Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-26
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
EOrFespendeace beGSgesss flse Federal ara
Confederate .EH9hO5 ffSes.
Important Documents.

We clip the following from the Chicago Time.
Of the 2lsl:
Mr. Stanton has laid before Congress the cor
respOndenee Of Gen. Wool with the rebel Gen
Huger, in relation to a general exchange Of pris-
oners, with tn special object OF obtaining the
release of Coils. COrcoran and Wilcox It is ev-
ident that poor Huger meant well, but was Sc
verely snubbed By &c w. Randolph, Secretary
Of War" who first agreed to DO what Huger
promised and then, at the last moment refused,
by telegraph, on the plea of misunderstanding.
On May %, Gen Wool wrote that the rebel
priyateersmeu were held as prisoners Of war, and
for exchange. To this Gen Huger replied the
next day:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARrMEST OF NoHF7LE.
NORFOLK, Asy 3, 1852
GENERAL: have your letter of the % lost
On the faith Of your statement, that Our pri-
Vateersmen are prisoners of war, snd will be ex-
changed, the officers heretofore held as hostages
will be exchanged on the same terms as any
others.
As it is but fair those longest in captivity
should be released first, request you viii let
the priVateeTsmen be released, and ] viii reeip-
Tocate and release the longest confined.
l have requested Gen. Winder to send prison
eTs from Richmond to Newport News on Monday
the 9Th instant
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
Benz HUGER,
Major General Commanding
Major General j. E. Wool, Commanding De-
partment Of Virginia.
Ou the 18Th, General Wool writes that be is
prepared to make exchange " on the terms You
proposed IN your communication of the Sd inst
he adds; ' will have the privateeTsmen sent
to this port, to be forwarded to you az any place
you designate on James river, provided you will
send forward at the same time the hostages,
COls- CJrcOran, Wilcox" etc. To this Huger
replied on the next day from Petersburg:
al you will release upon parole the
privateeTsmen, and send them to me at City
Point, will return you such number Of the off
GERS heretofore retained as hostages for them, as
would be their equivalent, according to the rules
Of exchange prescribed by the cartel between the
United States and Great Britain in ISI3-Ehe
captains Of pTiVateersmen to rank as lieutenants
of the navy, and the mates of The priYateers as
masters mates If you will have the rank and
number Of the pIivaieeTsmen made out and
their equivalent Of officers now retained as host
ages for them, such officers will be released IN
cOndltOnally and returned to you. ANY Of the
other hostages that may not be required for ex
change for the privateeTs will be rel leased upon
parole, to be exchanged for officers of equal
rank, OF their equivalent according to the cartel
Gen. Wool wrote on the 2lst, asking Gt neral
Huger to appoint the time for the exchange to
take place, and on the 23i the laster writes
HEADQARTERs DEPT OF THE APPOEATTOX
PLTERsBURG, Va May 3 1862
GENERAL have detained your boat until
to-day, expecting an answer from Richmond as
to the time when the prisoners to be exchanged
for the priyateersmen could reach here l have
not yet received an answer, and I am not aware
of the location Of these officers, or when they
could reach here; but / can assure you con
slider the War Department have fully agreed to
the terms stated in my letter OF the Sd inst to
you, and which have been accepted By yourself
must be responsible that on the delivery Of ell
the privateersmen all the officers retained as
hostages will be released upon parole, the details
of the exchanges to be arranged between US &C
cordng to the cartel referred to, and such Of the
officers as are not exchanged in this way to rc-
main on parole until exchanged for others If
not interrupted by movements in the field, viii
promise to have the Cfficers forwarded Is soon
as possible, and win send notice to any Of your
vessels, and request you may be notified to send
for them.
Very respectfully,