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names are found on a muster roll for the Rebel Army, and had recd. one thousand dollars in Gold for enlisting, which was the price that they were paying. The Military Authorities, have the names of about one hundred and fifty, about eighty of those have already been arrested, one Colonel one Maj, and several Capts. and Lieuts. of our are are implicated beside many of the wealthier citizens. It was a secret organisation they say, for the purpose of going to Mexico to reorgainse the Government. They have been caught in their infancy so that I think they can not do much damage It was a deep plot and there will be a great deal brought to light before it is done with. The general suppesition is that they were to make their first demonstrations in N.O. by overpowering the guard at the Arsenal so as to secure plenty arms and then liberation the Prisoners here which would have reinforced them one thousand strong. If that had been tried it would have been a dear bought release to them for these Cotton presses make splendid barracades against Inft. Do not know but what this letter is contraband for the papers are not allowed to publish a word about the affair. Two papers have been suppressed for publishing the blank dockuments of the Legion