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Nearly One Hundred thousand Bales
OF Gotten Fall Into Our Hands.
PART OF DAVIS SPECIE SECURED.
$2Ss,0oo IN GOLD CAPTURED.
BEAuREGARD PlucKeO BY HIS OWN Men.

o1HVUcuhnU IkvCkcU bI Hts UWN MEN.
AMeB DESTROYS HIS Personal EFFECTS,
&C., &C., &c.
Cur Augusta Correspondence.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Nay 12, 1895.
OCCUPATION rIss CITY,
This city was informally occupied on the Sd inst by
eeneral Upton Of General Wilson's command, who came
for the purpose Of receiving surrender of the forces
sa'shs point General D. B. Fry, lately in command
her and the forces under his control being paroe
Shen 6enera Edward L. Moncux, of General Gillmores
command arrived on the 9th inst and formally assumed
Ne direction Of affairs in the following order-
General 0rder--No. II
PosT AUGUSTA, Augusta, Ca, Nav 6. isss
Pursuant 70 spscia order from headquarters district Of
eavannah, hereby assume command Of the post Of
Officers and enlisted men in the military service Of the
united states Will be careful TO avoid all unnecessary in
keiierence with the nhabants, and In the discharge OF
III duties will be firm and courteous bearing in mind
at they are stationed here for the protection life aud
The nhabapts Of the city hereby warned that any
gets OF lawleeshess disorder insult their part Will
q any acts in violation OF the spirit or letter Of this Or
sr are requested to report the 70 these head.
The following officers are temporarily sppolnted:-
,eor Charles = Allen, Thirty-eghth Massachusetts,
Lieutenant Henry Lawrence Eighteenth Indiana yo.
Nntssn, Post Aalutant
+, Liestenant Benjamin g. Fisher, Eighteenth Indiana
vI,n Lieutenant George N handy, Twenty second Iowa
Lssu:ensnt David Wilson, Eleventh Indiana volun.
&'y viii Ss essy.4 and respected accordingly.
EDWARD L MOLlNEUX,
Brevet Brig. Gen. U. s. Vols
nm VALUE OF TIE ePogIa AT AuousrA
General Aoineux found here and Immediately took
possession Of about $40 worth Of stores % ths
ordnance, commissary and quartermaster depannsuss
sf The late rebel Confederacy This estimate is exclusive
Of the powder mills ssaenal &C., Of which none can
b made The powder mill here was capable Of mana-
Sacturng twelve thousand pounds Of powder per day
Among other valuabes between seventy thousand
and enc hundred thousand bales Of cotton and $4,000
IN bullion.
CAPTURE or PART on DAVE SPECIE.
seme doubt appears TO have existed the North as TO
the truth Of the statement that Davis had wagon train
with specie 70 large amount with him. No doubt need
be entertained the subject The sent here
during the armstce between Johnston and sherman,
and was not ordered forward from here until
after the final surrender Of Johnston According
70 the terms Of the surrender this specie be.
longed to the United States and II was simply an
art Of the In Davis TO order II off, Tho United States
authorities have considered IT, and party of cavalry
Wa sent in pursuit Of It, One hundred eighty
thousand dollars Of 1t secured few days since
nsas this place In car lying side track Of one Of
the railroads What has become OF II I do not know
General Wilson offers hundred thousand dollars In
soh as reward for the apprehension Of Davis, and
adds that several mnons Of specie Ga Id to bs with him
win be tho property Of the captors.
: - <ss~~' THE ooSbffloS OF Augusta,
- You win readily conceive, Is very much improved
BY the substitution Of the thorough orderly and COM
psts government Of General Molineux Or the ineec.
Ave and lmbece control lately exercised by the mob Of
pareed rebel soldiers. We all likely 10 have
any repetition Of the late bread riots as General
Mokneux has satisfied the needy With bread and
The unruly with bullets believe II has not been
stated that one Of the principal sufferers by tho
hts riot was one Pierre Gusave Toutant
Beaurcgard, Franco.American gentleman, Of African
descent He happened 10 be passing through the city
fsom his late camp in North Carolina with pass from
General Sherman In his pocket to show "dat he was
sut" - the dsrk,es say, "by permission" when The
Sot occurred His private baggage was at the depot
end the mob made . thorough examination and appro.
priaon Of i csntens much 10 the disgust Of the gen.
Nsman. He came here, expressing himself much do.
pressed II the prospects OF the Southern cause and
swsy stl more depressed at his personal prospeets
Ehs good wishes Of no honest went with him.
General Moiueux, ss was going 10 say, has brought
order out Of chaos and beauty out Of dirt The city
net only been well governed but has bceu we'll cleaned
Georgia has been cursed for four years past with New
rerk's former Street Commissioner, Gus Smith, and
augusta Is glad 10 exchange him for In present New
york commander, General holineux, who s not only
street but city commissioner He has delegated the
Mayors duties 70 Robert May, the old Mayor and
presses his gratcaton with the full snd earnest support
md assistance which Mr. May has rendered him II is
perhaps not known th Augusta is blessed otherwise.
In The most hourshing condition, financially andis
day less involved by the collapse Of the rebellion than
any city Of ts size In the South Provisions are s,i
scarce here, and likely be for some time 70 come
On the arrival Of General Moneux bis nrst act was IN
release al the negroes In the city prison not held for
crime. The negroes are very numerous In the o,tv
fhey beginning 70 realize their condition and their
changed relations, and q general thing are making
thev way 70 the coast settlements instituted by General
Sherman In the issue Of the Augusta Sninsi OF MAY
was The last printed relic Of slavery likely 10 see
In this part Of the South II the advertisement, OF
"T Savage Hayward auctioneer" who proposed sell
~ the slower market May q the oolored Peter,
aAnished walter, and the negro woman Laura good
seld hand" General Upton reached the city next day
and Savage Hayward has been glad to subside.
coNMuNcArroSs.
The sa~annah river is open from this city TO It's