Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-13
nE.IQCaRrrRs DEPARTMENT Of
VIRGINIA AsD NoRTH CAROLINA,


Hs.IQUaRrrRs DEPARTMENT OF
VIRGINIA AsD NORM CAROLINA.
IHTar FIELD. Angus: =, 1864.
Hdn. Robert Ould,
Commissioner Of Exchange:
Sir: Your pctc to Major Mulfdrd, Assistant
Agant of Exch,uge, under date Of lO:h OF
August, nas been referred t, u:e.
You therein state that Major Mu!ford has
several tirnee prop' sed to exchange prisoners
respectively hel1 by the two belliSerenta,
nifcsr for 0iRcce and msu tJr man, and that
"ihc tfier has also b,en pla!e by other otfaa's
having charge Of matters coanac'ed With the
exchange Of Pr.s,neTs;" and tha. " this pro
piHal has bcen beretDtore declined blythe Con.
fedorate authorities" T1at you noH consent
10 the above propopition, and agree to deliver
to ycu, (Msj II Muliord) the prisoners held in
ca p,iyi,y by tho Confederate authorities. pro.
yiicd yoa agr?e to deliver an equal humber OF
officers anI men. As equal numbers FRO Do.
lira.e1 !.5n. time to time, they will e declared
excharc,, This proposal ia mad, w.h tho
undcrs;a Ing that .he cfioors and ,non on
both sic -. 10 haze been longest in a 'tivlty
will be + =; I.IGerol, where it il practicable.
Frnn, :. II, ,hs ambiguity in S"rr ;hTaseoi-
o,y, but m.:,:n, pcrha?i, irIn, the ha'atedsnt
action Of Jour nu'tur!sia'. hTh aseanin Gi
YOUR acce ep;ance Of i, l. ~: i: d4ub: waathc:
you g.ated thc proposition wi:h entire aecuT"-
It il ;rue. @ rrnr s;t:hn WA r:ala llth hy
Major Mulfcrd ans, myaa!f, es Agent nf En-
ohange. To exchange ali p5ie5ncrs o: war
tnken iY either beliig.rebt party, lnan for
man, iii ,or for oficar, III tqunl ral.k, o. iher
rou;ynicnts. I. Vas male by me rs osrly as
The first CT thc Winter 6( is - and has
not been nccepts., In s!ay las: 1 Forwarded
To you n note, desiriG. 70 know whether tho
Cm'fslerale authoriiic. inioneei to treat ccl-
ored paId:ers Of Tie Gni:al Safes army as
prisoners Of var. 10 thai irlniry no saswcr
has yet beou ii4tir. y, avo.d al! possible
miscrrrstenti3n cr mistake hereafter as to
your Cffer r.w. will you saS say whether you
mean by ''rrisonoss !.p!a IN captivity" colered
IN an, dniy crrnllct md n.u -tsrcd into the SER
y,es Of ;Sa United States, who haTo lcc:. cas-
tured Nv tho Confederate iorecs: and If Y@ur
ru.hor.ies gro viEinG to exchange ALL s1l-
Ljers % linstc:sd ii.lo the Hi,G'; S:";eE army.
yhs;htr co!o,ei or u;i.crw:s5. nn,! lac rlkc. rs
c,mn,s,:ling ;!es'. aca l.: man. Udl;tf Tor
cihcet?
atEu :.trIvisw which VIA held bsto cen
yoursslf anh tho Agsn: l.! EsSlange o. the
Int CT ,he Uaitet S!ntss, III Fortress Monroe,
in March las, you will d. Inc the favor to re-
member the PRINCIPAL ditcussion turned upon
1nis yssy point; ycu On behalf o! the Coaftt-
sr,te i:o7srnm9us, cis.ining tine right ~ kold
If; nc.roes, aho haa heretofore boon n!H!cs
AMI n1s e.nsne;raIed by their masters, ems
rnlla.l and .muslsr i ia.o the service If tho
Un;,.d Sa..es, whcn cup!ured by rGur forces,
hnk clTtlr5 10
bc turned over to their supposed East'r, OF
claimants, whoever they might be. to be he'd
by them as slaves.
Bg tho advertisements in your newspapers
calling Mpou m.!ters to come forward a1d
claim these mcu 50 captured. srrposs that
7ou- authorities still adhere to that Claim
,hat ls e, say, that whenever 3 coiOred soldier
Of the Uni:ed S.n.ca is cactnred hy you, upon
,y.nm any claim can be IL sds By any person
residing within the Stats G0W n !:'sasl:a'ion
su,h soldier is not to DO 'rea;el - Il prisoner
of var, hu. ia TO be turned oyer 10 his supposed
oyn,r or claimant, and PUT ~ such labor Of
scryire "a that OTnof Or c.siniha: rcsy Gho3so
and ,hs ofhcers in crmIand If such ro!dnrs
:o tho Iargus:s of supposed Hof OF tbs Co1'
f,dera,e Statrz, aro to be turned over 70 tai
Gcyerncrs. efSta,es, nlon requ!elunrs, Tor tn.
purpose ofDst6g punished hs the iaHs CT euct
State,. for nets dune in war in the armies o
the Uni,e,l S:atsS.
You must b,aTarc that :aeys Is s.i'l Pro-
nlamation by Jaif.'con Davis, claiming to b
Chief Executive Of ihc Coz fsdera:e States, do
clarinc in aubsianco .has ali tf6eo!s Of eolore'
troops mustered into the service of tho Unite'
States we're nqs to be treated as prisoners