Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-01

leave $50 with his family or friends, should
he desire to do so.
Loyal men'of Virginia although inferno
| cine war has devastated our lands, brought
grief 10 our homes and sadness TO our hearts,
vet DO not doubt that you will voluntarily
respond 10 this CALL and lily TO assist your
brave brethren III this last struggle for home,
country and constitutional irccduIn, and Sc
| cure Forever. tn ourselves and to our children,
the priceless legacy IrJ,ucalhei us hy our
fathers. Your sister States arc nrb : respond
Ing by voluntary enlistment. Let it not he
said that it was lett for Virginia 10 furnish
her quota by rcSurting TO II draft.
+. II rIEKpuar, Governor.
BY tie Governor:
L. 4. lf.GASs, Scc'Y Of the Commonwealth.
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TREATY FOR THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
We have obtained copy Of the cartel which
has Just been concluded between the two
belli.ercnt Confcderacies, for The exchange vi
prisoners Of War. We publish it iur the
public information
UAGAIl'S Lss,iiifi;:, ~ JAMES RIVER, NA,}
July 81, lSG2.
lhs lmlersi.5 nrl haIing been commissioned
by the authorities they respectively Represent,
to make arrange.aynts iYI ,ayt Fe HSlTtst!d 10 10
the following articles
Article list. 1T is hereby agreed and stpn-
lated that all prisoners Of War, held hy either
party including those taken "n private armed
vessels, known as privatcerS, shall lie dis
charged upon the condition and terms follow
ing:
Prisoners to he exchanged man for man,
and officer for officer priva,eers 10 he placed
upon the footing Of officers and Incn Of the
Navy.
Men and officers Of lower grades may he
exchanged for officers Of a higher grade and
men and officers Of different services may he
exchanged according to tie following scale
OF equivalents
4 General commanding in chief, or an Adj
miral shall be exchanged for officers Of equal
rank or Tor sixty prlrates or common SEA-
men.
a Flag Officer or Major General shall hc
exchanged for officers of equal rank or for
forty privateS or common Scalncn.
y Commodore carrying i broad pcnuant ur
lsrigadier General shall be exchanged lnr
officers OF equal rank or twenty privaLes Or
common SeuInen.
A Captain in the Navy or Colonel snail
he exchanged for officers Of equal rank or for
iiftcru priratcS or common Seancn.
q Lieutenant Colonel or i Commander in
the Navy shall be exchanged tor officers "i
equal rank or for ten privates or common Sc.
men.
\ Lieutenant Commander or Major shall
be exchanged for officers Of equal rank or
eight priyates OF common seaInen.
\ Lieutenant or 4 Master in the Navy or q
Captain III the Army or Marines shall be- ex-
changed for officers Of equal rank or six pri-
Yates Or c0lnlnun Scamell.
Masters Mates in the Navy Or Licutcnunts
and EnsignS i'll the Army shall be exchanged
for officers of equal rank u iuur privatrs OF
common Sculiien.
Midslipmen, Warrant officers in the Navy,
Masters Of Merchant vessels and Commanders
of privateers shall be exchanged for officers Of
equal rank, OF three prirates or common sea-
men: Second Captains Licutenants or Mates
Of Merchant vessels or prlvateers, and all petty
officers in the Navy and all non-commissioMcd
officers in the Army or Marines Shall be sew
orally exchanged for persons fequal rank or
for two privateS or common seamen; and pri-
vatc soldiers or common seamen Shall be en-
changed for each other, man for man.
Article I'd. Local, State, civil and militia
rank held by persons not in actual military
service will not be recognized, the basis Of eX
change being the grade actually held III the
Naval and Military service of the respective
parties.
Article 81. If citizens held by either party
OH charges Of disluyalty or any alleged civi!
offence are exchanged, it shall only bc for citi
zens, captured suffers, tcamstcrs and all civ
iliaus i'll the actual service of either party to
be exchanged lor pclS"ils IN SImllnr POSITION.
Article lth. All prisoners Of war to be
discharged OH parole in ten days after their
capture, and the prisoners now held and tlIvSc
hereafter taken, To BIZ transported IL the points
mutually agreed upon, AT the cXpcIlse vi the
capturing party. Tie surplus prisoner, not
exchanged shall not bc permitted to take up
arms again, nor 10 serve rs military police or
conslabulary iurcc i'll any fort, garrison, or
field work, held by either OF the respective
parties, nor rs guards Of prisons, dcp"ts or
stores, nor to discharge any duty usually per-
formed by soldiers, until exchanged under the
provisions OF this cartel. The exchange is not
10 bc considered complete, until the officer OF
soldier exchanged ior has been actually re-
stored to the lines TO which he belongs.
Article 9Th. Each party. upon the discharge
of prisoners of the other party, is authorized
to discharge an equal number of their own
officers or men froln parole, furnishing ut the
saline time 10 the other party Il list Of their
prisoners discharged and Of their own officers
and men relieved from parole; thus enabling
each party to relieve from parole such of their
own officers and men as the party may choose.
The lists thus mutually furnished will keep
both parties advised of the true condition of
the exchange of prisoners.
Article 9TH. Tn. stipulations and provi-
sions above mentioned to be OF binding ohli-
CATION during the Continuance Of the war, it
matters not which party may have the sur
plus of prisoners, the great principles involved
being.
lst, An equitable exchange Of prisoners
man for man, officer for officer, or orncvrs OF