MISSISSIPPI, one of the United States of North America, is situated on the east side of the river of the same name, between 30° and 35° N. Lat. and 87° and 91° W. Long. It is about 350 miles long, and 150 broad, and has an area of about 45,000 square miles. The southern parts on the gulf of Mexico are low, sandy, or marshy, and unhealthy; but the middle and northern parts are pretty well watered, and very fertile. The great articles of culture are cotton and Indian corn; rice and sugar, however, are also raised. Lemons and other fruits thrive well. Horned cattle are raised in great numbers, but are sometimes destroyed by the wolf and cougar. Labour is generally performed by slaves. Natchez, the principal town, and the only place of trade, is about 300 miles above New Orleans. There are some tanneries in the state, and some domestic manufactures of woollen, cotton, flax, and hemp. The principal rivers are the Tombigbee, Pascagoula, Pearl, and Yazoo. This state was admitted into the Union in 1817. Its population the year before was 44,206, of whom 20,567 were slaves, and 191 free blacks. The Choctaws, Cherokees, and some other of the Indian tribes who have made considerable advances in civilization, reside in this state. The legislative power of this state is vested in a house of representatives and a senate, chosen by all free white males of 21 years of age.