I told him I would like transportation to Baton Rouge.

"I don't know," he said; "that I am here to make the Government a
great benevolent society, by giving every thoroughly loyal and earnest
Christian man or woman transportation."

"Is there not an order," I replied, "from Adjutant-general Thomas,
granting us transportation, rations, and quarters?"

"I have received no such order personally."

I bade him good morning, and left his office, fully determined to
bring him an order, although I knew he must have seen one. My purpose
was to take the first boat to Vicksburg, as General Thomas was then in
that city, to see whether his order was to be honored. Passing Colonel
Young's office, I called to see if he could grant the favor, and found
that he could give the transportation desired, consequently I left the
general without troubling him further. On my return I called at the
other mission store, and met brother Burlingame and Isaac Thorne, who
also wished to go below, but were doubtful whether General Tuttle
would give them transportation They said they were waiting to learn of
my success, and were surprised to find that Colonel Young had the
power to grant it.

We took the steamer "J. H. Russell" for Baton Rouge. On March 27th
Sunday morning, we passed the mouth of Red River, where was a gun
boat, from which a few prisoners were taken aboard of our boat. A
woman named Crosly was also taken on board, to go to New Orleans for
the purpose of exposing those who had run through our lines contraband
goods. There was a woman of property and standing on the boat, who