GENERAL ORDERS,
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE, No. 50.
Richmond, June 9, 1864.

The following order is published for the information of all concerned:

Exchange Notice No. 10.

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, June 6, 1864.

The following notice is based upon a recent declaration of exchange made by the Federal authorities, bearing date May 7, 1864, and is supported by valid Federal paroles on file in my office:

"SECTION 1. All Confederate officers and men who have been delivered at City Point, Va., previous to the 1st of June, 1864, are hereby declared to be exchanged.

"SEC. 2. All Confederate officers and men and all civilians who have been captured at any place and released on parole prior to Mary 7, 1864, are hereby declared to be exchanged. This section, however, is not intended to include any officers or men captured at Vicksburg, July 4, 1864, except such as were declared exchanged by Exchange Notices numbered 6,7, and 8. "

RO. OULD,

Agent of Exchange.

By order:

S. COOPER,

Adjutant and Inspector General.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., June 9, 1864.

Rear-Admiral S. P. LEE, U. S. Navy:

SIR: I will thank you to transmit the accompanying letter to Major John E. Mulford, assistant agent of exchange, in charge of flag-of-truce steamer New York. *

As it is a paper of importance, relating to the intercourse of flag-of-truce boats, I beg of you the favor to give such directions as will insure its speedy delivery to the officer to whom it is directed.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

RO. OULD,

Agent of Exchange.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., June 9, 1864.

General G. T. BEAUREGARD:

SIR: In answer to your communication of the 4th instant to General S. Cooper, relating to the placing of torpedoes below City Point, I beg leave to call your attention to the accompanying copy of a communication which I addressed to the Federal assistant agent of exchange. * That communication I have this morning sent to Rear-Admiral S. P. Lee, with a written request that he would forward it forthwith to the officer to whom it is addressed. This, of course, leaves you at entire liberty to carry on any plan of operations below City Point which you may think proper.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

RO. OULD,

Agent of Exchange.

RICHMOND, VA., June 9, 1864.

General HOWELL COBB, Macon, Ga.:

General Winder has been ordered to Andersonville to command the cantonment of prisoners there. General S. Jones, at Charleston, asks

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*See June 8, p. 211.

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