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Abolition prisoners.

--The arrival of Abolition prisoners at the Libby prison yesterday was as follows: Lieut A J Whiting, co N, 8th New York cavalry; Lieut F Wise, co E, 1st New York cavalry; Corporal S Little, 8th New York cavalry; S Edwards, B Marshall, and S Mosier, co A. 13th Pennsylvania cavalry. These parties were sent from Gordonsville, and were captured near Woodstock by Gen. Jones. Yesterday there were in the Libby prison 525 prisoners of war, 119 citizen prisoners, 51 Federal deserters, and 22 negroes — total, 717. A flag of truce will probably go off on Saturday.

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