Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-09-11
NEWS AND OTHER MATTEKs.

NEWS AND OTHER MATTEKs.
The Richmond Wing says About
o'clock on Monday morning, as the steamer
Sumner was transporting parts Of the |
twenty-third Georgia, sixty-irst North |
Carolina and twenty-sixth South Carolina
regiments from one position in Charleston
harbor to another, she was fired at by one
of the batteries on Sullivan's Island, owing
to a misapprehension of her character, and
several soldiers were Immediately killed.
Others took to the water, and it is feared
that some of them were drowned. The
greater body of them were, however, GOT
into position Of safety.
A detachment of the sixteenth Illinois
Cavalry, attempted to arrest some deserters
near Mason, EAingham county, Michigan,
on Monday night The deserters were
aided by about twenty citizens. A number
of shots were fred wounding two soldiers
and FIVE deserers Two Of the latter We're
seriously wounded also several citizens
who aided them were wounded.
Two or three shoe dealers from NASH
vile, Tenn, are III Boston, this week, try
ing to adjust their indebtedness One Of
them has settled outright at 30 cents on
the dollar, and the others arc paying 50 to
60 per cent on their accounts.
The american Soldier, published at
Nashville, Tenn, says ;-"Tho first negro
regiment in the Department Of the Cum
berland has been organized and oifieered.
1t numbers nine hundred aud eighty men
large, strong, and healthy. Colonel Chas.
r. Thompson, formerly captain and aid
upon the staff Of General Rosecrans, is in
command, at his own request.
Complaint has been made that while
the Eastern States have been called upon
for additional quotas, the draft is not en-
forced at the West. So Ear as two Of the
Western States are concerned, there is no
call to enforce the draft. Illinois is credit.
ed at the War Department with an excess
of 10000 on previous calls, which is more
than is required under the new draft
Indiana has 5000 to raise under the new
call, which will be done by volunteering. -
Ohio has also, We believe, but small de
iicieney These States recruited three
years men under the call for nine months
men last year, and hence the excess. 1t i
pity that the other States did NOT pursu
the same course We should now have N
ample force Of disciplined troops if tn
term of service of the nine months mel
had been more extended.
A correspondent of the Lowell Nele
who has lately escaped from Savannah, tell
the following story After the assault o
Fort Wagner, where Colonel Shaw wi
killed, a rebel soldier was showing his boo
in Savannah, and Dragging how he @
them. He said he attempted to take the
off Yankee soldier on that fatal field, VIII
though wounded, demonstrated, sayil
there were dead ones enough from who
he might take pair. Then, with fen
ish exultation, he went on to say how
thought he wouldn't rob the wounded, ;
putting his bayonet through the maj
heart, he took the boots aud came away
devils ever dance, that fellow should
counted in, boots and all.
Rebel officers estimate the number
troops between Columbus, Miss, a
Corinth, at 1000 Two regiments
Johnston's army have been sent Geors
and two came up to Okolona recently
repel an expected Yankee raid,
The wheat crop throughout portions
Mississippi is good The Confedcr
Government is sei2ing every tenth bus
for taxes. The rebel officers acknowled
that they will be forced to give up all
country north Of the Coosa river.
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