The New York herald., 1864-12-15

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Proposed Formation Of an Army Corps
for Frontier Defence.
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The Anglo-Rsbsl Spoliations
on Our Commerce.
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England to be Called on to Make
Coco the Damage.
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Discussion ON Taxation i'm the
Senate.
Unemployed Generals to be Dropped
from the Rolls,
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WAR GAZETTE.
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Discussion ON Taxation i'm the
Senate.
WAR GAZETTE.
OFFICIAL.
Huppiies OF Prisoners Of Ware
GENERAL ORDxKS--NO. 29o. ..
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUrANr GENERALS OFFICE,
WAsalsCIoN, Dec. L 1854.

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUrANr GENERALS OFFICE
WAsaisGroN, Dec. I, 1884, :
L-Brigadier General Joseph Hays United States
vouutsers and Colonel Stephen Weld, Jr, Fifty sixth
Volunteers prisoners OF war, are selected
by the COVE OF the United States the officers to
be placed PAROLE agreeable to the arrangement entered
Into by Lieutenant General Grant and Commissioner
Ouid to receive and distribute to the United States
prisoners Of articles Of clothing
sares herein mentioned may be issued by the
ment contributed from other sources Should either
General hays Colonel Weld be unable TO perform these
duties Colonel Thomls H. Butler, Fifth Indiana cavalry,
and Lieutenant John A. Mans Two Hundred aud Second
Pennsylvania Volunteers designated as their alter
mates.
1.-The United States will forward to it's prisoners OF
war 10 the South the following articles:-Unorm hats
uniform caps, UNIFORM COATS uniform Jackets flannel
shirts. drawers, boo'ees stockings, blankets wooep,
lankets gum commssiary stores. The friends Of the
United States prisoners confined in the South
permuec forward to them, by aay OF truce boat
other authorized channel the following articlesCsats,
undercothss p suspeuders brushes, buttons, sewing
cotiop pocket kuves steel peus postage stamps pipes,
Gyrups, lard, bologna sausage, pepper, pants,
socks, shoes, looking glasses, combs. tape, pins
and needles. paper, lead pencils, tobacco, snuff,
family SOAP smoked beef, meal, mustard,
vosts hats, haudkerchiefs, towels, clothes brooms,
thread, scissors envelopes, peuknfes CIGARS crushed
sugar. buiter beef tougu nutmegs table salt salt fish
pickles. dried fruit appcs, crockery, crackers sauces.
lemons, Matches glassware, cheese vegetables, nuts,
yeast powder, tinwsre, me,ts aud dsh iu caus.
III All articles Tor prisoners Of will be forwarded
- Coene John Milford agent Tor exchange or prison
ess of war, al Fortress Monroe, Va. .fr .t..t
By order OF the .......... SECRETARY OF WAR
z D. TownsEsD, Assistant Adjutant General.
0ssiarasien OF Exensnge OF PRISONERS
Of WAR.
GENERAL ORDER--NO. 1913.
WAR DEPARTMENT, AD,urAxr GEsKRALs OysIcx.
WASHINGTON Dec. g. 1884. +
having bean officially reported that Mr.. Oud rebel
Csmmtssionsr Of Exchange has declared, without
sang with the authorities OF tue United States, that all
rebel prisoners delivered ~ ezchaugs parole BY ths
Untsd States government - TO November as 1884, ase
sgphangsa, its ,.. t
Ordered rhat all federal prisoners Of OF the army
saA & ths aAxxs and ~ - pAreis sos xshsase,
- y NssSGbsf 3f. iSt35 ookrsd excasugsx, and
tAey ass ahus declared exehangea accordingly.
HA psroled officers and enlisted hsreln declared
exchanged. who In camp, will be Immediately for.
vaded by the Of camps their regiments
end commands and will DO rrported 70 rhs Commiss,ry
General OF Prisoners accordingly. Those who absent
q leave wi the expiration OF their leave, repair
forthwith to tho parole camps at Annapolis, Nd, Co
lunbus, Ohio.
By order Of The SECRETARY OF WAR;
e D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adiusant General.