The New York herald., 1863-10-02

do az long the word and the MISSISSIPPI itsi
The water which fans upon the earth IN Tue shape
rain does immediately hnd ts WAY into the hssi-
sppi but is carried back from the high grcpEe gonl u
banks to the swsmrs and bsyous, ana, they haaing
tho Arkansas Yszoo White, Red, &c. it at list enters IN
M!ssssippi through these rvers.
Bo " the Red TAO Gulf, between hroe and oa
hunIr miles. this s not the case. stream or r'e
empyn into the Mssiss pi during that DIS ance from
the surrounding ooantry the being carried to the
Gulf through the outlets OF this mighty river called
bayous
The color " the watr Of the Mississippi Is preelseiy
like the pools OF road after shower though
,nges deeper lighter color. according TO the
rising the rivers Nhich euity into IT. Thus the
Missouri gives muddy api etrince, tue Ohio yel
low The Red reddish cast THIS occurs from
the pecar color Of tue SOIL couitry through which
they
arrived at ths place on the afternoon OF the th.
There n,tuias Atesestlng beautiful 10 tempt the
traveller 10 say ons caro- its low poor buildings,
to the nuubct hundred. being scattered
here There large fat. The business portion Of
to place Nltn toe hHe, railroad depots and stores,
fronts tine ot Tie ONO whore IL EN- es into the
Mississippi Fcom enormous prices charged at the
v,rio4s retail establishments here. one becomes
thai he IS approaching Dixie. Al Cairo forces were
first concentrated IN tue southwest
The City OF Alton fortunately lying at the levee
when arrived and advertised to start for Memphis
that evening.
Where the Ohio emutles into the Mississippi struggle
appears place between nesc rivers for the
terry. 1t Is really yery fine sight 10 SOC the immense
body of of the rusb with great force
into the tarbid Msisspp entirely changing The color
OF the after.
For some three miles below Cairo thoro appear
80 th1 N
the side and the muddy Mississippi the western.
AT this distance the water the eastern bank be-
comes OF yellowisn tint, Increasing in color as
proceed until the Father OF Waters rolls without
rival forming water one color and one channel.
Tho country on each side OF the river from Cairo 10
within hundred miles OF New Orleans is fiat and with
beauty with the exception OF high ground bluffs
two three hundred yards ia LENGTH sometimes hun
dred or mere mites apart The cottonwood and
cypress cover the earth, the former growing SO
rapidly that the young trees hide from view
The plantations the river banks which have been do
serted since army has taken possession Of the
try the tops OF the buildings being in many places only
visible even from the upper deck From few milos below
Baton Rouge to New Orleans the changes and is
very ane, the lordy residences Of the Planters aud he
white cottages Of the negroes together with the garden
like appearance OF the country, forming pleasing
eye on the upper Mississippi there being nothing but
trees, banks and sandbars with now and then town
bluff deserted plantation TO relieve 1t from becoming
roo wcarisone to look upon.
COLUMBUS
Tho nrs; point OF interest that stopped at Co
4imbus military post OF considerable importance and
OF grea, natural strength.
Brigadicr General Smith, OF the Thirteenth army corps
Ia now in command
The town Of Columbus IL situated upon the east bank or
the Nj sissppi, and is built high bluffs From tho
II has vory clean and beautiful appearance and
glad hud landing that it lost but little OF either
OF these virtues Before the it probably numbered
some seven eight hundred inhabitants Several gov
ernmcn! buildings have been built and they In keep
ing with me ohers Along the top Of the bluffs little
circular revolving sentry boxes with domes the latter
painted rod the body brown. From the river hese
with tho well turfcd earhwcrks the bright guns and the
piles OF balls between give tho whole the appear
OF French stronghold or fort.
General Smiths headquarters are in q large brown
mansion faci the river aud not than hundred
yards from il, correspondent and others from the
City OF Alton paid the old veteran short VISIT and wero
well repaid by him and the members Of his staff
Early In the sharp dgh, took place at BelnAsnt,
acariy opposite In which forces were victorious. Tho
rebcs that time occupied Columbus and. though they
sent shots the river, they proved of 10 use
distance great ABOUT suuno suse
this battle fought the engagement at BirdS Point "a
fow mles above CAIro) took place
wttu mo rebos evacuated Bowling Green they also
aS,cua,ed Columbus forces took possession Of
the place and have since held H.
The rcbo works on which their csnrou were planted
m remain but tho current Of the Mississippi has washed
sxay the earth which lofmod the water batteries,
q, .~ Island no. 10.
gh celebrated stronghold, which 80 long resisted our
,he advance down tho Mississippi s an island OF high
.,a ,biol wooded situated to the right Of the chan
mel, IA il four or Ave miles in leDgth entirely com
osnds the river on all sides, and, like Columbus is
,c. os cro., natural strength large number Of con-
.sbauds are now eEcampod upoa it, whose business 10
cultivate the land
Esw nA9S;D
is smnil slIasc fcv !a!les .slsg Island No 10
70" r0RT PILLOW
4. strong point on blum the cas-! bank evacuated
b, the rsteis after the surrender OF isand No.lo
MErrIils
ia nne c,,y OF from twenty ayc thirty thousand inhabi
tauie Before the war Memphis was thriving place o
rrea, Importance and fast becoming the rival ot New or
teams Several railroads bfanched from here, connecting
with the principal rotds Of tho Sor,h and South Mem
pas was by far the greatest cotton mart in Tennessee
IRON Memphis 90 the mouth OF the Red river is th
special latitude zoe the cultivation OF cotton ond ron tn
Red river to the coast, sugar Along The coast rice au
the ccsbrntcd ses islands cotoa are rasea
Al this place the nrst grnboat engagement on ia
Mississippi took place.
Tue rcbcl symrs,hizcrs In Memphis are dcsparing o
the success OF their oaase while the ladies' more bit
ter than ever Against tho yankees p sure sign; 90
eomcnow the women more hold their temper thu
their tongues and whilc tho male IN this respect VII
use af his power 10 keep his thoughts and feelings ron
VS., tho temsle, by her bitterness. expose. both.
Among toe sirsngest OF all strange things OF tbcs
woren-to SHOW their zeal for the Southern saussthe,
have (where Yankees arc) eurirey thrown oil thei
bces oh that owing 10 their enormous price IN Tin
soah.n our Northern ladies will observe. Not al all
Ito o. reasonable enough q, Memphis bot they hav
agreed among themselves not to wear them !, s thei
sscrcl sgu-tneir badgs--thcig rebel Tag. No lougc
slowed 10 rauut past gallant fellows with thci
I'D o. and aags pinned ,het and bonnc,s the
- bit upon this plan. They will wear more hoop
rnal a thair Yebel max nox, md ono. the ethe