, 1875-03-04
THE REBEL TREASURY.
What l5ccanle Ot II when Ice Sur-
rendered.
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Atlanta Consultation.
1]EooKa CouSrY, un Fob. Ii, 1A75.--Coi. T..
y. Ciorhc AHontn f,n.-r,r,u t,n,osr,.. 1uco
iron a s.c,amanto ] fCaJ, n,nsr m acco,,nt ~
.."" ''"s'a.a'o toN'l p.Iot W. aSoo""I y.
story concernlpg tho pnrportcd robbery OF the
Confederate Treasury, aud givo rs ncnr cor
rect account Of ali tho facts connected with tic
no1,t and silver 10 much ta,hc,I about AZ nv
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,a'o"io'5 "'' I'th''s oo'oHse" I" oe''.
'a,shn !" ns1Rh"e'
olticoss. then III co,nutatlon uoar lilo sn-
ynnnab u,vcr, nprroi IL d,vida mi III.
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'"o''"s on manu- 10 'oo "ss'o army .ho
amount OF confederate money, alter Renus''B
several thouoaud to Augusta to he expended for
tho use and bouoilt OF our sick aud wounded eo-
der,, nmounted tn a IItt,c ovnr etof1 mo. All
.,.a aa,s.s. 10y, ,s.o., .sas..'. .,s.,,, aou as
each, III gold and eilvor. Tho virginia l'a1:lk
fan'lH were turned over md woro all Tic timc II,
cilasgo Of the!r OWL banls,ollicers. They were
carried to Wnshlngtom' WILKES County somo 10
for sata.keepinr; would guess something ovor
S4oo.ooo. reaidn't DAVIS and hts Cab'1ot tLn'a
I, stll,ck out Tor % l'arss ,n*noxn. Gen: VAUGHN,
teing our sonior s sosnaudos received 9rers
then In comRaud Of tue United States forces,
Win heaa1has;oIa ;f a. Alisnhia, and Gu tue lhh
| lay ol May, 1870, tho wholo conuand snsicn"
Atscr tlltnEs around washington, "a, cot 1ni.
Ct, the virginia bank ol1irots procured permit
from tho Federal commander to take back to
o. i've no o s'ia s ns aoy au en
cnmped Ut the l!ousc of tha widow "hero the
Conie4erate Eoid hau heen div.aeu, near when
nilmbor Of Nnughn'a soldlcra lingercd atra1d 10
return 70 thoir homes. Aows soon spread III tho
trah. Fonfteeh os tl!o iannosaoo poys kAu ono
Alahams boy from Jolnstonh army were sooh %
molintod, drcsaosI aome Of tl1o'n with blllo inl-
so'ssa sn xssss Ths %siS s
ny Inovod 'in III military style, IN cx. Captain In
commnnu. Ihoy demanded. IN tho nanlo q t1o
uhliea Stataa uoye,htnoht tAe sntrohdeI OF s!io
funds. claiming {and pcrl;sps = beliSvlAE) shem to
be Conloderate funds ttlll tue officer ewing his
namo As Col Drown!ow. OF Con. Ailleuas OF
stoneman's command. The parttea iu charge ot Of
tho gold surrendered without llriuS hhot. A.!
tie msn were placed under Ruara, marched oii
so'no distauco, aud placed III charge OF Small
forco. Tho balance took poascssioti Or the
treasury, ann ntoke opoM kea aiIel keG a.lu onS %
aiter 9o1. Whon tney tonnd ons cor containing sii-
tRlned tho yellow eagles. they appropriated them
until al wero satisfied. Thou tla gaId waa 70
loved ana tha 'othora filled thoir sacks.
mud fColinE very, blue, and believing
they hah neen landed " soa'o otlieta. not
Col: bfownlows T's G1tn,nsnd. with orders 7 from
Con: ultle,n. 4 Lieutenant ;, aud us squad as
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vcro charged, saud put to rout, como Of then,
CAPTURED. sud on then, were found fourteen
Watcliea an! other ynluabIo property takon from
eaizons. Ths Confederate SQUAD Under Coz.
sac!'a a'il' blAnkssf; somo Of tho boys took OIL
siolr pants and drawers, and tod II up IN the
lsgs so1no OK ticai tools Whole bo1ea 1ii,fohen;
They, as Hoon az cut Of siEht, disbandod, ant!
hss own treasire, some hiding t about in fence
corners, ~ tho swamp aad old aelis. "hen
aone' eaen one IopaIea 10 lsla nome o. 10 w,sGre
they ware poarding, oxgspt three, wl.s M
wero moro 1udciol,3. Ihcan thrco had
added to their nunloer oIs other, and their gol
sras d'ylded nud not being nolo 70 carry all o1ic
box was M thrown II tlo rnI or brausu under
bridge. Tie boz bad not been m m1nonsd. tue part, art,
believing IL Contained only 81 .0o0 IN silver, bl
tho mon Who gos It out told tho writor IT. con:
talned over Sl1,o3o IN Eolu. 1t was diy!dct
among three outsiders, Who wero relations u
part to tho throo, who placed 1t there, nnd Do
terwards, Bono two days or more. tho write
wont With homo OF tho samo party and otl'ors
wish tic samo map. and hunted over tho hamt
} ground, The whole face Of tno country bad boo1
scratched mud dug up. but Htill Wc found . fey
,, silver quarters IN tbo brush and an ompr5 20,
, near pond. TNo pond We secured and tnrapeu
and in u IN o'd Whoat-Sack wRs found with shot
I esty and divided out.
, Int lot us 80 back to tho next morning alto
Tue robbery; Ihe oanGesa offered foward,
, be'icve. Of $40 600. AL oeorBta around III reacl
was up and hunting. "B'ownow's" men, 81
r sleeping or listening to tho hubhub md exclte
ment going OH. old musketA, revolvora etc.. wor'
brought in. No clue could ho given 40 70 tn
, onos WHO had carried on the Bpoila until th'
: : Alabama boy, decdng that it Was not proyidon
to 20 to tho old field gully and got his Bpols
. took gold piece OF two. 6e'icye two s2o nj!
q fow silver quarters Bhou1lared lafs knapsacl
eud struck bee limo for houao Intending t.
: sooh return after all the excitement would dt'
| out and claim his Golu. On Ao tranpcu, tA1Dk
! tnE Of home, rweet homo, anu a;i dear onca !; y
cnynSortahs ~ viii KY h,s ' frtcnS, min atic
mile was loft behind, tho little Town Of Dau
:: burg, in Wilkes County. waa reached. som
! ntco candy or cako vas too great an 1nuacclnen