 Two days later, 16 February, "Indianola" met prize steamer manned by the survivors of "Queen of the West", which had run aground while under heavy fire from Confederate shore batteries at Gorton's Landing (frequently misspelled "Gordon's" in contemporary accounts, and which had in fact been Barbin's Landing since 1858) in the Red River.Late that afternoon lookouts in "Indianola" spotted Confederate steamer abreast Ellis Cliffs.She promptly cleared for action and steamed ahead full speed firing at the Southern ship, which proved to be barely out of range.