political prisoners at the camp will be sent to the depot at Sandusky. The former will leave on Sunday evening at 5 o'clock under a guard of one company and the latter will leave on Monday evening at the same hour under a suitable guard. Caution the commanders to be particularly careful that none are permitted escape and require them to obtain receipts for all prisoners delivered. Complete rolls of all prisoners, giving full particulars of time and place of arrest and charges must accompany each party to be turned over to the commanders of the depot, and any moneys in your possession belonging to prisoners must be transmitted to the commanding officer by the hands of the commander of the guard, with a detailed account showing the amount due each individual.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. HOFFMAN,

Colonel Third Infantry, Commissary-General of Prisoners.

OFFICER COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,

Indianapolis, August 22, 1862.

Colonel D. G. ROSE, Commanding Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Ind.

COLONEL: I have directed Captain H. W. Freedley, Third Infantry, U. S. Army, to supervise the transfer of prisoners of war from Camp Morton as directed in my letter of instructions to you of this date, and to see to the preparation of all papers and accounts necessary for the settlement of all matters connected with prisoners of war at the camp. Please render him any assistance he may require.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. HOFFMAN,

Colonel Third Infantry, Commissary-General of Prisoners.

OFFICE COMMISSARY-GENERAL OF PRISONERS,

Indianapolis, August 22, 1862.

Captain H. M. LAZELLE, Eighth U. S. Infantry, Indianapolis, Ind.

CAPTAIN: You have ben appointed by the Adjutant-General U. S. Army agent for the delivery of prisoners of war at or near Vicksburg, Miss., subject to future exchange. The name of the agent of the Confederate States who is to receive the prisoners will be furnished to you as soon as it is received from Washington.

The prisoners of war at Camp Morton will be forwarded to Cairo by rail and thence on steamers to Vicksburg under a flag of truce . They will leave in three detachments-the first to-morrow evening, the second on Friday evening and the third on Saturday evening, both at the same hour as the first.

Each party will take with them rations for the day on which they leave, and for the next day you will [illegible] the first command.

A guard of one company will be provided by the commander of Camp Morton to accompany each party. The three parties will be assembled at Cairo whence they will leave at the same time on steamboats under convoy, the whole being under your orders.

The commanding officer at Cairo has been instructed to furnish all things that may be necessary for the movement.