The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-11-11
Supplies to be forwarded to Prisoners
North aud South.

Supplies to be forwarded to Prisoners
North aud South.
A special Washington dispatch to the
TIMES says:
at will gladden. the whole country and
carry Joy and hearts-esse to hundreds OF
thousands of homes to learn that an ar.
rengement has been made whereby those
who linger in Southern prisons will hence.
forth receive adequate supplies OF food
and clolhing In the impossibilily of
general exchange Of prisoners, it is mat.
ter Of rejoicing that their suffering will be
thus far alleviated, and they made as
comfortable as it is possible for men in
captivity TO be. The agreement, looking
to.this benefcent end, has been conclud.
ed between Generals Grant and Lee, and
only await the settlement OF practical de.
tails TO take immediate effect.
"The proposition be it said TO the cred.
il Of the rebels, came from themselves,
aud was first made in communication un-
der date of the 9Th inst. addressed BY Mr..
Ould, Confederate Agent of Exchange,
to Major General Hitchcock. Commission
eIs,of Exchange for the United States
! Mr. Ould's communication In substance
rected ,hst as there is prospect Of a
large number Of prisoners being held by
both sides during the coming winter, it Is
desirable that EACH belligerent, without
being freed from the obligation OF feeding
and clothing the prisoners held by tb bem
respectively, should be allowed to furnish
their own captives in the others hands
with such additional comfort as humanity
may prompt, He therefore proposed that
we shall be permitted to send TO the
South clothing. blankets and supplies
for our prisoners in the hands Of the Con.
federates; they being allowed to do the
same by their prisoners in our bands -
He Iurtber proposed that they shall be
allowed to purchase abroad the articles
Intended for their prisoners beld by us.
"This overture wasreferred TO General
Grant, who replied in a communication
70 General Lee, Under dste Of the l8Ih
inst, accepting Mr.. Ould's proposition,
and stating that he was authorized by the
Secretary OF War to make arrangements
tor the mutual re:iei Of prisoners held by
the two parties. Looking be adds zen.
;irely 10 the aleviadon OF the sufferings
of those held in captivity, | will not inter
pose any obstacle 10 any plan that may be
agreed upon. that gives equal privliedges
TO both beligerenis.' f73'i "e-Hf7 p.
"Geseral Lee, on the following dav,
October 10, replied to General Grant, ac
knowledging the receipt of bis commu.
f nication, and stated that he took il as an
acceptance. on the part of Gen. Grsnt OF
! Mr.. Oud's plan. He suggested further
} that the articles sent. to The prisoners
should be confined to articles OF necessity
and comfor', as clo'hing, blankets. meat
bread, coffee, sugar, pickles, vinegar and
tobacco; and proposed that an officer
from each side should be specially de-
tailed and paroled to see to the faithful
execution Of tue arrangement.
"0n the following day, October 20tb
General Gran. rejoined stating that Gen
q. Lee hnd rightly understood his former
Communication in the seuse Of an accept.
ance OF Mr.. Ould's proposition, and reit
Grated his socitude for the we'll being o.
our prisoners, rs well as those of the reb
els. 1T is declared General Grant, my
desire that all prisoners Of war should b.
made as comfortable as il ia possible fol
prisoners under restraint to be, and / viii
favor any proposition looking TO the end.
3 General Grant. moreover. requested tha
detailed plan should be made for car
rying this purpose into effect. ,
; "fhis communication closes all OF thi
interesting correspondence between Gen
erals Grant and Lee that has so far taker
! place, and thus the matter now rests"