The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-27
RELEASE OF, UNION PRISONERS
Negotiations Between the Union Generals
Wool and Burnside and the Rebel
Generals Huger and Holmes.
Fourteen Hundred Prisoners to
be Given Up,
&C.. &C.. &c.
Oar Newbcrn Correspondence.

NEwrtRs, y. e., May % lS6y.
One thousand Fur Hundred Union Soldiers to b Re
laed-IAe Neeotia sons Bessosen Generals Burnside and
Wool. on tie Par. of e Union and Generals Holmes and
Hug.r, on the Pars of The Relels-The Correspondence
Besae;n General Burnside and the Rebl Generals Raa-
SOM and II tmes-A Rebi Destroying Ris Oun Cotton
The Negro Scho0l-Heatth Of tie Troops, dc, dc.
Never before have written you with so much grath
cation do upon the present OCCASION and the ntor
nation which my letter communicates will, think, be
fully pleasing TO thousands the North who have
friends and relatives confinement with tho rebels.
Tbs necessary negotiations have taken place, and few
days some fourteen hundred Of brave soldiers
have from time TO time been made prisoners of war; viii
be released and sent North there to reoin their families
and friends from whom their Incarceration in the South
has SO long separated them.
The memory OF Roanoke Island and its victory Ia no
doubt still fresh in your mind Tho rebels there made
prisoners-numbering some twspty-ssven hundred
almost Immediately rel ased and home by way
Of Elizabeth City. Soon after Gin March) General Burn
side opened . correspondence with General Holmes,
commanding the rebel forces in this State and urged
the proprety of reciprocating the by setting
liberty the Union prisoners then in his and his brother
generals hands to . similar extent. The
or exchange arranged by General Huger
with General Wool, At meeting of Sew
all's Point, whose object at the time 50
Monroe but until recently the rebels evinccd desire
TO keep their faith and promises. General Burnside
however continually pressed the matter aud has finally
succeeded For week more dags OF truce have been
passing daily through the lines, and their objects and
purposes have = sealed book until with
them copous correspondence proceeding between
General Burnside and the rebel generals, which re-.
suited in the definite agreement and promise of the
to fourteen hundred Union prisoners who
are under their jurisdiction. The prisoners will be
brought Washington the Pamco river, at rate
OF hundred per day, and there viii be formally Co
liversd into to be further disposed OF. The
steamer Cossack Captain j. W. Bennett leaves here 70
day proceed Washington to take board tho first
instament, which will number between eight
hundred. She will then Immediately 60 North with her
welcome brethren The readers OF the HERALD will have
in advance list Of the men thus released.
A. interesting In connection with the affair send you
the closing part Of the correspondence referred to
sbove:-
/ HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT on Norm CAROLINA
GOLDsBOR0 May Is, 1862
GxxmAL-Snce my reply 70 your letter Of March q,
requesting Of relsase OF prisoners have been
rank aud die x the United States forces now held US
prisoners OF In North Carolina You will obligs me
e; pS.s wscn MIRO 2
Carolina troops, will bear tins communication 70 your
lines am General, very respectfully your o6sdiens
MAJOR Gsnsral c. 8 Army, commanding Dep'tN'C
10 Major General A. E BUkNxDE, commanding United
States forces at Newborn.
HEADQUARTERS, DsPAKrxxr NoRrn CARorMA,l
| NswExRs, May II, 1892 !
General THroDcaa q: Horxn, commanding Department
North Carolina, Goldsboro:-
GEssaAL-I was much gra.uaed upon the receipts Of
your OF the 18th instant, and will BE- glad
ceve United States prisoners in North Carolina,
~ Wilmington. or ~ any other point between Whining
ton and the Cape Fear river that you may Designate
or should you prefer Is, win them wxshag-
" this win have vessels readiness receive them
81 whatever point you may name. ! shall tomorrow
ssAd tag Of truce with some citizens q thus place who
DESTROYS OF leaving for the country, hope you
will deem II advisable TO allow the citizens VI this place,
within your lines, their homes il they
desire 70 do So have the honor 70 BE- General your
MAJOR General commanding Departments North Carolina.
HEADQUARTERS, Fmsz BRIoAps,
Army PANIIco, May 10, 1862. (
General A. Z. BURNSIDE, commanding United States
troops. Newbern, N. c.
6 bs honour 10 q as
shall be communicated TO the General command
troops and accsded to the parties 70 return 70
Eewbern viii be speedily forwarded by flag OF
Permit me state that have doubt that every
consistent with the public safety viii refrigerated
our part have the honor to eo very respectfully,
Brisader General &. s. A.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT NORTH CAROLINA, I
GolpsBoRo, May 10, 1862. (
GxyrRArI have had the honor 10 receive your letter
OF the 18th inst, addressed To myself. Your letter Of
tho date to Gen. Ransom has also been handed
In accordance with your request beg " INFORM you
that the linked states prisoners 70 DO released parole
Some hundred in number. viii be delivered at
Washington N. q. The first detachment OF about
hundred will probably reach that place Friday next
and the remainder will follow in daily Of the
zane namoer am General %ao very rrs.pss,ia,y your
Major General Conf ederats ssatos Army, commanding
Department North Carolina.
To Major General A. T. BURNSIDE, commanding United
States forces at Newborn.
| Afsw days ago q party consisting OF Company II
Seventeenth Massachusetts, under command sf Captain
Lloyd and Lieutenant Hammond went Reconnaissance
the other eide OF the Trent river about miles
from Newbern. During this trip they paid visit 70
Methodist minister's house the town Of Pollock
yis and found that the house deserted. the resi-
dent no doubt, having found some business Of i'm
porancs attend to Al the near approach Of pcss
and scouting parties He with the feelings Of true 10
ceesons showed the interest he took In the cause Of
rebellion by running and otherwise destroying hin cotton
and some goods In preference seeing them fall nt
sAs hands Of the Northern "vandas." but ne sam,
time he had obtained promise from the Confederat,
government ~ that all the value destroyed should b.
made good 70 him Such an instances OF SELF sacrnce
rarely 70 be WITH and deserves wide notice. show
ing a does how the hearts Of We people enlisted
this cause They also In their travels captured two mel
and foar horses in the immediate vicinity o
PolIocksvlle The mems names were Calhoun and Davis
both sufficiently expressive In themselves V prove tn
owners rank sscessioniss. Thcy brought 70 tow
and turned over 70 the Of authorities With th
exception OF very distressing accens that
the particulars Of which give you below, the expedition
was perfect success Az some Of the were gst,in
INTO one Of the they misunderstood order tina
was given instead Of all remaining In their seat
they stood up and the consequence that the boa
was overturned and ths whole Of them were precipa,
ed into the water and with the greatest difficulty all bu
three we're rescued from their perilous position IN
three drowned were priva,ss Robert Bowos Thoma
Rywcroft and william Emmcrson Their bodies wsr
found shortly Afterwards distance down the stream
They were mon highly respected BY their ofbcsrs an
companions and their sudden death was deeply arnsns
| BY the whole regiment
Ihavs already given ysu one or two skstchss Il III
negro school has been established here the