The New York herald., 1863-10-02


do 80 as long az the word and the Mississipp 'at
The water which ias upon the earth ~ tle shApe o
rain does not immedsiey drd ITS wsy INTO me hiss-
sippi but is carried back from the hish srcte npi "a
banks to the gwsmrs md bsyous, and' they adnE q
the Arkansas Yslor White. Rcd, &C. it az last enters h'
Mssissnpi through tAese rivors.
Re tho Red no Gull, between hrce and tour
hunI- miles, tAis not the ease, stream or river
empyl INTO she M-s-s. pi during that DIS ance from
the surrounding the being carried to the
Gulf through tae outlets OF this mighty river called
bayous
The color Of the wotr of the Mississippi is precisely
like the p,os Of w.'tr a a shower though
nges deeper lgb'er COLOR according to the
rising tho rivers which ty INTO IT, Thus the
Missouri gives muddy Appearance, tue Ohio yer
low til Red reddish cast This occurs from
the pecllar ooior OF the SOIL couiry through which
they rur.
arrived at t',s place the afternoon of the sth.
There Is nuuiu. esug or beautiful TO tempt the
traveller 10 say uns caro-, its low poor buildings,
t. the nu;uop hundred being scattered
here an lue.c over large fat The business portion OF
to place alta lbe le, railroad depots and stores.
front he e,eo OF The ONO whore it EN- ties into tho
Mississippi FROM tne enormous prices charged at the
v5rio4s rean establishments here. one becomes
that lac approaching Dxe. AT Cairo forces were
first concentrated IN tue southwest
J1SCneS AND MISSISSIPPI.
The city OF Alton ~es fortunately lying at the levoo
when arrived, ana advertised to start for Memphis
that cvealng.
Where the Ohio emities into the Mississippi struggle
appears place between rivers for the
terry. 1t rs really worry nne sight the immense
body Of clear Of the former rush with great force
into the tarbid Mississippi entirely changing the color
of the after.
For some Two miles below Cairo there appear
10 be channels, tho water of the Ohio taking
the and the muddy Mississippi the western
Az this distance the eastern bank be-
comes OF a yelowish tint increasing in color we
proceed, until the Father Of Waters rolls without
rival, forming one water one color and channel.
Tho country on each side Of the river from Cairo to
within hundred miles OF New Orleans is fiat and with
beauty with the exception OF high ground or bluffs
three hundrcd yards in length. sometimes hun
drcd more miles apart The cottonwood and
cypress the earth, the former growing SO
rapidly that the young trees hide from view
the plantations the river banks which have been de-
serted army has taken possession of the
try, the tops Of the buildings being many places only
visible from the upper deck From few miles below
Baton Rouge to New Orleans the scene changes and IL
very 6ne tho lordy residences Of the Planters aud he
white cottages Of the negroes, together with the garden
like appearance or the country, forming pleasing
trast 70 the monoony which mile after mile meets the
trees, banks and sandbars, with and then town
bluG deserted plantation to relieve It from becoming
roo wca.isouae to look uron.
COLUMBUS
The Grst point Of interest that we stopped at was Co
dlmbus. military post OF considerable importance and
OF great natural strength,
Brigadcr General smith OF the Thirteenth army corps
Is now in command
The town of Columbus s situated upon the east bank or
the NJ, 3isgippi. buiit high bluff tho
II has vory clean and beautiful appearance and
glad TO fud landing that it lost but little OF either
o. these yirtaos Before the IL probably numbered
some seven eight hundred Inhabitants Several gov
ernmcnt buildings have been built aud they In keep
ing with me others Along the top Of the BLUFFS little
circular revolving sentry boxes, with domes, the latter
painted rod and the body brown From the river these
with the well turfcd earhworks the bright guns and the
piles OF balls between give tho whole the appear
sncc OF a French stronghold or fort
General sn tins headquarters are In largo brown
mansion foc, the river aud more than hundred
yards IT, Your correspondent and others from the
City or Alton paid tue old short visit, and were
well repaid by him and the members Of his staff
Early tho sharp dgh, took place at Belnssot,
aeay opposite which forces victorious. Tho
rcbc at that time occupied Columbus aud, though they
sent shots the river, they proved of no use
NJ the distance great, About the same time thsA
this battle was fought the engagement si Brds foint "a
fow mIles above CaIro) took place
viva mo robcs evacuated bowling t.ecs they also
dgscua,ed Columbus when our forces took pssesioh u
tl,e p,scc and have snco held ".
The robel works which their csorou were planted
All. remain but tho curreu Of the Mississippi has washed
away the Garth which tofmod the water batteries
Siy .~ ISLAND no. 10
"a, celebrated s,roughold, which 80 long resisted our
yee. advance down tho Mississippi is an island OF high
,,,f ,hc,y wooded situated to the right OF the chan
nell /, /, four or Ave miles Ia length, entirely com
m.od. the river on al! sides, and Ike Columbus, is
,,c. ,e ,ro, na,a,a! strength large number Of con
sbsnds are now eEcanvod upoa it, whose blsne'a IS 70
cultivate the land
Nxw .AoSip
ia "a smni .loso reH !q.le' leis. Island No 10
FORE PILLOW
isa strong point bua on the cas-! bank, evaeuate
b, she rstels After the surrender OF lslaad NO. 10
ngurH.s
a aae cts OF from twenty ayc thirty thousand nhaei
,an,, before tho war Memphis thriving place, o
rrea, Importance and fast becoming The rival OF New or
.oans seveg, railroads 5ranchcd from here, counccin
with the principal Of tho Sor,h and South Mem
pas was by far the grca,esi cotton mart in Tennessee.
Prom Memphis 90 the mouth Of Rcd river is til
special latitude for the cultivation OF cotton tnd lrn ,h
Red ryor to the coast, sugar Along he coast rice su
the celebrated islands cotlon are raised.
Al this place tho frst giRooat engagement, on ia
Mississippi took place.
Tue rebel sym,sthRcrs IN Memphis despairing
the success OF their Cause while the ladies b
ter than against tho 'Yaukees' sure sign; 80
eomchcw the women no more hold Their temper tht
their touyoes; and whlc the male this respect, wi
use all his rover keep his thoughts aud feelings ron
vs., tho female, by her bitterness. exposes both
Amoug toe srGngest of all strange things ot thcs
woaeu--to show their for the Southern cansahe
have (shee Yankees arc) eatirey thrown OIL the
hos aOh that is owing 10 their price N tl