The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-30

rebel seryice rushing FOR paroles Tue u'fNe' WINCH
passed Oh entering Broad street.-the prino'" business
street-was most filthy and fororn looking place bnS
ness had no representatives thai 49, 'he ordinary '
ness of the town was suspended MOI as''e' oAo'ps
here and there cigar or apothecary store did observe
onsn An was desolstion; yet no hostile artillery had
numbered near Augusta II was The shock OF remote
reverbera,ions which were powerful enough To eject
the mischief As yet the Confederate flag hoated from
the the General who super
intended the tranfer Of authority There United
States flag anywhere visible though General Upton
had established his headquarters at the Planters Hoci
- srRAGoLERs.
Tho strces temed with Confederate oaicers-gc nsrsa
co,opess majors anu 80 cpand struggled priyates, Out
of curiosity carefully counted the number of unisofmed
stragglers whom met in tho oftwecty
minutes and they mustered up one thousand ninc hun
bred and 1ve All nearly all VI them stragglers
for only counted such plainly bore the brand OF
straggIers They, we'll all others in Augusta,
expecting large force Of fcdsras into town that
evening
DIsoorENr.
At the doors OF all the hotels you could hear ''the
silent thunder Of discomfort with It's mue mutter
ings," especially from the lips OF the young
said a-no; for ut the Planters Hotel the pOwers that
be- had fixed home, and there II was thought ssthe
thing" " curry favor and exhibit born loyalty
THINGS TURNS.
saw a man there whom know to be the ioudost
mouthed sccessionist In Northern Georgia. who APP
piled for Office at Richmond the strength Of his rabd
secessionism I saw him there at tho door of the
Planters Hotel and IL you could credit him now, there
never had been SO true q Unonst He intended to OBJ
tain General Upton's to contract, his
Union merits just he did obtain office at Rich
mond his disunon merits. The number of men met
whose principles exactly certain and sound
hismet all over the soush-woud asonish you; at oil
events Il DID ~,a -,-~r,.v-r.,..s--r,.- 1r-le'"
TINE rEDERALs ARE cAUsx AND
Any alst 15a!ment Of federal troops reached Augusta
the evening of my arrival They marines, from
Savannah Such sensation Amid gazing, wonder
in crowd they marched up Broad street, themselves
gaping wondering and laughing af the strangenees of
the curious interest they exorted 1t was somewhat
amusing 6owcd old citizens stink out Of the
way and peer furvely at them from door posts Sight
of those brought subugaon clearly before them.
Other citizens. reluctant to credit fate would mutter
now it's truly 0ver Others yet would openly put
''behold your masters " Tho negroes crowded tho
marines, shouting and caperog with mixed wondermont
and deig hit.
HOW rHE REAL REHs TOOK IT.
The rcbcl soldiers looked grmly the spectacle and
than straggler upbraided without resenng
the reproach--'to you we owe this. standing
the door of the Southern States Hotel little behind
me we're three young fellows, frssh from Lees surrcn
dored army. They said not word but ''Godl" came
savagely from between clenched teeth Of them
that he had to go and conceal his
ton. They were all natives of Augusta.
rHx
Being at hotel door, thought would call for
refreshment. Refreshment indeed! ''Why, sir tits
as much as we can do feed few regular boarders
m A ailv
obtained me thmble full of the vilest brandy
tasted In fact the hotels only sleeping hospces
Some OF them professed to give meals TO limited
ber-and such meals for the moderate Of one
dollar in specie por meal. One house, believe
moderate seventy 1--WE for dimes worth OF food
at New York.
DIFFICULTY
Unless you some we'll friends the prospect
of rations Augusta about that time there got
ting anything eat ''for love money" How half
the citizens and wayfares subssted is puzzle to me
Another problem cannot easily solve Is the healthy
state of the population just after all the cellars Of this
half fed city had been submerged They were a. yet
many Of he full Of water The food probably cleared
Off much garbage from the streets, but must have de-
posted tho purd matter in the crevices Of lanes and
down the cellars which were not yet half pumped out
TAKING THE ROAD LxAvIsG HORSE
Taking care to discreety transact my business that
evening-to do without involving my honor or endan
gering my safety consequence Of the peculiar trans
ton state of authoryI determined TO start next
ing for the rendezvous Of party The better "
accomplish my purpose had 10 leave nv horse with
friend and avail myself of the Georgia Railroad Thther
went for tho six O'Clock train next morning As lad
vet no parole or pass became serious question with
me how was TO effect an exit There was no trouble
had what was potent pass at that time for Southern
/ tn he form nd
| vided with comfortable scat in the mail car.
| sCoSYHDs' SURVIVED C0sSEDxsAcy.
To my SURPRISE the railroad company was yet recev
ing confeds for fare and freight and continued to do
| 90 for weeks.
| BxYosD AuouMA
| Nv immediate destination was Washington, Georgia,
about eighty miles from Augusta. All the land, OF
nearly al, to Barnett station-wherc had to enter
train for washington-wss waste. Here and there evil
dences OF culture met you but hoy were % infrequen
and in their nature 70 uncertain that they did mol
amount to much certainly they did not promise much
Corn oats and some wheat the only crops Before
the war cotton was often cultivated and protsby Every
house You met had little patch Of sorghum, which hs'
become great feature the garden produce Of Georgia
within the last four years
| NATURE TRIUMPHANT.
The only relief TO the natural waste or the human neg
ect the rich and varied luxuance Of nature In Tho
trees, shrubs and flowers, which decked the road q
either side for the whole way There was nothing bold
beautiful in the scenery nothing To delight landscapes
aculturst but much 70 charm the botanst and hor
ticulturst Flowers and fruit In plenty, and O
their kind, nourishine.
ASornsa AaRASosusu SPOILED.
AZ Barnett waited for the down train from Atlanta
Those Of who had TO 90 10 Washington got on AM
took places on another train in IN open truck, under
'boilng SUM-" Some Of those thus doomed 10 bear tn
brunt Of the heat for two hours ride be,hought then
OF canopy Of bowers. Accordingly ws jumped of an
into the adjoining wood Il but the work Of fev
minutes sylvan arbor constructed which sbisde
M from the torrid boat
We were Just made comfortable in discomfort whe
the Atlanta train arrived II brought down deachmen
offedera troops for Warrington Here wass co~ssemp'
But there In what these troops Immediately
did for our annoyance, rather for their order