and I found myself again out upon the avenue. He led me

platform, which he used in firing salutes at different ports on the

arrival and departure of the vessel. Finding at the arsenal a supply

of solid shot that would fit the gun, I had it put upon the steamboat

Belle, employed to carry my command to the scene of operations, and

started up the Columbia River at 2 A.M. on the morning of the 27th.

We reached the Lower Cascades early in the day, where, selecting a

favorable place for the purpose, I disembarked my men and gun on the

north bank of the river, so that I could send back the steamboat to