, 1864-09-30
From Our Special correspocdent.1
In TIE FIELD NEAR Ar1AHrJ

. Sept z3, 1874,
As stated In my previous letter, the cor
respordence In relation to an exchange Of
prisoners resulted In an arrangement which
is being consummated. The first INSTALL
ments were delivered at Rough and Ready
yesterday. The rebels gave to our authori-
uss 7co FEDERAL soldiers, all enlisted men. A
portion Of them were captured on the ed
July in the battle Of the Army Of the Tenues-
see, some on the Goth In the battle Of Peach
Tree Creek, and the remainder in the Nc
Cook and Stoneman raids. To-day 100 others
were to be brought up and delivered, and
the remaining oo0 to- moHow. These pris-
hands OF the ruf1lan prison keeper, Gen,
Ninoef, to have suffered much in health
that Is, much In comparison With those who
lave been Tor long time the victims OF his
cruelty.
From men whom ! hare known hereto.
fore, men OF intelligence and vefaclty, I learn
During tAe Lost .,tue months sese,. sto,.sand
f7s iso4.e1s hase died at AndersonviHe. The ar-
erage deaths bave been for some time past
cne hundred and twenty-five. The men are
huddled like cattle in three stockades on an
open ne1d of low ground, full OF etaguant
water, exposed to ralns and the brotIing eun
without shelter Of any Kind, with ecanty
allowance Of poor tood-putfid meata-sour
com meal and filthy water The accu-
mu1ated filth Of the vast congregation Of men
with the oflal Of camp, sinks and cooking
pose rapidly, and all manner Of disease is
generated: Many Of the prisoners are nearly
naked, lot Of clothing furnished Dy our
Government was recently received from
AichmoDd aud 1istributed. Previous to this
no clothing whatever had been issued to
them.
In consequence Of the recent exposures Of
the cruelucs prncticed upon the prisoners,
Briga&litr General Windcr, the command.nt
OF the military prison, has been relieved. Col.
Former Was appointed to the command.
On the 11th inst the rebel authorities com
menced the removal Of the prisoners from
Ande1eonTille. They have been taken to
Savannah and Augusta-a portion Of them
a1e'at Mellen, the junction Of the roads to
Savannah and Augusta Dag before ys5ter-
day, all had been removed, except about
10000. These would be taken away Ia few
days, With the exception OF those too sick
to be removed.
The exchange OF Col. Frank 7. Slerm N and
Major 6tolbrsHd. They will probably be ex.
changed Fer some reason, which 7 have
not learned. they hare declined to exchange
Gen. Stoneman.
The rebel army, since the return Of our
troops 10 lne vicinity o. AtlAntas mas re-
nained substantially where We left 1t.
Stewards end Lees corps remained at Love
joJ'e, behind the fortifcations, and Hardee's
corrs ut and north Of Jonesboro. These
positions they are abandoning. The artillery
which was at Anders7nville and at LoYejoy's
has been removed, and, 1ignt before last,
Ha'dee'e corps MARCHED South in the night
Stswart's corps preceded it one night.
Precisely where the rebel army OF the Ten
uessce is to be taken by General Hood Is not
known BY youl correspondent at least. To
my mind the Indications point to an a5an-
moyal to Augusta. If Hood Is to make his
srmy corps Of observation, with no pres
ent offensive. designs except interference
with sherman's line Of supplies, this move
meDt would seem quite probable. Coyinr-
ion, thirty. five milts east of Atlanta, on tie
Augusta Railroad, would furnish good feid
for the concentration Of The remains of his
stern corps. His front !" ouid be covered By