, 1862-06-18
Especial Correspondence Chicago Tribunc.J
WITH Cow. DAVIS MISSISSIPPI FLoFuLA,
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Especial Correspondence Chicago Tribune.J
WITH Cox. DAVIS MISSISSIPPI FLoFnLA,1
MEAPH1s, Tenn, June II, 1852.
The transfer from Fort Pillow to this city,
with the particulars Of which the telegraph
has made you acquainted, was made without
Incident to interest your readers excepting
the little excitement consequent upon the
capture Of the steamer ersovereign-and in very
good time. We are now in Memphis, where
NC have been since last Friday, and there is
every reason TO believe that with the battle OF
the It'll, and the subsequent operations Of the
army, navy, and civic societies, you are per-
fectlY familiar. Let it be my present task.
then. to say something of Memphis in general
and Of Memphis Us 1t Is, in particular.
TIE LOCATION.
Memphis is situated upon the eastern shora
Of the Mississippi, upon the fourth Chickassw
bluff, short distance south of the mouth Of
Wolf River. It was formerly the site of old
Fort Assumption, used for the purpose Of pro-
tectipg the country against the Chick.saw
Indians, to chastise whom French army Of
nearly 1000, white, red and black,
were gathered here This force remained
st Assumption from the summer Of 1888 to
| the spring Of 174o, during which time hua-
| dreds siclened and died. In March Of the last
/ named year peace Was declared. The bluff
| upon which the parent city is sftuated is some
thirty feet above the level OF the river at the
| highest flood 4 ledge Of sandstone for some
three miles juts ont into the stream forming q
natural lcvee. This is the only known stra-
tum Of rocks belo# the Ohio. From the Ohio
! to Vicksburg. distance of 600 miles, Mem
| phi6 Is the only site for commercial mart on
either side Of The Mississippi. The beautiful
I 0f In mi nS13t +v34h
the finest portions Of Tennessee aud Arkansas,
together with Its great distance from any other
point or the river where large city can be
built, gives it superior advantages. Immense
quantities Of cotton were, until the present
rebellion, grown in the interior country, Mem
phis being the principal market and shipping
point for it. Dfore than 100000 bales were
| usually shipped from this place Annually.
Two years since it contained seven churches,
two medical schools, three or four printing
1ation just previous to the blockade was placed
at nearly 10000. At present It has not "a, 900
IT'S TRADE AND COMMERCE.
Nothing, excepting it may be . ride Of hsl
= day around the centre and suburbs Of Mem
phis, can perhaps give the northern reader se
| Just an fdea Of its importance to the South
and its exact status Sc one Of the cities Of tht
and commerce for 1851, the year next prece
ding the one in which the piace Ia found b.
the army Of occupation almost deserted, aui
? every nerge and power stilled as by the chill
ing hand Of death.
am enabled to quote few statistics from
| the "Htst annual statement Of the trade ant
commerce of Memphis" ;" for the year endin!
i August s1st; 1851, prepared by John r. Tool
. Esq, secIetary of the chamber Of commerce
!, / When this work was published, the blgutiu|
! Influences Of revolution, or more properly
, rebellion. had not ayerted or annihil.ted ;h
trade and business Of almest every city In th
!, | South Memphis had suffered none. In fact
, her transactions IN cotton and sugar had beel
t laEger than those Of any previous yesr. Fo