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Office Supt B.R.F. & A.L.
Mobile Ala January 27th 1866

Bvt Colonel
C Cadle Jr
A.A. General &c

Colonel
I have the honor to transmit herewith a clip, cut from the columns of the Register and Advertiser of the city, which contains some severe strictures upon the action of Maj Genl Swayne in regard to the "Militia of Russel County." I send this for the following reasons; In the first place this paper (Mr. Forsyth's) has been regarded as an organ of the Bureau in this city and as such has been recommended to me. Secondly; I sent it to show the General that my report (as published in the Nationalist) concerning the press of this city is not without foundation. I regret exceedingly that I am obliged to require as much of the General's attention, but I regard the article referred to as seditious if not actually disloyal
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