...h The gunboat Ottawa led the way up the river, by the transport steamer very Benton and Herriet Weed. The Mary Benton carried a considerable force of negro troop and had six large boats in low. At Picolata the Harriet Weed took on board a detachment of the 75th N Y, and some mounted infantry. As we went up we took possession of every boat on the west side of the Johns, including a small stoop which, ...