New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-17

Ills vet Am compelled by the stricest convictions OF
viii b. firmly carried out have the honor ~ be very
respectfully your obedient servant
BrrJ. 7. BUTLER Maj Gen. Com'dg.
To Hon. PoprgT OULD. Commissioner Of Exchange,
Richmond, Va.
Hpogs. DErF. Va. AID n. c. AI1Y OF THf JAMES.
IL III FIELD Oct IL. sol.
| SIR nclose herewith an affidavit showing the em'
poymeDt of one huna ed and ten (iiO United states
coored soldiers by te military officers OF the C"niede-
rate forces in The trenches near Fort Gilmera pac'
lice justified b. rule OF war; or clam LeF,loore
made by the ,eiedrrate Authorities.
have ordered like number OF the officers and col
dicrs captured b. us preferably as many 81 the VIZ
GINA Kcserve Forces by whom this outrage Il beng
done have csptured) into the canal AZ Dutch Gap,
aud put them hard labor, and shall continue to add
10 their number uatl this practice Is stopped have
the honor 10 be- very respectfully, your d. seIFt'
BENZ. i. BUTiRR. Maj. Gen Com.
To The Hon Robert Oud, Commissioner 81 Exchange
kicLmond, Va
HDoRs. DtTr or Va AND y. e.,
AMY or TuF JAMIE, Oct ~. 1854.
Chapman Dining of Yadhin Co.. y. C., member ~
the 9th North Carolina Regiment, put into the va
Local Reserves lately stationed At Fort Gllmer on oab
deloses and says that coming to Fort Gimei on tne
nFai Of IbuI-dy the 9th Oct. he found oae hundred
aud ten nO clorcd soldiers in the uniform Of the
Unuef States captured in tho recent orgngenent al
work IN The trlc hcs at foT oilmor without sufficient
food so that they were exchanging their clothes or
| food with the Confederate soldiers.
Dcpoueut further says chat he left the Confederate
lines the night II the llih inst aud that when ho
lett the trenches ihey were st at work. -
Sworn 10 and subscribed before ne thia 2th day Of
Oct. 1864. John J. DAVENPORT.
1t. A. d. C.. snl asst Proyost Mer-hai
EDoss IprT. or Va. AND y. C.,
Army or IIIg JAMIs. CCt ~. 1864.
! James T. Knight, Co. G, sta vhgiua Regiment
put into tho lst Regiment Virginia Reserves, being
duly svvorn, deposcs and seys that o. Thursday, TIE
18th INST and on Friday the 18th INST, he was on DUTY
with his regiment De, Va Reserves and that Oh one ~
the above mentioned days, Wb.lh lie does not nov deb
ntey remember be. with his company Co 4, Jet Roft
Va. Reserved went from their camp which was uch
ON tire nincdisclno the Darytuwn Road, 20 Rich
m0nd Va and took ffom libby Prison about eighty
two (sO cooIed men who We're ther there captured
prisoners of war and brought them to q Intermediate
lines between the Newmarket AN. On lyio"n i'oa"5
where they were put "a work tm0Tils Mp intTcnch.
ments aid where, to the best of lis knowledge ana
belief they nov ffinnin doing vnh ~ INC manner
described above, BIC having ft g. &c the mofnpg OF
this day.
DepGnent further says. that they verc clad in uni
form. 1AiLs I. KNIGHT
sworn and subscribed 10 before this l"th day OF
October 1864. JoHsJ j. DAyEsrURr,
u. C.. aud Asst. Provost Marshal.
HDgu DEFr Va. AND y. C.. AMY or
THE Jams. Oct IL, irt4.
Samuel Miller Of Battery G. 18th Nirgina battalion
OF Artillery having been duly sworn deposos and says
Tha, ho VIA hi, Company Ia. been ior soiae weeks
ast ssto.,d ~ Battery eight. () situated on no 10
fersdlate lines between tbs Charles Ciiy aud Dnry-
t.vn roads. AMI taet o. his PERSONAL KrowleJSo be-
knows OF some seventy I've 10 eighty culored pssoners
~ var cal IN To uniform ~ the United Ststes. 70 have
been Kept al Wusk on fofllcai0ns aad intTuuchmonS
that vicinity AID upon that line since Thursday the
9th inst
Dep mont fur,hcr says ;ha, he dote'ted aud came
away nom bis company tkis morning up to which unr
they wcre attn az wort. ~ The bcst oi H. knowledge
aid belief
Drl1.n also D. her save tho, ne kHuus Of auHlhoFr
~ ilcm hayfny bee obliged 10 trade tlclf clothes ana
shoes It'll tho Conicdoratn folGicrl for food owing to
a. inauf.!cicncy bli3g furnished them. sam MILLER.
S~urn n and sublcfiDcd before mo this 18th DAY Of
Octooer lsCs john J. DAyISPou
Iicr.. A. u G. and Asst iroy..Mar.
UpoRs DErr oF Va. AND ". C. Army ~ THE !
JANE IN IHE FIJI b Octl2. l-64.
Samuel uutobinP-of the 3rtb North t"r Ina Regt..
uc!, put tho Vginia Local Kesery's d stationed
1T fort Gi.m.r ush dyVaes and ayr, that coming
70 Iort Gilmcr on the l,ht Of Thurday the ttb u
October ha found about one HUNDRED n"grVs, cpiored
sudicrs clad ln the Iioim of tie United States cap
iufsd in the recent engagements at WORK An the trench
~ at and PEAR For. iiliDor.
Deponeni luther RAYS that he le the Confederate
lines the night 81 tho nth inst. md that when be
left the trenches the1 were still at vors.
his
SAMUEL 4 uUrcHIsGs.
monk
Swo,n b. and subscribed TO- by making bis mark in !
ny prefclcc and bciile mo- this l2th day of Oc"UeI,
Ih.i JOus j. DAyESpOKI.
Lieut. A. II. c.. ard Asst. Pro. Mar.
HuQRs DlIr. VA. n. C.. ARnr OF THE JANIS, /
IL TIE FULp Oct. ~. iroi. /
SIR: As Commissiener Of Exchange ;Or tbs Govern
inent to negotiate Exchanges with the beigefepts, /
represented b. yourself, propose 20 exchange ali the