, 1865-01-31
0CD MEMPHIS LETTER.
Trade at Memphis---The Cotton
Business.
MILITARY MATTERS--.ENROLLM OF
THE TU1TIA-GUERILLA
BEL MOVEMENTS
[From our Special Correspondent
TRADE.

TRAnE.
.o,, oa1.,a,,..,,,o t,o
There has oeen eoueloet1oas u'ie improve.
mcnt In the trade OF our city since Last
wro4e tn YOU, The stringent orders that for
, limo closed ill business. have been in some
. o1ae e,.Naa :.rhatho. +h1s &. 5ro T., a.
degree reiaAeo' iTaetuSt .s1e 40 uu9 w tue
discovery By Gen oana 1nat our Citizens were
far more loyal than has been generally sup
posed, or to 1uc pr4 aa...--s"ra complaints Of
nur business men, or, aR Is reported. u, WI
vota ;nstrnct,ons from President Lincoln. ve
'Ase 1' ~. g. as,a-o, -. ~ a,saot;,f,.
KNOW hoI' 81 eehe1a4 NUS 1ne uiesa1islAc~
tion some weeks ago, that our whole conmu"
ni,y. with scarcely an exception, rcmnnstra
~ , ,,atnst ,xhat tt,ev repart1ef1 as ve,v nm
~ ~ ao1o ,,.;,,ts ,,h;.h ~,
neeeoe0's ~. s - m.aI,-l.s ~
leading cllazens 1ot"a1oeu " washington,
followed by the removal Of Col. Harris, Gen.
nona,s Assistant Adiutant General. induced
49, rarnarn that Con D,na 4von1d he "a.
tne 80. %1.s 49,. nr.1,, s.re.tss..t
moved lpm ING cnmann 9a T., en's - ~. .sa, 1.sia,
oul W 9et, 19ste - ~ - ~ sA1S ~ s ;,;.6 H6
cone so4n. I'LL oese. =. " Wean,a,1.n, Tea as is ~
u'en's uA'e sone W "N7' 'o''' 80 10 ~
ported, TO sustain nm. 9,
yoring to close out their stocks, and contem-
,s.t. ~.,,o,,o1 a, eo,orn,h nc aoon aa that
ppiace p il open tn trsiie. This desire to close
pa mt stncSs Hae ;n3ncra a fal, in The prjces Of
.s 1us i; nas de 1,t art;c'as 6f eysrr
lind NJ e+;ii esTn-hi+ant1v hfgh here t},e
d;ti;cult;es ~ ~ a,ta;ninn IND. nermits fRc r..
st,ictions on " eI.a ea1ea nn5 % other crcunstances
;1.asa'o % ~ saaes; na esazs ner cesnaSss
nfodvnnca " ''~~'' FS>
0' co,-ro,,
ro++o, 10 ,ow com;no IN n,ettv FREELY
- ~" 4.'osond ~ py .x.;n bas,
; noe 4n;rIy enaa o ~ fsrst nf 4an,,aE o1 ~
iast Ehnrsdoy - v fIom8ome cause Or ntheT it de-
et,ien ena raot ~ ntn 9 n 3o1ar and tcn hnt hos
nno;n 1ec1incd. The Operators do not pro. Dr.
ind tn ossiSn reason for ills fluctuatton.
1Tr1e ;s a trent dcal Of cotton still In the
rnuntrT nn9 III that il nreticd Ia ret It
ont Is liz . carving out Of President LIacoln's
eu ass u4.tona mana aau ta0 ~ 'Ae
su1y Id1 NeIai'nean1t. a1,.;. s ...o, ,,o.ox, g.,
,,;tesss,. as n1a; oat1x ~ tho ,cno1oit.
1,4;nr ncco s,nnsd hv froai1e th1nuuh fhe Fed.
eral lines. but so preat ia the necessity exist
ing in many places that their efforts arc DOW
etlcss to prevent the procurement OF supplies
in the mauucr desirnated. The great fault
nerst,r,s erowiur cotton themselves flud great
ditiicnlty in getting the ne.dlul permits to
Irinr il in. and when thew operate through
brokers or cotton dealers thev arc taxed
enor,nouslv for the supplies that they take
o,u
ia illustrate 1he mapner In which business
is done, may mention that friend has just
informed mr. that he intends getting u per-
mil to brinT in one hundred bales Of cotton
1Wfy. yor1 hare no cotton. - said "Well. !"
He resionde5. "None Of those fellows TINT
ret neT1uits have. and might Just as well
make as anybody else, Some folks arc ma
King pile on cotton now. HoW 20 tneg
do:" asked. Well, he repl!ed, Inc men
who bring the cotton to tac lnes haYo no
permits and they give from twenty 70 twenty
tive dollars bale to the person nnae1 "nose
sells them their supplies, ana MoAes ~.
profit In that way. Then tho wagons Ian1
bring the cotton to. tho i1hes gre not aso"eu
to bring it Inside INC cattoa las W W lump
ed ,hesc. and nc cas.s & lnae z os.nS ~ & ~ - ~
eight dollaIa ior eacn !oaa .! thlee pales;
lhete pfonts are lrss!ecttse o. Ing ises pa'a
I" oillee's 4o8 pciia'ts " pA1ns IL VI su'i'
MILITIA.
Under the strict regulations OF Gen. Dana,
tne nl'i1m In, lo1ec ~ no~ am entosleo aaa NJ.
LIVELY uIA4eu one " l1oio Il,ucs ~ cse1t
week. ~ ~" uuinoe1s otet ntc tno - u
Nen ena y u ulgu slaty u eneeuey Ing
olaef o. uen. GauDy autnoItEs uIa'L y, "
lahe Qne-sesenln u ltc euso..Gu ~. n,iui WI
probably DC aFoioca " IAe so1uutce11ns ol
the requisite number ot our cn1ens, over
nan Tug sn1ncacnt numoEf haslns 9ecn en-
listed since the orders ol den. Canoy were
published. Inc dfait, pnt LOT thts, "ouiq 1au
extremely hard on the loyal people Of Mem-
phis, as the enrolment comprises refugees
from rebcldom, deseft from tne feoel alsny,
Foreigners, and other classes VINO cannot Do
legally subject to the dratt, Whic1 WOULD con-
sequcutty ,1au SO mach toe neas!et on o1ocrs'
GCRRILLAs.
cuerillas hoye rccently been yery trouble.
some in the i1nmediate vicinity OF our cIty.
and mt a short distance o1,ts;de Of our nckett
dacity ,uroTi ahout our lines to rob or murder
,n-scni nnfnv mt of fbn ritv with snnn1i4e
to commit f1enredations on The uropcrty OF
i7nionis1s. md are guilty Of eyerSs spcc;es OF
atrocity to those residents without the lines
WIN a1t. suspected Of F, dctal proclirlties. 4
suunlIes were rubbed within hunIred wards
OF 0ur picket lines, end In anothcr case two
men were almost bxatcn to death in sinilnr
t.ont,o,itv IN our citv.
n..n1 ,,,11T.rv uovp>,px-
,1 ts-n1-L NIL AAi ~ ,:
scVefM Gays ago consiue!aole ooa!Gs ol
forreete men Eete rePoreeo P 70 oe ~ Ut y mon 10 !,
Depot, some e'SnIsen anlIss lrom 4S nste, ana
me aut9otines nas!ns iealneu .nat osus. p9I- a,3
t.ons o. me tsoei lotces "eas as ~ gaeae US
lance IRON Inc e1t5 n,aas s evsa5 pfa1ation
1oI posseoie a.1sA ~ - r., ,.e.. tion
OF me militia WeIe on goaIo g:tt as: u'sntns t1s.l
se'ssa se.aa ~ t9 n ano 4.arsion ~ ne 1.sc1,
j %r<1 vS+th ban 4s.r
IL w. haze snfI}e:ent s nnn,Err Of ri.
ptsaacs pa e1a.,n ~ raI.i o,v tar,s
orea Troops aions 9ere no% 70 1epef 4h any ,oice
az r3,;+ tsaa,,e - ~ ,n;1;,ia 49, nr,,i,.
doS.d na,n1h,s .nt a,,Ir ~ Il, !,
Fnlrast's ,e1, KY a@sinsa tb, re1ica ~ Hoadss
6cos s' nnW .o,d = - cn1nmandsd rcI hr Ta.s
| Jnhns33nn nor4;on ~ Hood,s f,rces ara ~
Cn1in1b and = pnortion at Tnneiol Go1;nih ~ !.
1'nhaiIr a tSa hast topt;,ad n1sc. n the soutI,
rTs.t he ,rmr viii ,rnf,a1,Ir he rc1nnva1,
! f-on, +}a-c ~ Wonto ,nnarr ~ Nnh;lt. rrboa
tha 1oads are in ,,assshie condition, There Ella ia
! - rnmnT In fow-n thnf Mohile h.1s fallen int
Fade,.,i nosscsson ~ Int II can hc fraced to a. ~
tai;nIIa nrE Tna r.,a1. " ~ Tnr;u.h ~ ~ ~
t;ai4t ~, a,tr,, f1e,,, Th@,,,,a :, E,r..as ~.
tte'a.5 ~ utIonn uon t"G.nas av4eSo taa
@ sa te.rs ~ H., ~ ha o1t :.
f2;.aa. 1na1anaa,+ so,,thrast ~ Mnrt@o1sy ~ .
IS posslnte 1na! tnelE specalat t4ons ~ M ms
Iegaaa WI " en1iy e. esI1aso,ss. aa1 |nas a,.a
more m SERIOUS p!oM VII ne s.luck ~ ~ lae re 1spet
| Gon1soeIey py IL 'etelons i. " tne lilly "
& tae tenneEses .nan ~ tEot's ,toe h W ais
Rosa - totaoie inn; .;,s 4u1.ul 3nil E Iao
rne1'a damomstra,inns mm Xxx eira n h;m n anong, @
to do Withont nitemntinr To cary ~ out out Fis
sontemplatea ra1as On Asmpnls t h1s losess
oo 20. ninosi nue @ 1 .has at ~ cat snvu
sahd men, and were they anited with Tue
forces at Co1aatn tney Honiu not ~ numDer
then.t tuouhAnu, "nn, =, ~ iss as 1aIy
u ase Win laIge guns' "ou4o w Wildly uhaolc
70 capture tnls ci1y. ~
WIS conseislng yeeleFuay VIII uese1tef
w VINO haa ]nst ceme N, an ga asqaa!nanee OF
! mine Wpen ! was an cn1olceo eo)oufnef n
the happy land o. Ol1le,, anu one Wnom pm
s1 KnoM 10 ne Tehao.c. az informed me tnat
". forresl.s ncaaaaafteIs M were at houston,
Mass, aha a. 5hat s,s Gn1'on "s ~ IN hahe &c
al1 anolnef lala on tAeup11s. = nssea Haa ne
twenty 1aousano men: lie repAed, no, nor
1ail t1e number" Times are Tely hard
aoWn SCUM, ne says. ana eFGIypody mao ii3 caa
as gettng away. NY lIieno nl.hser nas ne,a
quite prominent pos1aoa u INC tSpc. army u,
ever s'nse ane ~ 1se " a,n an ths s1in
nsa W. Ell the eron Iii IL lat az last four veaTs