Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-09
From the Charleston Mercury, All iFat.
THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

TIE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
The exchange OF the ifty yankees off ;ers, who have
been confined for months 10 this city, for the
6'ty Confederate Ofheers of nearly smilaF rank, Who
wsrs recently placed Sithin the lines a1d under the
contFol Of General Foster took psoe yesterday had
been prsviouly arranged and announced Tue eI-
ehsugs tho ,gh quite novel sd r this neghboihoOd,
passed on IN amer sm0gtn sn dscorous as 70 re-
leoi much ogedit upon she officers who managed the
delicate neg ltisoa is behalf of GhsiT respective Gov
sFl 9nt
Al o'clock ths stS amer Chesterfield, Captain Fer
susou carrying the pIsoGsrs With little OF 40 guard but
Elh suits q large COMPANY Of citizens and tfhJeTs
shegeA her oste5 and tie med from OhisholR's Hll
Wharf down tho hPrbOT. Toe Il 'rring was hne
ana ,heEo was lst enough bre to ruff tho folds
Of the white nag a. the bow Ia passing certain
porto Us OF QUO To;ks t1e prisoners, who had PIE
yi0usy sjoJsd the freedom Of the boat, we're placed
n the 0sDin, 50 ss 10 remove the possibility of Ruy
detrimental information beir com uuR.clted 70 the
soemy IS the Hesnl. Of their observations But when
the st. NEE hal got beyond SUMTER this Testro
ton vas removed and the prisoners appeared upon deck
az bsioEs. UooR behoding the gridron ensign hjadBg
OV5r Gregg, Wagner and the Middle Battery, the Van
KEGS gave vent to their Joy at the sight OF their
"od dag $50 after ten O'clock the our liked for
the exchange, the Yankee truce boat the OosmoPoli-
tan, fac river steamer, came stsAming II. The Two
vessels anchored about dY yards apart and Co., John
f. Lay, our Agent Of Exchange, went aboard the
enemys steamer. Toe consu tanOn thas ensned was
long and anxious; bat, 6nany, happy issue was
reached, and the exchange bega6 the officer suPerin
ter ding matters on the side OF the enemy bang Major
Anderson, of the s6sf of General Foster
The names of the Yankee prsoners we're called out IN
succession and called they cambered upon the deck
Of zoe Cosmopolitan. s.mlIr process SOON brought
our own gallant officers aboard the Chesterfield For
s,me tine there theO ensusd a cOnsiderAbl, iuteraln
grg o. tee occupants of the two vessels. About halt
past twelve o'clock the sgaal to depart Wis gvsn aud
amid the strains Of Home, Sweet Home" Iron the
YAnkes band, the steamers separated The trip up TO
zoe ~ proved very pleasant one. An abundant eel
Ia ion had been provided for returned prisoners Of
which th6y partOok with evident appetite. Ia passing
the various posts Of the h2rboF they everywhere
sslud with EOu.ing cheers from the arranged upon
the paTspsts The cheers were heartily answered. As
the boat passed Fort Ripley, the guns Of that pest
Numbered forth salute. The steamer met mid
way betreen Fort Sumter and Charleston by barge
containing Msjor General Jones Brgsder General Rip
ley, and Colonies Alfred Raett and Gsorgs P. Har-
risOn.
We give below toe lists Of the officers exchanged;
LIST CT COSFIDEKArE OFFICERS Ex0HASsID.
Nsj n Edward johnson, Va
Maj Gen Frank Gardner, Louisiana.
Big Gen Geo Stewart, Maryland.
Brig Gen J Archer, Va
Brig Gen n JEFF Thou pIor, Missouri.
Col James own. Ian S.uth Carolina.
Col Il NJ Barbour, S7.l North CAROLYN.
Col K W Carer, lt Virginia Cavalry.
CD NorVel Cobb, a. Virginia Infantry.
Col L CAndi 10 n Kentucky Cavalry.
Dol B W Duke, q Kentucky.
Col w Forney, 10 Alabama.
Col w J Fsrgusou, l6 h Virginia.
Col d Hank, KsnIucIy Cavalry.
Col Z U Morgan, kentucky
Col W PEBBLES, 44;h Georgia.
Dol James Psl, Forests Cavalry.
Col Van5aVender, E0.h Virginia
Col w W Ward. Tennessee,
L. Col Jls Tucker, III Regiment -
i; Col Jas BroWn, Forests Clvalry.
1t Dol Devant ssh Georgia.
L. CS WIN Lee Davidson, Z h North Carolina.
L. Col P tzgerAld, 2Sd Va
L; Col L Hayes, 27sh Va.
L. Col l. MAriz 10 b Va.
Ii Dol w n Pirsey 81 North CToina
1t CJl SsipgleS, -.
1t Ol n NTH, Artillery
IL Col U A Patton,
Asj0r Anderson, ~ Virginia:
A'jOrJ W 0aldEel Is, Kentucky
Major J 7 Carson, 12.b Georgia
Major w I Elnsil, 81 North Carolina.
Map E Gross, A
Nj or Henry, b Missouri
faOT G Higley, Commissary Subsistence.
hsjor ~ A,uDng, 6 h Louisiana.
Asj5r Z A Nash, 4ih Georgia.
II jor L J Perkin', 50th Virginia.
Major L j Sanders; Slsders Battery.
Major Toes Steele, 81 kentucky.
MAJOR 4 Upsl av, 1871 Virginia.
Asjor Z VALLEY, 2 South C.rolina Artillery.
Major Thos Webb r. . Kentucky.
Mjor Wilson, 7ta L1u siaua
jor G Smith, A A g Mijor-Genesal Wheeler.
L,,uieuant Ddpse, A d Asj re snsral lrdnei 8
SAT-
Llsuto, Az T q Jackson, A b G Brigadier General
Lieutenant J Jl,qqes, a Vol. to General
Gardner.