New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-27
Exchange OF Prisoners from
Richmond-The City to be Eyacu-
a.rd-lack,ou He.enforccd.

/ IRON Special Correspond lent.
4 FORTRESS MoSEoE, OLD Post COMFORT, May ~, Atbl
| At last there ID a well-gTOuuced prospect Of the
ong-rendlDg arrangement for the exchange OF the
prifoners held by the South bostsges for tie pr.
yateersuen in our hands being carried cut. THIS
morning CaIt. Miiward returned from the James
River which be ascended ~ far as City Point with
aag Of truce, bearing a message from Gen. Wool
to Gen. Huger lie was TO have brought certain
prisoners, but Gen. Huger writes that those who
were in Richmond have been removed from that city,
aud that he does not know their whcreabou'. He
considers Himself responsible for the fulnent Of tie
arrangement, and on sscertainng the wheresbout
of the prisoners he will c, 7municate with some one
Of the Union boats in tie r.ves.- Understand the
arrangement is 70 the effect that the delivery Of
all he rriyateors hold by Us be will deliver all the
prisoners held by the South as hostages, 10 he ex-
changed or If the number should not answer the re-
qurements of the carel, then the deficit 10 bel
roied, and exchanged hereafter.
Tins will bring back Corcoran, Wilcox and Others
! 70 long and anXiously looked for. Capt. Allwa.d
will return with the dag tomorrow probably, OF 10
soon as the priyatoers can be delivered here.
Their removal from the City of Rio, mond il rather
significant. gen. IIuger's headquarters are at Pc
teburp ~ mil, distant, ana the inference Is that
tbe removal must have been sudden, or he wcuid
have known something about il; and the fact that
he was unable 10 state TO what place hey had been
removed il not the least singular part Of the affair.
For the last forty-ega hours We have had ruInors
and copiecures thick asd iast, concerning the state
OF affairs ia and about Richmond. That the thIck-
ahouiuy not stoGtly defended Is deomei ground
tor the inference tina, the evacuation Of Richmond rs
intendedfor IL IL certain that II par, vi the
plan of the enemy to avail themselves OF this posi-
on naturally strong 10 resist the further progress
OF our army. Falling back wac giving up chance,
the only remaining one at the tortitcations, or bat.
teries' Of which we have heard SO much since the
retreat began eight miles from Richmond. On the
poiut whether they Intend to defend evac-
nate Richmond, we have, Independent Of this ground
If inference, contradictory testimony aud rumors
but nothing satisfactory. We may, with tolerable
safety assume that the citizens AZ least have got IN
readiness for the extreme emergency OF defeat ana
retreat az shown by their scnding away the valua
bles of the banks and individuals. The testimony
Of deserers and negroes iayors strongly the inten
ton 10 retreat and give up the city; but II any I'M
portance i. to be attached 10 what Tie Petersburg
ErDress Of yesterday says, no idea OF falling bacS
nothing else than fight 70 the last in defense OF Rich
mond il thought Of The same rumors, coDJectures
and doubts prevailed at General Mcclellan head
quarters Yesterday, where, however everything was
being done as though il was certain that the Rebels
would mike desperate stand.
LEES Objectionable, however, are tie reports that
jackson has been strongly reeniO.ced lately and Of
bis purposes. There was some shadow OF ground
for the Secession lists ia Norfolk believing that he
had made a dash northwsrd into Maryland, and
would soon be in Pennsylvania. That sucn is the
strategic design there is now much re0son TO believe.
Because Il was the design, the Secessonists IN Nor
70 believed the rumOr that jackson was already Ill
Marvlaud, leaving Banks defeated in his rear And
there are not wanting thos. here who give ear
10 the suggestion tina, it is the grand policy Of the
Rebel leaders to make a rapid withdrawal OF the
main force now or lately IN the Deghborhood OF
Richmond toward Washington, with the view OF
Overwhelming Mcdowell, ana pushing on toward
the national capital or Mary land, thus getting the
three or four days the start of Mcclellan that 1t would
take him to find the plan cut. Or, as IL Is conjec-
tured by others, in case of withdrawal from Rich
iaond, would they not rather go south, re-entorce
Bsauregard, fll OH the rear OF Halleck! Neither
! of these suggestions can be said 10 be absolutely
withou, n certain kind of startling probability.
The following is an extract from letter written
on board Of one Of our eunbosts lying in tho james
River, at City Point, dated May 81:
We hear from con,raband that our forces are whir
about it miles Of Richmond The Port Royal up the
river oday to ard Richmond and of wsgon
They Immediately took 10 the woods and beyond
tho reach o! lie shells
IL Is strongly suspected here hs The Rebels evs,uat'
Ing Richmond and intend to attempt 30 the foiohsc
above Washington, aud Ia through Maryland INTO ie"a
sylysnla." =,
by the Terry from Newbern to-day. We have the
report that through tie City OF Raleigh n: ,ne
old dag floats the Tree choice OF the innaoitah's
who thereby signify their allegiance TO the Union
luis must w Intensely disgusting 10 Az Ssa' OA'n'