herbert, Alfred
/ Iverson, John K. Jackson, w Il. Kifkla nd +,
! Danville Leadbeuer, LeaTenlhrope j.
/ II. Lewis. n. p. Lower, w. w. Mackall,
Arthur M Maniguah, Henry E Mercer,
William Miller, Edmund w Peuus, a w.
Reynolds, Ripley, w. B. TaIiafeuo, Vance
w. P. Wafford w. B. Wood, A. r. Wright,
and Zsbulon York. or ihsse there are TWO
Generals, four lieutenant generals. twenty
major generals, and thirty eight brigadiers,
The number OF men surrendered was TWEEN
~ seven thousand tour hundred
When The Confederate ram Stonewall lef
Lisbon, she sailed to the Canary Islands,
and on april 81, lett there for a voyage
across The Atlantic TO the West Indies She
is expected 10 appear off tie Atlantic coas
of the United States, aud several vessel:
have besn sent TO sea TO watch for her.
The loss ny the explosion Of the Steamer
Sutans, on the Mississippi. near Memphis,
is es timajed at fifteen hundred. Seven huu-
dred and eighty SIX soldiers, many however
badly injured, have been rescued.
I Niue hundred Con iederales have snrrsn-
dered at Cum berland Gap, and many more
are coming in. These men come mostly
from East Tennessee and Southwestern
Virginia.
General Palmer has issrsd an order pro
tecling the people OF Kentucky from uDius
arrests
The war is ended An the Confederate
troops east of ths Mississippi, excepting
small force between TuPelo and Coriulh
commanded BY General Tay Tor, have aiC
down their arms. The Confedsraes wes
OF the Mississippi are negotiating a surren
der There ought to be no more fighting
for svery drop oi blood shed now by sihe
sue W III Oo ueC'SeoiJ epiisSN' uO AhaiS u
ing and counlermarchiug is over, and ther,
is nothing left for us TO chronicle. Two ircr
cIads, one on the Mississippi few band
of partisans scattered over tue South a 70
sitiye President with his body guard, ar,
all that are LETT Of The great American rebel
lion
The task marked oui By Us nearly thre
years ago. has come 10 a conclusion. Tn
peace so long and earnestly sought Tor {.
e very American, is dawniug brightly.
STAMP DUTIES All business men shonl'
have AL official schedule OF stamp duties
but for the benef; of persons who hav
little occasion TO use stamps we append
list OF those most com monty used:
Agreements or APpraissmsnts, cents, eacl