Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-21
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Aso1HER ARavAL or REUssED PRISONERS 6RAsD
POPULAR ovAuoS-LARes As ExBsAGE o. TEE Carr
Toll SQuARE- Infcfma ion Of The a.rivai OF akout
eleven hundred returned Confederate prisoners a. Cty
Point received at the Exchange Bu,eau Saturday
afternoon, at o'clock. Btseen TIA. hour and night
IL was determined that toe 'Schuliz" AID Ali en-"
should proceed down the river al 10 oclCckP n to
bring up the prisoners to this ty day, and that
the Yankee pr sonere to be Mt Oty F,iut 10 ex-
change should 20 down in the eau steamer Oh Nor
day: In accordance with this ariangtin. NJ, tie
"ScL u.tz" Roanoke" and allison steam, the
river at the hcur netcnd carrying Capt Hatch 49,
Assistant Agent Of Excnange, ard number # the
Ambrlanoe C0pi veil spelled With Ieirtshnen Tor
| the "beys" Tee calculation was that the Gamers
seud arrive at Rockets with tie liberated prisoners,
| about 8 o.. lock, Sn day.
As no paper wis sued here, yesterday mornit e. 3D.
yertisemeat OF tbs arrangement coald not be nade
but IL was generally communicated through the el in
CO iyersaionsl in ercourse, and announced from
several OF the ups yesterday fon noon, with the
quest that tie citizens would take iend saabes to
the Cap to Square for the prso4sr q. ocleck 10 the
| afternoon.
| Shortly after o'clock, men, women aud Child On be-
gan 10 move ON s parts OF The city the cireccn OF
| Rockets. The Public Guard, with the Armory Band,
| and two companies Of in'antry from Camp Le tls1
| pr ceeded 70 the desna ion 10 act &c an efcos
The weather was delightfully."- prop tou' and crowds Of
eitz ns and ourn Ell vensd by is eeriDg Ifu-
ence, d anlma'ed by desire to participate in the
dmcnstra ion OF welcome, wsnded their waY Rock
cts. Some douotltss g ualed by 10 higher mo.
tys than cur TO witness tue pcn but the large
majority went there 70 unite in the welcome Just
dus TO tho noble men whs, for mJn.hs past have suf
fered the rs and pryatons OF con6neme 1t Ia Yankee
prisons.
Tie steamers arrived at K cketts about half.pasi
oellck, havIg b'en detained the way. As they sp-
preached the wh'ryes qua on the Roanoke fred
AID immediately the eoHcourSe awaiting their arrival,
manifested their welcome by vociferous cheering and
wavipg OF Handkerchief s-the band playing Dixie"
The returned soneTs responded with tqlal snthu-
| irm This impressive scene kept up until the
s@smers were bro uyhto the wharyes. The passeI gers
then debirked and es mpy as practicable he'd
10 procession up Kan rect to the Cap tol Squa e.
followed the sidewalks by throog OF people Of all
classes and dcrs. TIE Public Qua leo the CO umn
followed by the reprnsd Ulcers After III m were the
soldiers from Camp Lee, aud then the long line Of
returned prya.es-the' heroes OF many bloody field
The ladies' at the ndows along the route waved their
ha1dkerchieis in token Of welcome the procession
| moved by them.
Ia the mean in O. another immense assemblage had
convened the Capitol Square and by the time the pro
cssson approached within two three blocks exceed
ed in volume aud pressure any have
seen congregstcd In the same space. We shall give
mae Of the number, but il large enough to sat-
isiy that large proportion Of the population was
present The PROCESSION filed into the Square, through
L the Governors garden, and mnched up the principal
ayeDu. the heaa Of the column hating near the Wsfh-
ington Monument, which crowded With ladi s.
An officer on horseback, followed by elderly gentle
man in undess uuitorm aud the Publ Guard cha eed
briskiy through the dense crowd of men, women snd
cbidren 10 clear su eat space the returned prison.
rsa, bus fsr.uuatsly nobody hart file of SOL
ders was thn stationed along each side of the halted
column to keep the crowd at a respectful distance
4 Cidzsns, children. aud servants, with baske.s and
waters OF edibes o. every deIcfJr iol allowed
TO distribute the same among the soldiers, and it
really gratifying TO witness the general respt nse upon
short noc', to The reques. given out the ctuches
durii the forenoon WALTZ the privates were partak
ing OF this acceptable treat the officers recevip
the greetings President wis., who went into their
midst 10 TESTIFY TO them personally his qualification at
their release from Yankee sons He also sde them
| speech, which inaudibe to the reporter. The
deusiiy Of the crowd prevented any approach 10 the
place whore the esdent Stood and for the same rea
| son iE cooli not be acert,i-ed whether any other
speaker iooKed His Exeelency 10 addressing the mu.
THU e.
Il is ouly necessary to ate further that the
bage soon after dispersed, aud the returned soldiers
| marched to Ca p Lee, where ample preparations for
their reception and entertainment We learn had been
made. rI