New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-18
GEORGIA.
A Trip up she savsnn"h "ive
Plantations AIIissssrs "A MONEY
lad .f Passensers-A Negro haeRee
a-d GaRRed, etc.

Lead Of K0oeeuBcsS -
and Gagged, efc'
fi'" ''' AUGUSTA Ga July ], 1865.
week of waiting and daily inquiries "eie
finally answered. The boat would leave on Aonu"!,
lime o6 for Augusta fare 81 80 sleep ana On.
a. hest YOU could-no cabin, no berths. four Aa"A'
and Rebel CAPTAIN just returning from prison. com
ne,ed our mess We pitched our tent on the upper VI
hurricane deck got up our baggage, provisions our
"a, ~ ice gallon Of whisky to keep the fever on ana
va we're on our way for the heart OF Rebedom. AN
ostors we're numerous and were moving in various Ill
rsctions Very soon after leaving Savannah we came
N largo rico plantations, all looking fine. we were
told nv seyera citizens that not an acre OK rico was
plapted this year. 1.-THE niggers' wouldn't WORK. ahu
m. plantations were all gone TO waste Below tho CITY
there was no rice growing Above for many miles ~e
passed large plantations, all looking me- nioe
mostly crown below tde-water. 1t has 10 DO invgo'
rated at certain stages Of s growth and the toe rising
from six to seven feet II 10 very easy to nood aho pns
below bjghwster mark. A gate 10 opened at hign
vater and hundreds Of flooded by ming deep
vide bitches full to OVERLOOKING so that the rice-pahs
are kent sufficiently wet fer days before the dicnes
ara again Allied. We had motley lot OF passengers
100 Rebel prisoners, nearly all wounded OF SICK, To-
turnng TO their homes made desslate by war; hall OF
them minus q leg or an arm; 200 negroes; arsn'
smart lot OF Yankees who thought they sneit COTTON
ard families returning home some as lar as Auah'o'
sent AWAY by Sherman, constituted the load.
A heavy shower In the evening considerably damp
our ardor but this over the weather dry and hot
the remainder ofthe trip Four long days did we YEARLY
wend our way where house field were seen-ail one
vast miasmc swamp For 300 miles the moss was hang
ing heavily and thckly from the trees. This denotes
fever miasma, and an unitness FOX human respiration
unless the penalty paid. At two or three places the
hanks OF the river were visible Here Rebel breast
works we're thrown up to obstruct Shermsn's march,
one At sisters Ferry" wbere one Of Sherman's col
umns crossed on poutoons. At New Savannah IL
miles below Augusta there arc formidable breastworKs
on high bluff. and little lower down. at narrow
bend. the river was INSTRUCTED. These have been re-
moved so that boats get through with difficulty. and
not unattended with danger 1t is 1876 miles from oa'
vannah 10 Augusta by rail- and PSI by river The cur
rent rapid and when say steamer did not repre-
sent steamb boat half so well she did dilapidated
saw mill in the backwoods. 1t 10 swonder that We
sawed our wayn p as quick as We did.
Tho third morning OF our weary voyage the sun
M high In the heavens when left my hard bed and
came out OF our tent. Immediately colored man. wnom
had not spoken to before, approached me as ~ IN
stnct and said The soldiers down there have man
backed and gagged WHO is her asked lie
il a coored man He was q soldier wild de invincible
Sherman lie is mastered ont, sir and got his pay for
de whole time. and is going home Dem soldiers down
dere hab robbed him OF his money and a watch what
be bought-,uk it from his carpet-bag; ard when dc
nan see de soldier trying to sell his watch. den he told
him dcy had his money too Den de soldier strike de
man. and dc man he strike back and de corporal OBJ de
guard come and he order dc man bucked and gagged,
sir and dey say dey keep him dare till !? O'CLOCK sir
Step 20 dc stairs and you see do man. went down
the stairs and there sight never saw before
colored with the United States uniform on. not
now soldier with rope across the back Of his neck.
coming down each side of his face and fastened on each
side to large fat stick in his mouth. the ends passing
down below his knees, where his hands were firmly
tied then to his feet which drawn up tight to his
body There he sat with his head drawn forward tied 80
ie could rot move with great stick in his mouth
miserable. ank dirty Irishman, with musket stand
ng guard over him. I said. 'Who ordered that man
saggedp "The corporal Of the guard SIR" "What
was 1t done for" 1.-The nagur has been staeing sir
Send Cor the corporal Of the guard. said He came,
" hen demanded that the man be released. He was
nsolent-tod NE il Of my business, and that
would be kept in that position until l2 O'clock in
he hot sum- went to the captain OF the boat and de-
handed that he his authority to release the man.
HAT the military authority did not allow punishment OF
hat Sort that II this to the proper authori
les IL would cashier any officer ordering the same. |
Beside said. this man IL not soldier and has done
40 wrong. The captain then went off in trade
against the damned niggerS and that anybody who
food up for the nggers ought to be thrown overboard
md II 1 had my way 1 would pitch you overheard.
Well, I said, go ahead. / had as be among the
slgators In your company on this boat. Bot as sure
there is God above you and oil concerned in this
strOcous act shall suffer the consequences. The negro
Vas released from the gag In five minutes after. The
captain Of the guard was then ap l went to him and
stated the case and laid before him the proof and told
him would get him cashiercd and the rest punished
iness he had justice done had to TO ashington
md lay the matter before the Secretary Of War. The
captain Of tho guard then had an investigation. It
clearly proven that the soldiers had robbed the
Of all his money. and when he went and picked up
lis carpe' bag to save what few things In it, the
,srk OF the boat accused him Of stealing. The case
vas clear The captain OF the guard reprimanded the
ergeant and corporal took their names, and promised
hem punishment when they arrived at Augusta. The
aptsn eager to the negro punished and
Tauted the clerk Of the boat casd-sad he would tell
nough to fix the "niggsr." Tho clerk came, but on
being assured by me rather emphaticaly that had
roof Of all the facts and intended " justice done.
10 and the captain both sluuk away and said no
more.
The same morning before daylight the captain came
tho head Of the stairs and called roughly to
4 the below. "Send up that gal in the yallow
Iress." The girl did not come. He then called out
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