Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-07
Exchange OF Prisoners.

The following are the conditions agreed upon by
Cen John A. Dix on the part Of the United States,
aud Gen. ID. Fl. Hill on the part of the Confederate
States Tor general exchange OF prisoners OF war
HAxALL's LANDING, on JAMES RIVER, VA,
The undersigned having Leen commissioned by the au-
thores they respective to make arrangements
for exchange Of prisoners of war; have agreed to
the following articles:
Article ls 1t s hereby agreed and stipulated that all
OF war held by either party including those taken
on private armed vessels known prvaeers shall be dis
charged upon the condition and terms following
PRISONERS TO be exchanged man for man and officer for
officer pryateeTs to be placed the footing Of officers
and men of the Navy.
Men and officers Of lower grades may exchanged for
officers of higher grade and and officers of different
of equivalents:
A General commanding il chief or an Admiral, shall be
exchanged for officers OF equal rank forysx privates
Flag Officer Major General shall be exchanged for
officers equal rank or for forty privates
Commodore carrying broad pennant, or Brgadier
General shall BE- exchanged for officers equal rank for
twenty privates or common seamen.
Captain io the Navy Colonel shall be exchanged
for officers OF equal rank for fifteen prvates common
seamen
Lieutenant Colonel Commander in the Navy, shall
be excha ged tor officers of equal rank for ten prVaes
Lieutenant Commander, or Major shall be exchanged
for cers of equal rank for eight privaes common
seamen
Lieutenant Master in the Navy Captain in the
Army or Marines shall be exchanged for officers Of equal
rank, or for six privates or common seamen.
in the Army shall be exchanged for officers of equal rank,
or for four priVates or common seamen.
Midshpmen Warrant officers in the Navy, Masters of
merchant vessels and Commanders OF privaeers ha be
exchanged officers equal rank privates
Second Captains, Leutenans Mates
Of merchant vessels prVateers and all petty officers in
tie Navy and all commissioned officers in the Army
Marines shall be severay exchanged for persos Of equal
rank or for two prvates common seamen and private
soldiers shall be exchanged for each
other, for
Local. State, civil and militia held by per-
sons not in actual military service will not be recognized
naval and military service of the respective parties
Art 3D. If citizens held by either party charges of dis
loyalty any alleged civil offence exchanged it shall
only be for citizens captured suffers taemsters and all
civilians in tue actual service of either party to be
changed for persons in similar position
Art 4h All prisoners of to be discharged On parole
in ten days after their capture the prisoners held
those hereafter TAKEN be transported to the ps
mutually agreed upon, at the expense of the capturing
party The surplus prisoners not exchanged shall not
permitted to take up again to military
police constabuary force any fort garrison field
work held by either of the respective parties nor guards
of prisons, depos stores discharge any duty
usually performed by soldiers until exchanged under the
zion of this cartel The exchanged not to be CON
has been actually restored to the lines he belongs
9th. Each party upon the discharge of prisoners
the other party authorized discharge equal number
their officers from PAROLE furnishing at the
time the other party list of their prisoners dis
charged, and of their officers and relieved from
paroe thus enabling each to relieve from parole such Of
their officers and men the party may choose The
lists thus mutually furnished will keep both parties advised
of the true condion of the exchange OF prisoners.
Art 9Th The stpulati and piVsons e-mentoned
10 be OF nnong oahgaon during Inc Gone1pance OF the
prisoners, the great principles involved beiHg
lst. An equitable exchange of prisoners man for man,
officer for ccer or officers of higher grade exchanged for
officers Of lower grade or for priVates according to the
scale of equivalents
ID That privaes and officers, and of different
vices may be exchanged according to the rule of
equivalents.
Sd. That all prisoners, of whatever of service;
be exchanged paroed in days from the time OF
their capture if be practicable to transfer them to their
lines III that time if not, thereafter prac
cable.
4th. That officer colder, employee in the service
either party is be considered exchanged and ab
solved from his parole until his equivalent las actually
| reached the lines of his friends.
9th. That the parole forbids the performance Of field
garrison, police, or guard constabulary duty.
(Signed) JOHN A. DIX, Mai. Gen.
(Signed) D. H. HILL, Mai Gen. G. s. 4.