The Union Prisoners In The Confederate States

tor exchange ol pnscmurs, hasa-iven authority for tho pubiioution of the following statement for the benefit of those who have relativos and iiienda in pnson at the South : "Nearly all of the prit-oners recently eaptured, tofethor wilh tliosa fonnely eonfiued at Kiclimond iuid Lynchburtr, have been removed to Georgia. Tlie oflicers' prinou is located at Maoon, and the piinuipal depot for enlistt'd men is at Andorsorïville. Georgia. Most of the citizen prisoners are at Salisbury, North Carolina, and Oolnmbhi, Houth Criiolioa. All letters liy (Ing of truco .sliould ba onclosed tu Mujnr General Butler, commanüh'g Dépúrllfient of Virtf'tnni and North Cúfolina, or tn Major John E. Mullurd, agent of exchange. Ono page of' letter paper is all that is allowed to be written, and tho contenls wholly of a personal nature. Ten cents in Union curreney must be onelose.1 in eacb letter to pay the postage insidü tho roliól lines. Obsorvance of the ubye ragulalions will insure the speodv lorwai'ding of letters. In conseuoneö Of active operations at tho IVont, and the uncertainty of ommunication, ) boxes destinod for prisoners at tho South had botter be forwardcd iill furiber uotiüo " lt is announced by a leoUiror on (Jhen.istry that chloride of hvilrotfen scattered from an altitude of 200 toet 10 the winward of an arniy wouM uuoililate it in a very brief period.