Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-13
gen. Grant before the Cema,ttee On
tho Cenduct "a the war.

tho Cenduct 81 the war.
WARRINGTON, February u.-Gen Gr.ut rss
before the COMMITTEES On the conduct of the war
this morning The folleving question vas ask ed
him:
II is stated, spos what suthotii, | DO not
know, that you are charged eHsiiel, With the ex
change of prsonersf
Ansver-lhst "a esfrec., ana What Is more |
have effected al arrangement for the exchange Of
prisoners, uan fer man and officer for oficsr, or
bis equivalent, according to the old eATtels, un-
Gil one or the other party has exhausted the mum
Der they low hold. 1 get a great many letters
daily from friends ci prisoners in South Carolins,
every one OF which cause 10 be answered, tell
iDg them that this arrangement la. been made.
and that | suppose exchange, will be made at
she rate OF J, ,0UO week, and just a. fs.t they
can deliver prisoners 10 Us will receive then
and deliver their prisoners 20 them, and the
Salisbury prisosers will be coming right on I
myself ssw Col. Hatch, assistant commissioner
OF exchange on the part Of the south. and he told
that the Salisbury and Dsnvie prisoners
would be coming right On at SAGE He sAid that
be could bring ther At the rats Of 5000 6 900
q week.
QuesiisB-thsFe is rs iasedimssl in the
vsyI
AnsveF-Thcre is 40 inpedine.t on our side
could deliver and receive every one Of them in
= ve,y short time il they will deliver those they
hold We have leet some two weeks lately IN
account of ice il lhs river
Soon after the feadins OF tn, part .f ID. te.-
timony before the con mittee en- the ccuauct Of
the sar, Gen Grant cane atc the bail secorn
panied h, several friends AZ soou as he vas
noticed crowds gathered around him to such .n
extent a t. isterisre with the order .f sE.i
mesa
Mr. -EsllsTy noved that tie H0pss sake .fs
to "a Ga- arsf
Grant
Ih!s sss naninssasly adopted, aaS the neA
befs generally erc~sea around him, asd then ae
moved 30 the sFes in trest OF the clerks deck
and ibs nemSsTs we're fernslly Introduced se
bin ty the speaker.
There were frequent eutbHr.n ei applause
from the aoor aud galleries
Representative xchenck, in order that Lieut.
Gen. Grant might be oScislly introduced TO TIE
invited 70 aseend the speakers ststd This va.
onssi sousiy scqOeeesd in
Ges. Grant was escorted hy The sneaker 20 the
stand rhen the latter ssd: tGentlsnen, I have
the horror 10 introduce to yes our heroic defender
in the field. the lieutenant general Of the armies
Of The United States. Ulysses 5. Grsn,
The in.roduetica vas received ~ another cut
burst 81 applause
Gen 6rart bowed 10 scknor ledsment OF the
stand, =pplsudst sssin as Ne Withdrew
srsm the Army OF the Potomac.
HrADoUAsrERs AMY PoronAcI
February g.
Nothing OF interest has transpired she lines
eo-dsy. although the weather has bssn more IA
yoraole than for several DAYS past
The troops are busy building forts along the
newly established line
IL will take several dsys TO esnsete them.
when they will commence erecting new quarters
for themselves This will not Sc difficult, as
there is plenty OF excellent timSsr ia the neigh
berhood, ard the mea esvs got nsea ts be in
the work
Lieutenant Colonel frensine was wrongly re-
ported a. Major Tremaine, of Gen. Gresg's stsff,
and Of tho 10Th New York cavalry, who was
badly wounded in the engagement of Monday
died last evening he vas a ssllsst officer, aud
much respected ssd levsd by his gsnrsdcs in lhs
services
Captain Forbes. CO - nissaFy of subsisisnes ot
. cavalry aivisiss, who fell frea his hoTse aud
vss badly injured . dsy Or tive siscs sied this
morning. The accident vas caused by th. hoot
of his horse being essght between the legs OF
corduroy road. when he fsli. shFswine she cap
tain violently essisst the logs. His skull vas
bsdly fractured, aud he rsnsined isseBsihle up
to the time Of hi, Ges;h
The total number " casualties in the late Ell
gsgemeht have not baen officially obtained but
will prove sonerh., larger than wss az first snp-
posed