New-York tribune., 1867-08-07

purpose OF Ca R ous of war should exchanged
This paper published so ~ TO Drns rePci G Govern
ment In order to forbid their exchange s @ ite nas
already been published, and Is an Asl 70 PcoiosS
right of the United States Government 10 Coi"eu
UNION PRISONERS EMPLOYED At dIi HARD LABOR
Gen Butter 10 Robert Ouid.
HDqRa J1scTloS yARS yD NV MtEkEI 69f RiSan' i
ROBERT ouDp esq. Commissioner Of f1cAa.gs
informed that certain prisoners % o Va" T IL 80" s ssbRJ ~5ont
contradiction Richmond journals this be So tue practice must
''ai TS ced prisoners Of war in any other
woIk than that which sU,sS or given that IL will
be stopped by authorities shall oe fOnpe & eP &c eas
indeed by me most army as you have done Ssh ours
honor to be- v respectfully S our OIel5p BrR
Major General and Commissioner of Exchange.
ts totcr and my Correspondence with Mr. Ould in re
laon to the treatment Of our prisoners were approved
by the Lieutenant General, as VIII be seen ny us tele
Lieut. Gen. Grant 10 Major Ger, Batlr ,,s,
CIrI PoIST, Oct IL. 1864
To MAoR.GrS BUrrER: ,.,., 49,,
correspondence with Judge Quo on the sgos'O % @
conduct enemy employing prisoners Of work on fore
are Pcceyd and the whole pproe will forward the whole to the
secretary Of War with my approval udOrs1i c,s Lien, Gen
AN EXCHANGE TO DE REFUSED IN ANY CASE.
In case the Confederate authorities taking the same
view as Gen Grant believing that an exchange would
defeat sherman and mper the safety of the Armies of
the Potomac and the James here and thesieIe should
weld the argument, aud formally notify me mat ther
former slaves captured IN our n o thew were eady
TO return us all our prisoners at % Su
exchange
with the consent OF the Lieutenant General ms last re-
prevent exchange, to demand that the ontawdy
against should formally be reversed ana aPOo6Ilo
for before / would further negotiate the exchange vi
prisoners 49, -, -, .,,o Co,taderates
never offered to aferWard To exchange the cOofeu
soldiers who had been slaves held In prison by theh
enmg 10 exchange prisoners at this time man for man.
where would permit II to be done, because .he ~
naval prisoners held by them through the SECRETARY o
the Navy who made the agreement outside OF our Co
Lt Of
landing and 10 tins Gen Grant readily consented as ~
did not "mper safety here Us VIII be seen py te
'0'''"' 1ieG Gen Grant to Major Gen. Butler. go,
To Majo,.e- Burrra think probably advisable While M,jor
Points Of difference serve good purpose here if ss
Against this exchange of sailors when heard OF H. as
well as the partial exchange Of ebodied soldiers going
on in several Military Departmehts through Their com
maudcrs protested vigorously able, because
il tended TO breed discomfort in our armies ana was
grossly uiust will be seen by the following dSpa'eh
70 '"' ''''Gsy Gen. BaicT to the Secretary Of Ta
III, Hon. E. NJ STANTON. S@'SSrS Of bSr'
Dispatch relative 70 the negro troops received 20 G s pm, 20
strong carried hrncLmeu tie point e The syogsi h1 n a
St So raiany II Go%e With mos .tye Their are in Che
mouth Of every officer N the army i'e''su ' % ~ w.
hnf s ,Ssg gr5 % % from Cspt Smith Navy proposing to
oaa an Exchange Of prisoners Independently Of our
0%' e1s S been many nesc, capud Navy who thus
abandoned to Their Is possible o e GmeI1@,n to ha'
Cr a. New rsp, and Ro.-cran Nssour then Do rot Sc Why
saers VII not be ven pess"d
." near '''' ''"''' BKSJ y IrrLE,. MSjorG,nsraL
Gen. BH'e 10 COL Hoffman $40,
HEAp9ri iKrEEs ARsr - rnt J'Nts oe' ls g - :.
cL lo,sS cS@sy is ~ GsT l..S, =, ,s a,t {resi q ~
change Ou ~ na,s ofcers and meu VI The tonrsl'e
negroes Which ~ 'hs cag'ad q our r,y ser
1t is agced 6ssae'p on1 a1' iay ~ lI m M ] R
bsk sh h1i te b.; ard be sso S N, , % m o. R M %
hcr o ihr naval ,st,cr "a 80 s'ss 70
aware Please made depot" heu'e am 20 d. -
1e baSe ths.e Hna ueu r,seat oli Lookout aa' may
Co is Nu,ri vii e IN An1sp. on Tlu, morning eule
,fe vuc sial. narA a. eo1 a. 20 l, % ~ iI t o
ca. gsl ~ 70 SO 70 be s1a'a al '0' ''''A '
5o y mao'i III "i ia, iSo : sray g.aar. na q s,-s
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SPECIAL lXChAN9LS KENINlD. ll.t.,,,.., all
the naval colOred prisoners 20 that ibc negro question "
longer impcdod thc cTch9ngr OF p'Tnels ma asi u
officer for officer II being now settled ta4t no general
exchange of prisoners would pS So' l Ta ~, u' ,, ,g
ugs and pIlyatous ~: our soldiers III Ahu''" ll' ~
slsDuiy, negotiated special eAeL1nt1 o.. tar sns h.
allowed TO provide Tor soldiers 10 the Lauds o u'
which Lieut. to Mulford sailed for sa! ahuah Satyh
down the Rebel sick, aud 10 bring back "uI' lhs eN
| change GOV cred about 1900 of our men.
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kTsnge he Of the Tinted Stass sa s Ai 81 hiheag'
60. s.loSSs ta is ri stt. vLL han ,say BY ls Con
o., srs se ioa a ard prisoner, irr,saes,
sd ff r,ery on The Mississippi River point 'haa be
1ss.. ae in The western camp, ...,
the sT De CSnei.is Stat, through Gsa, o
sTan-l ,ou iii tale 90 dr.eos ssn -e, ssc-p hs
Commissioner Of fhaug' otihe ser,eiir % Nsf h 4fs'oq
lie del srm,, Gen Poster IT'S desirable to save a possible cob
Y s ., a ea.ss., 70 ,h cg@r,sss IN, o % Of , is'
Dephr'en, Of the south ~ that yoa operations aJ NOT a' wa
You VIII OIL "a 90 Por' Reva With your large
shIs and load ein your smaller re from s ade Pshsr.
A. on :. o ee, one otas largest hip. loaded 700 m
ward AnoaYos snd ~ can receive more sgh laA lou'
You viii sow ose agent Christian sanitary oOmmi'
sgps 90 essn vessel ioq s tle eomg' D'' SEE 'A lO4' '''
lon viii draw hO ths qasrsfHa'ler sa extra coAs b.hlei'
and other articles may be necessary for tie essi .. ~ pron,
| 10 soon as they come siihr ourf fouiIo.
For olef details depend your judgment real 'si asuriJ
In the natter which has been discussed between United
lespcce p.oasr. hid BY cseG yoa ashodlei % 90 III,
coafderais isp auhore. tie fo.Ing terms, !, bid. claimed
them ehrrg 81 .hcl'e food clothing ana ho,p,, -torys
That ise C1a S's, m G 9 tss Sod sso%rs To- ". es, T 10 to
seaport to the place where The prisoners are held ht Con
seeTae AuhoHhe' TO give transportation from te P Si sti
Second The Uad STATES s furnish its prisoners N The ian. of me
articles including ter coffee tobacco and station
they Judge erprea delivered and obe Transported
like Third The United States III furnish such hospital
they dem Ipdut their delivered aid TO he ian
ported In Ike The United states wi furnish such shelter and
fnel to their prisoners they deem peni delivered he
% :, BcS s Shssf h % to IL S M a% The % s 'a H. % o
y aSe m Ha @ s % csn.s % T Ss THd State .' as o rs
Of with shelter food, clothing including blankets and hospital
the discretion Confederate authorities II preferred
BY the Confederate authorities they will be permitted 10 purchase Nom
the quefhser medical departments OF the United
States such food clothing Including blankets the Cosse
authorities choose hI pl,oa At tue pnces pd by the
United Stse which will be permitted - be by ihe Con
feder psonersi the United viii permit 20 be Tehaed
NJ Che mark Of the United hte such cng e lon.elrIaa