He learned very rapidly, and, as he was always attentive to his duties, he grew in favor with both officers and men.
At length, one afternoon, the anchor was weighed, and the Ticonderoga steamed down the river.

Her orders were to report to the Admiral, who had sailed from Cairo about a week previous.

They found him at Arkansas Post, where they arrived too late to take part in the fight.

In a few days a station was assigned to her in the Mississippi River; and the Ticonderoga immediately set sail, in obedience to orders..