The New York herald., 1863-11-27
not yours you satisfied with those regulations YOU
can back your rations withhold the future
- = RO OULD,
Aren of Exch

18th assured General Meredith that while authoi
ties would not allow directions TO issue from n
Of rat ons yet the provisions would be dis
ribued conformity with such regulations As would DO
established by the prison authorities.
These letters were delivered TO Lieutenant Colonel
Irvine the officer In charge Of tho boat that orought tho
he concluded to take tho provisions back to Forress
Monroe and Immediately from that seat Of lies issued the
,s Ss authorities bad refused 70
the asions destined for the starvng prisoners In Rich
the fact or the case s that the identical provs'ons
carried back TO Fortress Monroe BY Lieutenant Colonel
ryns we're patel d, sy the ssnSs %
commissioner. and at the time OF the appearance
81 ,ns msohs Of he Ysnsse rsous seems The steamer
that conveyed tho raons back n Fortress Monroe re-
maned there just about long enough TO allow this mon.
may be we'll enough here to state that we have been
officially informed that the federal agent OF exhanee nos
fled Judge Ould that the rations sent 10 the federal
prisoners 10 distributed under the direction Of Capt.
Fobes) shoud received the ratous oe our prison
ers in the hands Of the Yankees would be reduced
An Alleged Plot TO Burn the city or
Rtchaond Disclosed by - Union Pri-
From the Richmond Examiner, Nov. o4l
The plot 10 iroerate tho prisoners overpowcr or
Rchmond-wh,ch plot was ventilated IN these colnmns
seems first disclosed to the authorities
ton Immediately instituted disclosed the startling fact
that such plan really on foot and that its timely
discovery alone prevented tue attempt beirR made.
Tho first revelations mado about the 9th OF Oco
ber and again about tine 3ls Additional and more POSI-
tive evidence brought to sht through various
bipations early in November Soon after the Mot was
deemed serious enough to squash before came TO o
heading, and II accomplished In such manner as 70
Indicate che twelve thousand consprators thst
their game In hands. and that the authori
ties were '.masters Of the situation"
10 is very positively asserted that the Yankee COM
mander at Fortress Monroe In the secrets OF the con-
spirators who TO receive very material aid from
who (but not Knownl upon the streets OF
Richmond every day. rtunsely for the confedcracy,
the disclosures that have followed the denoueew have
fixed the Argus OF tho government upon such. and
daylight follows darkness they will one day be
brought stand in gnomnious light before the public,
10 hang In state Of suspension between heaven
and earth at Camp Lee.
General Foster, commanding the department of North
Carolins and Fast Virginia, was undoubtedly aware Of
the existence Of such plot and gave aid and counte
promising to have force OF cavalry ready u
the Of the released prisoners and TO supply
them with enable them 10 cut their wsy TO
Fortress Monroe.
The plot 1t has been further learned included the de
sruction 81 the arsenals government works. the
tsnt BRIDGES the James and the euoboats at the
navy yard at Rockctts We will intimate this
destructive programme could have been carried out bat
would rather congratulate tho citizens OF Richmond
their delivery from the barest possibility Of such fright
full have ensued had the plot rpened into
opep revolt
Few who slept soundly in their homes at night we're
even dreamed OF the volcanic demon that
fegned sluber in their midst only waiting for the sig
nal to burst the cords OF military restraint aud riot in
fame and blood.
Thanks 20 provdentis nterposition the authorities,
forewarned are forearmed aud the dsy night when
such a revolt could have been successful Ia pss,.