The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-04

exception OF regiment from Louisiana two fsgln
Mississippi and from Arkansas. The regiments how
ever wcro not numerically strong, aad much sickness
existed among them. The sick generally cont to
Memphis the fuuung time tege by railroad being mao
hours.
Fohrs WRIGHT AND RANDOLPH.
The next fertilization o any importance The Aisss-
slpci river OF which have any knowledge are fona
nfiy sixty miles above 8einrhis on what are Ra,an
the First and Second cekssaw Bluffs They aro eone
tea miles apart, being separated w hs la,cec river,
which is navgale 9r distance by small steamers
rorl Wright s he more ror'orly II has ten g.ns
mounted, and two computes .! Tennessee artillery are
statiarod there
Fcrt Randolph Is vc;y extensive rorti6caion is
heavily armed and is defended by garrison o several
thousrnd men, including company Of fyMR artillery.
il IL built n terrace fashion, along the lede of tho
Second ihiciasaw Buff, and looks somewhat hko an
ancient auithcatre, rising gradually tic mnt Of
the hlu II has three tiers OF workF 1hc midl,c tier
II iahyrnthine earthwork, mounting very heavy gnns.
II stands about thirty feet above tho water cvcl There
n all twenty two guns mounted here, Of which four
are ssty-tolr ponndrrs and eight thirty two
ponpdors. 1bey turn rec,any yular rlatrormg
ana seem 10 be in very good working ORDER
As whole, the fort is perfect maze
OF carworks cpanemcts, safety rcdcubte pow dor
magazines the whole being ths result Of General Pillows
brilliant talents in engineering They have also q heavy
chain stretched across the river, designed 10 bling yes
seis to q dead stop in front OF the batteries
About the time that Randoph--a miserable little
village coneining only twenty dlapdatcd frame
bailaiags, used by the soidierywas occupied by
Tennessee troops Arkansas regiments proceeded from
Lte Rock TO Mound City, five miles above Memphis on
the opposite side, and there rorthcaiops as
But these latter have bean entirely abandoned ana the
battery handed over 10 General Prices command
FORT HARRIS.
Fort Harris situated tho Tennessee eide Of tho Mis-
sissipp, at bend Of the river, some ten miles above
Memphis The accompanying map illustrates its posi-.
ton and gives idea Of Its form The bend OF tho river
is known TO pilots us paddys Hen and Chickens. Tho
bank on which the fort stands is only some twelve
fourteen feet high Tho fort masked by very thick and
high timber Gu the west and north sides the timber has
been cut down, forming powerful abatis. The revet.
me looks to be very 1rm sod and weeds constituting ts
material Tho parapet eight feet in height the interior
slope being and half feet. This fort mounts eight
thrty-two ponndors, besides some email moriars The
ombarkmen! Is some eighty feet from tho river
NEaPHfs AND IT'S DgFgScEs.
Perhaps Southern city felt 10 pcrncious and
blasting extent tho destructive service Of secession than
did tho prosperous city Of Memphis, the Mississippi
she had been the second most important cotton mart OF
the South No loss than Twelve regular packet and mail
tn
her mercantile md industrial Classes and travellers to
her hotels H. porulato comprised the individual en-
orprisng element Of the North 10 extent that told
ayantagecusy her prosperity she bid fair 70 be-
ccme and was fast becoming the rival Of ST. Louis That
i all now thing Of the past Her commerce Is NJ an
end her industry except in branches connected with tho
war; 10 utterly ruined her industrial classes are either
wen away Northward or absorbed 10 the rebel
afmy--n aword, her prosperity is brought to nough
The frenzy Of hate and bloodthirstiness which has
seized on the Southern mnd nowhere more developed
and manifested than at Memphis Rights Of property are
onrey dsregarded The press gang was so outrageous
IN Its operations as to call for the interference Of the
Mayor, who could only promise protection to the wcarers
Of ciean shirts Goods taken from the stores in spite
Of the wishes Of their owners and Confederate bonds are
al the security tha merchants receive But woe TO the
traitor who should venture to refuse this currency And
Al this ruin outrage violence and desoaon have bean
rusht upon the citizens of Memphis tccause tboy had