The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-28

correspondent Of the Mobile .aduuisev. wh,
visited Memphis few days since, gives that eaps
a6 Interesting accopst sf ~ ssass of aatss ,hcr
under Yankee Taie. He says tl,st an cotton fhn
Ia not suhn.itted the Provost Marshal for him I,
slice his per centage from Is con6scated. n,
| adds:
THIS cOnfscation seldom benefits the ss,est Gov
frnment the world ever saw" but the goose tina
lays tile golden egg Is upon the we'll
nest OF the Y3nkee commander Other. vino a :,
successful In bringing their staple In as Tennessc,
cotton, must proceed forthwith TO the proyost = ot
nee and subscribe TO s9pport the inefIable Union
and especially against the $50 called (,onf.ierai
States" after which their may be sold
they may purchase articles Of prime necessity con
slsing OF one barrel OF -four, ito Of salt, twent,
pounds OF conee, hfty OF sugar, &c. Then In or
der I" be abio IL remove the same without the lines
they are required t0 take oath that their famii,
numbers SD many members, that they have moi he
tore taken out supplies, aud other limiting state
and Ii desiring to take out more sunnij4s ar. ra
ferred to Brig Gen. Veitch, who invariably I'm con
siueiat'"h ni an unmentioned stipend, allows the
parties to obtain the material required Brig Gen
nu'Iburt Is the chief commander and head thief
ably seconded by Brig. Gen. Veitch and Proyosl
Marshal Swayne. The profits ACQUIRED bv this
firm are enormously large as the business requires
no caP'aI save rascaiity, In which the cOpartner-
snip Is considered wealthy, aud the expenses are
paid ny the United States. DO you require shoes
by the wholesale, blankets, caps or any confrnbamd
afticic the tndulgent and censiderate rulers above
named VIII grant you permit for the same, II
your hand grasps the golden eagle which they 50
much revere. Corrupt rs Butler was al Now Or
leans, he Is equaled at Memphis, the only differ
ence being that at the latter point the Yankee
Government suffers as much IA the Southern
people.
Smuggling is carried on on a large scale, and
there Is scarce house within a radius Of ten miles
outside OF the lines trOI Memphis which does not
afford shelter for sMuggled goods. Anything that
IL required by those who fear to enter the corrpt
town may he obtained through the tines at an ad
vance OF fifty per cent. Amy quantity Of Confc,ie-
rate money may be purchased outside nj twenty
cents on the dollar for s'greenbacks or sold with
In Memphis al fifteen Even at this great deprc-
citation 1t = worth more In the enemy's country
than our own; for, taking these rates Of exchange,
everything can be purchased cheaper than In the
South, notwithstanding all merchandise has ad-
vanced $50 per cent. at the North. The restlic-
tiOns upon the trade here great-Oniy one thou
sand dollars wO;th uf goods being permitted at Il
lime TO each firm, upon which five per cent. is
taxed
The Yankee officers who are guartered In the
city occupy houses from which SOutherncrs have
been driven forth. 1t is an ordinary occurrence
tor a family to receive notice to evacuate their
homestead at once leaving behind their furniture
aud everything but wearing apparel, whereupon =
Yankee woman will be duly installed TO start a
boarding house.
The streets of Memphis are crowded and a very
large amount OF business is transacted. From
fifty TO Two hundred bales of cotton works its way
INTO Tie CITY daily, ahd Is usually shipped at once
nOrthwards. The division Of Hurlbur's corps,
which has been stationed here ever sihce the fall
Ol Vicksburg, has been withdrawn aud sent 10
Chattanooga, and but depleted regiment number
ing less than 500 remains, together with regiment
OF blacks who are kept within Fort Pickering, IL
forlihcattOn upon the banks of the river below the
city But single gunbOat usually remains Opp,..
site the city, where 1t is retained To
prevent our gueriilas on the Arkansas
shore from attacking the boats on the
river and even crossing over to the city itself when
weakly garrisoned. A spirited dash Of our forces
under Lee or Forrest into the town might prove OF
much service, as the few troops here would be
driven int" Fcrt Pickering and the three large Gov
efnmemt stOrehOuses upon the ievee, together with
the steamboats,, might be destroyed, aud valuable
lot of spOis secured, which would serve tO clOthe
the entire command, besides giving them Christ
mas or New Years dinner upon many a luxury
which they have long been strangers to.
The burning of SO many boats has made river
transit very unsafe, and caused the arrest of
many persons supposed 10 be rebel emissaries be-
lieved to have been engaged In 1t. There has been
great supineness and lack of energy the part of
the Confederate Government, or the entire ship
ping of the river might have been destroyed;
while now boats leave daily and reach New Or,
leans In safety. Not q .ttery of Confederate ar
tilery on the river banks from Memphis to New
Orleans 10 stop supplies and troops from going to
the mouth Of the Mississippi and back!