Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-08
FROM POINT LOOKOUT

We learn from Lieut.. Reed, Of GilI,er's
battalion, who came up on the flag of truce
boat from City Point yesterday, that at pres
ent there nrs about nine thousand Con redcrate
prisoners at Point Lookout, Of which number
three hundred and seventy-two arc ofisers.-
A few days ago u draft Of two hundred officers
was made to be forwarded for exchange, but
the Beast subsequently, made his appearance
in the prison and selected fifty Weight 'front.' tie
number. leaving the roiI ainder very much di,-
appointed at their i'll luck. 1t il expected,
hoscvcr, that they will be in the next ex-
change.
At Point /. nk"ut. thc i.ilovins propF>i-
tons are presented ~ all the deliberate
prisoners: !. viii w. iaxo Toe oath Of nile
glance and Din the Laion army? =. VIII
yorl take thu osth and 20 into the Government
wo-kshopa: .. viii you take a parole % re-
main in the North during the wn.:
About c;gh, hun,lred prisoner, it is est.
mated, hare accepted the first proposition
inos: i: the: har!n, tccn driven to i. Y
DESPERATION. and w!l ,!onbtlcss al! iuro The
3a:i4 when Il chance # reaching the Confedt-
ra:y is rrcr1n:et. Very few accept the other
propositions.
The prisoners are guarded Ivy about three
thousand troon!, including 4 negro regiment.
Tic ncgtC"s arc not Gi5resptctful 10 the
Southern men, Lut lord it orc! thcir.shite
brethren 20 their hearts clntent in the mm-
rietc immunity Gf the Beast protection.
IA tho iiag OF :rues boat bearing our re-
turn;ng soldiers passed The French frigates in
Hampton Reads, the officers and crews CT the
latter greeted them with waving handker-
chiefs and "ther c2ngratulat5ty manift sta
tione.
l. The following is IL lisi Of the cheers vino ar
Ea;-~, ~ .A~7 E--I "''1s4'uou frru'
Point lookout:
.Ctionels-J X Gonnaiy, both n C:J How
AID Smith, j h Ky: W 5 Christian. 18th w
Rob- Ru lrck, 1th Fo-:ta-l.
Liswf CoiopcIr -John Critcber. 18th Va
Cavalry: S II Boyd, d G; Z Burke, Cd
La: II 4 Carfing1cn, lH:h Val.
.Nijo:s-J C Davis. l7th Tenn i A Blair,
q Miss f J DUR, 3gth Miss w X Rcnnctt.
Staff Department G 5 a: RlaHkna!l, 23I
n c..
r,ptaius-B II Miller. sch Ga; 6 i.
Bridges. 81 Ga Cavalry: - Little. janis
| Whitaker, 18th Ala: j L Cloud li:h Ark
| 81 Y Collnm, 3?:h Miss: w G Clyhurn, 81.
Sc; j p Lee, A.G Dept: K j Anderson.
ILsnkins' Tenn Art " n Boyd, 10Th Va: :,
| W BIar khurn. II h Ark: j y Brown. 5;h Va
| Ca7alry b Bill. 18th n C: j G A Bell, 22i
Ga: W NJ Barkrl y, 8h Fa:J II Buchanan,
. Mis-. ID G Alexander. 81 Teuu j F An
| derson, Ii h Va Cnvalrv-lS.
First Mathematical T Audrey VS., 23I Ark
J.c2h And, rs,n, 18th Ark J j Ash", lib
Mas Amos Anderson, ID Texas Cavalry
WIN Candle, l0.h Ark: F NJ Bleisns. llth
Gt: W II k-ysrn, cd c: s f Blk. -
y c. j Z Warren. 81 \ G. D F Goofl W,
| 18th 'Aliss: } L E"ghn. Ssh Va:Wm Reed,
| GiImer's Cavalry w W Brown, HI Texas
r " Adams, 5:h Fla; S F Adams, 18Th n &
lii.
.%scoad ~Lieutenonts-S S Armstrong. j-h
| Tenn Cavalry n d Adama. LIST Ala " "
| Arroracn, 9Th Texas 4 q Archer, l2:h Ark
J a Bl,ck, 4:h F;a: " F Rlackwjoi. 5th AK:
: y Perkins. II Fla G N Nixon. 32i N c;
J Il Bowlns. l2;h S G; j Il CT .wfnrd. 4G l.
Ala N G Hobbs, It Va ClvaI = j Miller,
18th Vn-l2.
At Fortress Monroe they were informed that
Fitzpatrick had taken Richmond, burned the
E,ity ard hung the President and his cabinet