City was ordered to Newbern: we weighed anchor
and proceeded towards Newbern. We arrived at Roanoke Island at 11-1/2
o'clock a.m. Our orders were then countermanded, and at 2 p.m. the
Valley City steamed towards Plymouth, where we arrived at 10. p.m.

During the month of November, 1864, whilst the Valley City was absent
at Norfolk, the remainder of the fleet, commanded by Commander Wm. H.
Macomb, steamed up the Roanoke river, then across through Middle river,
and then up the Cashie river to Roanoke river, down which it steamed
and made an attack on Plymouth, which, after a hot action, fell into
the hands of the Federals. The ram Albemarle was soon afterwards raised
by the United States government.

On Thursday, December 1, I went ashore at Plymouth, and observed the
ram Albemarle as she lay at the bottom of the river. At 12:15 p.m., we
left Plymouth, and arrived at off Edenton at 2 p.m., and at 4 p.m., the
Valley City weighed anchor for Roanoke Island, where we arrived at 8
o'clock, a.m., December 2, and at 9-1/2 o'clock p.m. the Valley City
left Roanoke Island, arrived at Newbern at 1 o'clock p.m., Saturday,
December 3d; Sunday, December 4, I attended church at Newbern.

Monday, December 5, I visited the graves of Captain Charles W. Flusser
and Acting Assistant-Surgeon George W. Wilson. The latter died after
two hours' sickness, of yellow fever. He was stationed, at the time, on
the United States steamer Hetzel, off Newbern, and was the surgeon of
that vessel when he contracted the disease. He was a young man, and was
expecting soon to return North and visit his aged parents, and also a
betrothed young lady. They waited, but he never came.

On Tuesday, December 6th, at 4 o'clock p.m., we left Newbern, with
Commander W. H. Macomb and his son on board, and on Wednesday, December
7, at 8-1/2 o'clock a.m., we arrived off Roanoke Island. The Valley
City left Roanoke Island at 12 o'clock m., and arrived at Plymouth at
10 p.m. On Thursday, December 8, at 12-1/2 o'clock p.m., we left
Plymouth and arrived at Edenton at 2-1/2 o'clock p.m. We left Edenton
at 8 o'clock p.m., and anchored at 10 o'clock p.m., at the mouth of the
Roanoke river, where the U.S. steamer Ceres and a schooner were
anchored. On Friday, December 9, at 9 o'clock a.m., the Valley City
weighed anchor and proceeded to Plymouth, where she arrived at 10
o'clock a.m.

RAINBOW BLUFF.

HOW A FLEET WENT UP THE ROANOKE AND CAME DOWN AGAIN.

In the fall of 1