Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-05
From the Richmond Enarirsr.

ohe'"i Correspondence hetsses" 'he t;"'a'n'sso"et
Of xe.lange Il" Regard the Trea.msn. of Gen
/ sE"l Morgan nrd hss Msn.
10 IL
OFFICE CoMAIssioNER FOR EXCHANGED
FoRTR SIS MONROE. July so, 1853. {
Hop RoBERr cULo, Commissioner ;or Exchsrge, &c.
SIR This will inform you and through you TIE authori
ties IN Fer whom you act, that Cen John H Morgan
hostages tor The members Of Col. Ntigh. command VIC
have not een devere il compliance with the conditions
Bli ~ y ''' 'S" D'A ana mayor DSn
Respectfully, yoar obedient servant,
Brig. Gen U. 9. Y aud Connissioner tor Encbauee
TIr Gud in reoy 20 the above demands to Lnpw :,
at resect the cose connaIoenf threatensd @ 9;s
from the confinement of other prisoners and that
held in captivity by U.s. Ia Tepy to the charge Of
violating the cartel agreed to by Generals Hill and Dix,
In retaining Col s5tre;ght ard his command the Confed.
crate have MT far those of the Uni
the es1abshen of that cartel You have Claimed
aad exerc:sed tn" ght 20 retain officers and indef
nitc]y o upon charges actually Preferred but upon
mere SUSPICION, you in custody officers who
were il ccDfa:m 1t when he cartel fra<ed aud who
been tried but of tn have langushed in prison all
TIE weary time without trial charges. stand prepared
20 prove hee assertions THIS course pursued too
the face not only Of notice BIT Of protest you to
use tbe gft detan 'ne for 1ral upon
any who may he tie objects OF yoy supcion special
[R.c wing reply the foregoing dated Iueuet lst
On tie 2+Eh q tbs month Mr. Oud Fed
acy as others bed II c?rfnement at the Libby and de-
mands al exp OF the ouageoua treatment Gener
al Morgan and his brother officers.
in / 3oh Of the following m1,nth 4. A. Meredith,
Federal Commissioner, tes to Mr. Oud, from Fortress
mour"e lfIer EoTe than months silence the C1es-
i0r i
Sir F-d succeedtd, (after waiting thirty hcurs) in OBJ
tain nE lnerVew with you We Ia CITY Point.
had intended to eXplao to you that the lutte States
thoTltles had nothing whatever 10 do with the
that Gen Morgan AID his command when inpris
oEed at Columbus Sucn wholly unauthor-
ized.
ha sui j0ncd pOlielce than ensnes by which il
wll be that Comm uud has Caught the Fed
era ag&n ID very EMBARRASSING aad d52race.H prcdca
Iaert
kICEMoED Get 2 1868
Brizadsr General j. = Meredith, Agent Of Exchange:
SIR: Asycu did not have the opportunity to explain to
e at City Point how the United States authorities had
nothing tc d. with lh4 treatment that General Morgan and
Ms mnaud reel ed when imprisoned Columbus will
7ou be so Eindas to do it now thought Morgan his
mmand we've prisoners f war, aptured By the United
tolces and therefore in their custody You and
talked twice about General Morgan and no hint was
h7oWn out that he not soner of the United States
so far from that the Both of July last
y letter that general JChn H Morgan officers
cH be PaC ID ii close confinement held hostages
or the m-mbe7s Of Colonel S5treight's Command" v i'll
Gu please explain TO what you by this notice of
be 80 Il july 1.-The United States authorities had roth
g to do with the that General Morgan and bis
omm @nd recelVed Nay more, will enlighten
the oi1t Why the United authorities have allow
their prisoners and Hostages to receive such 1unau-
1orzed treameut for the past two mouths hone the
eas0n Is not f such nature that it only be com1lu
icated in whisper. Let me have it paper.
Respectfully your Obedent servant,
BOBEKT GUILD,
Agent Of Exchange.