Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-13
VOLUME LXI.---N & UMHEiI: 30

( WEea your 1ees-a;io: was II Sc, il coYcr
Ell un inGe.er.nin#,e nu;::lcr Of ir0or:, ,lcs; g
mated by commands. 'ricnlcs. divisions ard
corps, no definite r;irnbcrof either officers uT
! men being designated. Up 20 that time, v0u
had delivered at City Point & rcr'ain nmmhe.
Of prisoners Of war. for wii:h YOU had rc.
ccips. by which you mr>. have known the
number you might claim lie right 10 dsc!iu. rn
from their parole. You Lid 10" hh;nl; prorc.
| to limit yourself 10 this numb?~. nor. in any
proper manner did you refer to i, bu: male
your declaration Of exchange in such iGGcf-
! nitc terms as made it next 10 certain tha; yan
did not intend TO be governed hy :hc cartel.
On referring 10 The da,l fuyn;s;,c. i,v tie
reports Of General Grant. and now III lhc
hands nf the Commissary General q: Prison
ers at Washington, it was aSccrsainci that vou
had discharged from parole by your dcclara>
ton, o very considerable number Of your men
over and above apy CLAIM, YOU might pretend
20, founded on foccipts ftc prisoners of war
delivered from Tho South according to the
cartel
Without referring to f-ac,iars. j. arpca?a'.
from the best data in oar :&Hjs. .:,J. you l:ai
discharged three i''r tro, .: ouv.t'::G :::o.c
tlian you were entitled T..
Icu suggested tLat ehcnlI r;akc a rnrre:.
r2Ia:i. declaration or ezcilaac.. when. as
suppose, you mu2t !rga krown Ven haL ~,
delivered T. me. nor had ,Ou valid parole; o;'
our men sufficient 10 cover ,hc number Ic.
ciarc,l exchanged by YOURSELF uai. whca
proceeded to mak. the declaration cz.eadia:
to these men you had delivered, ;.ui 7t!.ed u
You my objection to your p.ecc,Ginrs, Y7a
insisted that vcu hat vaiil laa"t!Gs for moe
than The number ti:nt Yn;i n..l declared -
changed, thGugl, you fai."! - T.a iu~o ;hose
paroles Or to give &ny recon-: q" history vf
them and yGu thcn proceeded - M.:i2 :; fur
tacr declaration Of exchange, i,norinS t&e
cartel l!Cce,hcr-basin@ Tnnr ac: Oh ui.pr. 20
da;a communicated 10 r", H. w?.cl2 Jr4.cc!.
ing Resting. sc | s'pIo.c you viii sa-. uH.a
your sense II right, - i you wcln he G:iy
nariy hayji'G s:iySi to III: opinion on ,lcSn'l~
iect-actinc cy:cEil? in anticipation Of tie
formal declaration RETIRED - 81 tie cDm>
mcncement Cf tbs Contamination, "thnt ypu
will proceed TO ake'toc!ara,i,a: { { exr;an:c
for the purpose If putting troops into the Gtld
whenever ycu t'nk rrope-;' aHd. h2viEg
no;r exhausted, hr declaration Of exchange.
tie parnlel prisoners in y'u" hands, ycu Pre-.
pose to ne tie delivery q! prisoners o.' w:r in
our hands for whom yCu h!"a 10 equivalents
Or, comparatively. INT ser" icw--iu c7,,cr,
as i! were, tila: rol r'ay cb,ain possession G!
many thousands m2rc inan ci ,yDar Owr, GH!!r
cred o. ca parole. iar me purpose CG Ieciz?>
ias them also exchanged, and putting thcni
into the field. not in conformity with the cx-
i'ting ca:trl, nor in ncc..iaasc with H.:
usages u; war, but whenever. in rour in1ivi,-
aljudsment, yeu mag t!iiai: !: propo. 20 {,
so.
I have only to sid thc: n cay inference ,
from this atcment i lie a':s%cr | haze to
make TO your proposal Of the -4!h ;n@s., which
is not accepted.
Rnsncntfnllr ynur nl,,t ser:'t