The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-29
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s!oess i sa1tsd that 81 tAs authority ana
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SI %. kAIoe0sn. \ r. Butler was appointed
,Ms.edA Ageot for the exchange ot p5isoaeEs
was = City Point"
'You afs doubtless aware that By proelA-
ma,ion Of the President Of the Confederate
states, Nat. Gen b +. Butler n under the
% Of outlAwry. Although We do not pre-
/, I'd to prescribe what agents your Govern.
mot shAll employ In connection With the
ea.ei. yet whea one Wis has been pro
fisl ued 70 b 20 obnoxious - Gen. Dusler r
w4eSt60s oOeA tVQ0at0O taADk bO0 NV0
tcderate suthositiee refossto treat With hlln,
of establish such reaations With him - prop
eris pertain to % Agent Of Exchange The
r-9ss..s.ss''s q Pr1i60t Davis fosbldat thai
Sco. 0atler oAOald be admitted to the pro
.sction u the Confedente Government, and
be csnncf, therefore. DO received under q
Gag Of trace. Accordingly, am directed
BY tho Confederate authorities to inform you
that Ma. Gen. b. F. Butler will not be recog
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Respectfully, your Ob't servt,
10. OcLD. Agent OF Exchange
The Sehults arrived here last night with
tAAnvs hundred prisoner sent BY the Yen
> hees to City Point Saturday. The following
10 copy OF letter from Judge Ould te
Major Mulford relative to the exchange o.
prisoner
RICHMOND, Dec S7th, 1893.
Xa}x yosa X .XS,fori, Assistant Agent o
ExchaBge:
6iR-l have received your letter snDouuc
ing your arrival with Confederate prisoners
have this day forwarded to you an equal
or greater. number Of Federsl prisoners.
Ireeeived With your letter several cOmmu
nications from Major General B. r. Butler
In no one Of them is 1t stated that the q. g.
uOvetuUout 10 WIuluk W tS8uLUo t0o C0IL0
aud deliver all Of our prisoners now In cap
,iyity, tho excess on either side to be on 20
role. ! have more than onee expressed
the entire readiness Of the Confederate Gov
erument to deliver the Federal prisoners now
in our hands, provided the u B. authorities
will deliver the Confederate prisonss In
their hands. This II the provision of the
cartel, and We can accept nothing LEES. I'm.
less1his 10 the distinct undeFstandlng, no
equivalent will be delivered to you for any
Confederate officers and soldie1S you may
hereafter bring to City Point. In the hope
that such u the understanding, have d.
rscted that . number greater than the total
Of your delivery should be sent to you. In
no event can We consent that the general 70
lease Of prisoasn 70 distinctly required BY
the esrtel shall b evsded by partial delive
riea Accepting the present delivery % Z
step towards general exchange on tht
principles Of the cartel, trust may b<
permitted 70 express the hope that deliveries
on the basis sbove indicated viii be contin
Dsd until ell the troops In confinement Oh
10th aides are released
Respectfully, your obedIent servant.
Ro. OuLD,
Agent Of Exchange