Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-27
RICHMOND VA THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH p, 1852.

with General Huger or vih M-srs Seldom and Conrad,
or any other persou spT caring for thsS purpose.
Be ore p-cc ,edirg wi.h my narrative, beg to call
your special attention toe sc that the letter Of ic-
s.ructon .fs-s Sejd5a and Conrad, copy of which
was enclosed to Gs WOOL, contained the identical pro-
positions inst quoted rom his l3tter; that our proposal
20 the enemy yes ituI accepted in Ia fullest sud most
explicit nerner and pl=co prcmlGeG'lT In view 'he
turf eF lac tha. et the time wien the proposal was
made by this Government TIA. al sup'Cs prisoners held
BY either ary shuuo b. delivered uosnd allowed 10 20
home I'll chang d ard that this system shoCla cli
i-u u fo-cl casipg the war, tic Confederate sia.es
held in ther possession ll'ge surplus O pSisoaMs ""o
were 10 restored the CuemJ p1dar this 81 pnatoh
Tae prirc p1s and terms for o general e1ehS1ge oi
prisoners harng bsea thus fnsy agreed o., tbefe Fe
m macd ao,hing ba dcGe bus to ee.ds tho details o.
b time place lLd manner Of its execution. F1r "a
n1rnosa civil commissioners seTe not necesslry nit
Ia ofcer had been properly ssecsd by tho enemy for
cxcsug mere military d5:sils, and IN &C or1arca with
n ir example Brigadic rGenaral Howell Cobb vas Sc.
eccd 30 uae't Gen. Wool ard Keen'r tue contract:
F-Lst er OF instructions, dNed is b February, TO
Ge, Cobb euggcs ug a., ats Of execution deemed iir
aqd eau.l bi aiding "Guy fair aud equal rule will be
saat cr7 provided YOU see youT wSy clear az re.
gud, igs practical working desire ouly TO nrrel1 on
yol The necessity Of extreme caution In avodrg any
rue or sny arrangement waich ccud possibly give 1ise
n dfpua or controversy in ia practical op ration. LIT
the arrangement he cqn; aad e' 1t oe iups plin God
clear All 5ise is Lett 10 your d,scIeii-n.'
L. the s4us le tIeu. raj Cobb told "ths' TIE
as.Iaace Conaugd iu he Letter or Ger. ral Toc net
our pig.-errs captured the h.gL z-s WI 10 tie iu-
uC 20 C1usi3-. u 81 the san hgTs f!ggeT' tyks
arm, on land aaj VII ac coT-,q 'tnly :x;aGrg
ike olhrr urs5u.rs j. .a--.i7 st s0ry, AMI a"t
al-sJed 10 inform sral Wool tra l5 coon -1 -Ais
assurance was received, ora5rs were ,ss..a picg 80.
ot,ers hitherto hfd hosagea for seso prvsesrs On
the sane footing all other prisoners, ana they wl Il
once be cent hcme pa'oa DIR the proposed arfaus
merits TO- cXchsrEa.'
Gepcrsl Coob proceeded on hIs scion. and rang d
With General Wool al The d.jss OF 70 excIa ~ He
basis OF the agreement aoove =ta@a. $40 q; iho o.
tails suggegtel in TIC ins',uc Il, by this Depart
ment TO General Cyo5 wee u't 5csspri Dy
General Wool For one 0! ;.g ,wo be p.ofo.-d
bsiJu.e, which was promptly &C: pea FIR The
her admitted by h!H 20 o. vo--'y Ui srpr3y-l, ha
cf,rai su.e G.s r. ss: tim - o. az uhosity
IL IN tis Government, he dlrcd himself 20 h. =ih
sut irslsrc.igHs It's holy Wa NJ. g;a7rot 70 him
eherou2go rC,sI Cobb ra,Sed hs proposition, th"s
le Wing couPu.o .ui 70 tct az he &c ais s-qlso o
III. oxeou' o. oft the irs.i1a' trsc'.
Bl. p.Hliug '.c=- nTrarg meLt7 cur arms bad been
uliOrJu' 1' Crgmy hNr cap g--d number OF pfi.
ocers o. R,al.S Isl 4 aa1 + r. D. ss,2 ,do C,udi-
!Ul Ci ,E. p.re- .eye;5ec; le C.s.i States nCT
hslis E-gl1 Of prisoner and he eS c7 'ol o. the -
gcslgn vas lhs mulCH' j-- Fvs1fa r,.I7 % tSCE.
L t Jh, s. or,instlucs .Ec GaTerur'Hs .! tn U-.-
a.. ) ~ H=ss.s - v!JAi2 90 engagement mi
RI ' cog5d's-d % b. o-r a. rCc1l.r s-.cu-y. e.
wc9 ~. s.!,-g On l.e l3.a .! F--7ua.y that he
"6I pgrlcrS' ard StgeT asTeiug ia. 81 E.ITua rrse-
nals tiCcg g.i- % tslTE-l o. p-.c', h ~ Il.
s-o, . - aug .isoI.Fs g. var A..u Ly the cileE
pIg bal DC r.tgsI-d il eE-HS3 O. as. as clp.uTur,
s.t. ...s ,rs.en l. .. CO itG u -l. siH.it5 cyIll-
ra q" VIA on~-nci by p Gorer.Gal. o ~.is, o. The
47h of I.g ssna -eu'l, r-sr m IS prcpar s-y, tbgt
mr. p,r-rv a-. srrl,wirey Hm'td 60 ~ sIcha :. ci
i, iAer. as prassut' TO g. J,- G-tr. Hig.r o b.
l3 b @. E,brGry 1862; agd --en pcposo ccralI spc'
olsl exchanges of iaciy -ua oii.,rs
The ms5ntms, no! ilGsl1c for n rnouen: that an
ensa.emaas Of 50 sacred caisCicr YOU be executed
aig fidelity tls prisoners h. u ay hos-ag'S yr the
.r sf6 p-clr Treatment o. che pEivstcr-s W5Tc cis
sr-yd igi1 C.1ss cJ-n -lut aud order 20 D. ecu.
b5me. ,Ol,us;s lie, CJ-ss.H aud Wood, and II ljOr
e.yec we're ne % heir O1n 1cuITy The remaining
hostages wee b.oas on fars!s iron ~ .ui ions TO
Redmond their way 90 be delivered UP, 3. the Cx-
uesc Of this Gn.c-Tu lt and their suri5f1er w1s Only
sI-N.r'et o. re i.t Of tclg,ic iEcm Is"Cral Co6o,
,gat sv 10 Jusp-c TAI t,h or tho par. Of th
euemy Waie tlis prompt and loyal execution OF tie
agreement vac IL gr1,r-ss OF d, part Of this Gov
me- the erony c-ly,yi tte prisoners csItl'ed
~ For Dors3cn 10 Chicago ard ohr points mesl Gi'.
rem 'hgir hces ard "ss plrIdng the ohc'rs VITO
fel into their power throu ire entire breadth of TIE
land from Western Tennessee 10 Fort Warren 10 Boston
hirbor whsro they ere now uc5rcerse ed sud 10 he
p-,sent m-m.ut not single cgcr taken a. Fort Done
s)n rOr single captive prSs eer, hes been restored TO
his home While the Uat,d States have kept possession
Of the hostages gwen up II reisnca o. their EOuor-
TIE docum.ut q hereWih submitted ia the report OF
Gen.rs Cobb containing stl,emeht Of his proceedings
and copies Of bic core pjlderce With General Woo,
and the document conns III .etter o. General Wool
dated the of tn current mo1h, rom which it II az
pa-cu ha the Government Of ths Uaed Ststes adher
10 the refusal 10 perform its agreement.
| make comment on these proceedings furler than
% remark that il eclrcJiy possible that there
should euy further exchange p+sorCrs during iLa
var We c-n paro, prisoners with any expectation
OF recprcey; aud can have rtancs any promises
that may be ma G. | submit, hoHever, that Il Is but
bare stce 10 ourselves 70 doci-e discharged such CT
our own citizens es are now sur scs TO parole aud to
nc7m me enemy and thereafter TO entertain pscpo
il 9ns ca the suffice c ex5ha5ge Of prisoners eIcsp
on delivery of these hell By the enemy and proposed
for exchange.
am your obedient servant,
7 BEYJANIS,
To the President. Secretary OF War.
FSDERAL TYRASSY rs BALrlN)RE.-The Fr?dsrisks