The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-02

commanding at Helena. Polk was General
Holmes judge advocate general, and was
with the rebels at New Madrid, Corinth, Iuka,
and Cold Springs. ss s.rssa for 5,o.'.
Our Thanks. Lieut.. Col. E. P. Harris of
the LIST Delaware Vols, will please accept our
thanks for copy Of. The Richmond Despatch"
Of September oath, 1868. The paper is but
half size, and printed on an inferior quality
Of paper, and published at the rate $50 per
year. We notice in their leading editorial,
the same exaggerating sentiments which have
always beensupheld by the journals of the
South. The Despatch leads off in the follow
ing gasconading harrangue;
1.-THE battle of Chickamauga was undoubt-
eddy one of the greatest Of the whole war;
The force Of the enemy could not have fallen
short of 100, 900 men. Our loss is stated to
| be from 10000 to $4,000, and that of the enc
my much heavier. From this statement and
| from the fact that we have from s, 900 to 5000
| prisoners, and that we took SO pieces of can
non, it is reasonable to infer that the enemy
lost from rs to 10000 men," .i
List of Jurors. The October Term of Su-
perior Court and Court of General Sessions Of
the Peace and Jail Delivery, for Kent County,
commences on Monday, October 26th 1868.
Duck Creek Hundred-George P. Collins,
Alexander P. Spruance, Alfred P. Crockett,
John F. Goldsborough, George N. Hazel,
William II. Jones. ss.l s5af
Little Greek Hundred Edward Pleasanton,
| DoI,ou4 N NToo,o Tobr Mum ha,a
Dover Hundred-Thomas Williams, James
Clark Alexander L. Lewis, John c. Harga-
dine, John D. voshell, Phillip d. Marvel.
-Murderkill Hundred Reed jr, George
w. Killen, Henry Clark, Joseph Brown, Will
liam Knots, Joseph II, Boone, Robert j.
Reynolds. .,sa zlo3.
Mspillion Hundred-Moses Harrington,
w. II. Powell, John Booth, Jr., Joseph W.
Willis. s. sag pa,
Milford Hundred = Shadraeh Raughley,
George S. May, Henry Sharp, James H.
Kirby. g-3a a5io a'v 81
Sac MIL Bunt.-The Steam Saw Mill Of
Nunos H. Coverdale, Esq, in the western
part of Duck Greek Hundred, in Kent County,
was burned to the ground about o'clock on
Saturday morning week, The actual loss will
be about $1,000 but the loss of time, &C., 1.-THE
mill being employed in filling contracts with
heavy ship builders) will be rising $4,000.
Cause of the fire unknown. This is the Sc.
cond time Mr.. Coverdale has had similar
misfortune the same mill having burnt to the
ground about four years ago.-Smyrna Times,
The Drqtt.-The Smyrna Times, of the
'28th inst, gives the following as the result of
the examination on Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday-Duck Creek, Little Greek and
West Dover Hundreds: 20"
Drafted men held 25 substitutes accepted
l9.-Total sent to rendezvous A. Paid COM
mutation money q !; exempt for disability 81 (;
exempt for other causes, 47.-Total exam
ined 209.
Paid Communication Money.-A. H. Stockly,
Samuel Taylor, Owen Ford, VIM, A Parker,
Henry Cummins, John I. Kane, Joshua Lof-
lin, 0thniel Mustard, B. S. Gootee, b. f.
Blackiston, William d. Downs, Charles IL.
Register. a9 toa H ST
Passed and ld-William Wiser Col
ored.-Henry Armstrong, John H. Hamilton,
Alexander James, Dennis Phillips, Shaderick
Chrisden, Isaac Brown, Adam Wilson, Elisha
Durham, John Harris, Henry johnson, Alex
ander Hollis, James Rias, John Macy, Noah
Davis, Isaac Trusty, Johnathan Carpenter,
Charles Sippy, Henry Wright, Peter Stevens,
Cornelius Ridgway, Richard Atkins, Peter
Reed, Daniel Cook, Peter Hicks, John w.
Harris. s s 4-H gs4e
Furnished Sa5stitutes.--B. B. Allen. w. E.
Hall, j. W. Denney, Henry White, Howard
Urian, John Hamilton, William M. Bell,
Charles w. Williamson. Colored. -Enoch
Gibbs, David Robinson, George Reed, Solo
mon Boyer, Thomas Sanders, Phillip Dick.
son Jr,, James H. Clayton, Abraham George,
SamN Ereenage, James Jones, Deborix Mil.
Ter, 4 TX Barrett, Robert Deem, George Deem,
Samuel Blackiston, Wash. Atwell, Joshua
Parker, George Atkins. 4i
There were fifty others whose times were
extended from one to five days in order to give
them time to furnish substitutes or pay COM
mutation money. y ef
The Colored Troops from Dela,oare.. The
chief mastering officer in Philadelphia, has
received the following instructions from the
Adjutant Generals Office in Washington, in
relation to colored troops from New Jersey
and Delaware: 81 tsa Is b. .ts ss q
War Department, Adjutant-G Generals Office,
Washington, D. c., Sept II, ls65.-Col. VIM.
B. Lane, United States Army, Chief Muster
ing Office, Philadelphia, Penna.-Sir al am
directed by the Secretary of War to instruct
youto muster into the regiments of the United
States colored troops organizing at Philadel-
phia, all colored volunteers from the States Of
New Jersey and Delaware who may be pre-
sented. In SO doing, you win keep an accu-
rate and separate account for the respective
States, giving the number mustered for the
respective Congressional Districts, so that the
States Concerned may receive the proper
credits. am, sir, very respectfully, your
obedient servant, Il res.
f5si m THOMAS M. VINCENT,
Assistant Adjutant General