present and until further orders from these headquarters. These prisoners have become possessed of information which it is important to withhold from the enemy at this time.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

[S. WILLIAMS,]

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, Washington, D. C., August 13, 1862.

Brigadier General L. THOMAS,
Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.

GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose the names of a number of Union prisoners taken at Savage Station and handed to me by Mr. Brunot, and I request that measures be taken for their exchange for an equal number now in confinement at the Old Capitol Prison.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. S. WADSWORTH,

Brigadier-General.

I give a list of names I propose to exchange:

Thomas R. Love, sr., Beverly M. Powell, James R. Powell, E. R. Ford, Thomas N. Williams, John R. Taylor, William R. Chapman, William H. Pettitt, Fairfax Court-House; Amos Fox, George Fox, Albert Fox, Fairfax County; B. D. Utterback, Centreville, Va; David Fitzhugh, Fairfax County; also A. Nicol, Minor West, Brentsville.

J. S. W.

[Inclosure.]

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, Washington, D. C., August 13, 1862.

General J. S. WADSWORTH, Washington.

GENERAL: The following are the names of the men who were taken with me at Savage Station while engaged in aiding the sick and wounded soldiers of our army, viz: J. W. Wightman, Oliver L. Miller, W. H. Smith, W. E. Gosling, John Beltzhoover, John Bryant, Legrand Hart, Thomas G. Smith, Isaac Brown, Thomas McCombs, John Haney. The persons asked by the rebels for the first three names were Richard Washington, R. E. De Atley and Rufus King. On the examination of W. E. Gosling by the rebel authorities there was a disposition to separate him and make his case a special one because he was a citizen of Tennessee. I trust that he will not be suffered to remain in their hands and suggest that one of the above-named be offered for him.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,
FELIX R. BRUNOT.

HDQRS. MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, D. C., August 13, 1862.

Colonel RUGGLES, Chief of Staff.

COLONEL: The thirteen prisoners you directed Brigadier-General Sturgis to turn over to Major-General Burnside to be passed by him through his lines are now under my charge at the Old Capitol Prison. I have had a conversation with the Secretary of War on the subject and he directs that they he held as hostages for an equal number of Union