I found General McClernand on the Tigress, in high spirits.

He said repeatedly: "Glorious! glorious! my star is ever in the ascendant!" He spoke complimentarily of the troops, but was extremely jealous of the navy.

He said: "I'll make a splendid report;" "I had a man up a tree;" etc.

I was very hungry and tired, and fear I did not appreciate the honors in reserve for us, and asked for something to eat and drink.

He very kindly ordered something to be brought, and explained to me that by his "orders" he did not wish to interfere with the actual state of facts; that General A.J.Smith would occupy "Fort Hindman," which his troops had first entered, and I could hold the lines outside, and go on securing the prisoners and stores as I had begun.