, 1864-05-11
FEfOAI CAIRO AND BELOW.
Gcn. EashbuFn puts a Stopper on
f.ebel Intercourse with mem phfx.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune-1
CA1no, April o. 1854
The steamer Bello Memphis, Capt. Dan MusEel-
nan arrived this evening, with huge load Of pas
seEecra, bringing Memphis datea to yesterday
tNclday) afternoon. Everything was quiet along
the liver.
Col. Price, Of the Confederate nrmy, nephew Of
Ge.s Daddy Price, arrived In Memphis on Sunday
evening, In the character OF prisoner Of nas hav-
ing teea captured short distance below Hernan-
do, N,ss., while On visit to some relatives.
a man named Ed Wells has been sent to Cairo,
charged with being q ttleG We have enough Of
that sort already.
Al the blaclsmiths OF Memphis hare been e1-
euecd from military duty, the Government requ1r-
ing their services at their trade.
Tic following order has been 1sbued BY General
Tathbprn:
Headquarters District Of Memphis, Tenn.,
j. MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 10, 1864.
GkHxRA1 oRpERs No. 3.
TIE practical operations Of commercial inter
couree from this city with Btstes In rebellion, has
been to help largely to feed, clothe and equip or
! chen..cs. Memphis has been Of more value
to the Southern Confederacy since 1t fell
into Federal hands, than Naasau. To take
cotton belonging to the Confederate Govern.
ment to Nassau Of any other foreign port
is Aazardous proceeding. 70 take 1t to Mem
pb,s and convert 1t into supplies aud greenbscka,
and return to tic lines Of the enemy, or to place
the proceeds to the credit OF the 1ebol Government
In Europe, without passing aga1n into this rebel
lines. 1s safe Rnd ecsy.
1hare undoubted evidence thst large amounts Of
cottoG hare been and are being brought here to be
sold belonging To the rebel Government. The pant
and prceent eyEtem Of t1ade has given strength to
the rebel arny, while It has demorallzed and
weakened our own. 1t has invited tho enemy
to hover around Memphis ~ his best
base Of supply when otherwise he would hare
abandoned the county. II renders Of practical
1o8. eject the hlock1de upon the ocean, which has
crst and IL costing 60 many millions. 1topens onr
lines to tpies Of The enemy and renders It next to
Impossible to execute any military plan Without
its becoming known to him long enough In i'd.
VINCE for him to prepare for It. These facts arc
Known to every Intelligent man in Memphis.
What IL tho remedy for these great sud over
shadowing evils7 Experience has shown that
ther csn be hut one remedy, and that is totsi pro-
h1bttion Of al commercial intercourse with States
in rebellion, It IL therefore ordered that ho and
after the 18th day of Nay, 1854, the lnea Of the
army 81 Memphis be closed and no person will
be permitted to leave the city without special
paes from these headquarte1s. After th4t dste all
p>rtpxs de4tzous Of coming INTO the city viii be
permitted to do 10, but should bo notified BY the
picless that they viii not be allowed to return.
al persons who destrn to lesve the city to 60 b.
%oud our lines must do 20 before the 18th Inst
b order Of Major General c. c. WAauBuBs,
WV. Il. NoaaAn, M1jonand Adjutant.
This proclamation, which differs materially In
effect from Gen. Pzinre's order Nc. -, published
yesterday, On the came subject creates consider
ahlG dutteting in certain circles IN Memphts
Gen. Washburu ID In earnest, and will enforce
his order unless compelled to retract 1t, which is
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