Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 10. Page: 50
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nO NORTH ATLANTIC BLOCKADING SQUADRON.
open by one of our shot, and that there was a great quantity of water
in the cabin on the arrival of the vessel at Plymouth.
His roofing and( casemates are covered with narrow plates of iron.
He states that there are only two regiments at Plymouth, three hav-
ing left for Virginia last week.
Commander Renshaw has arrived to take command of the Miami and
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant French has been sent back from New
Berne, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Eaton having been ordered by
the Department to the Louisiana.
No changes have been made in disposition of vessel under my com-
mand since my last report.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
MELANCTON SMITH,
Captain and Senior Oficer in Sounds of North Carolina.
Acting Rear-Admiral S. P. LEE,
Commanding North Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Letter from Commander Davenport, U. S. Navy, to Brigadier-General
Palmer, U. S. Army, regarding the presence of the U. S. S. Valley City
in Pamlico River.
U. S. S. HETZEL,
Off New Berne, N. C., May 12, 1864.
GENERAL: In reply to your letter of this date I beg to inform you
that there is one gunboat, the Valley City, cruising in the Pamlico
liver, to look out for the enemy and to bring away any refugees she
may be able to pick up.
As soon as some necessary repairs shall be completed on the Lock-
wood, I shall send another boat there.
1 expect the Valley City to return here in a few days to bring me
intelligence.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. K. DAVENPORT,
Commander, U. S. Navy, and Senior Officer Present.
Brigadier-General I. N. PALMER,
Commanding District of North Carolina.
[ Telegram. j
FLAGSHIP MALVERN,
Birdcage Reach, James River, May 13, 1864-6 p. m.
(Via Fortress Monroe, 5 p. m., May 15th.)
General Butler asks for monitors above Trent's Reach.
Torpedoes commanded by rebels on the left bank, which commands
our decks, and shoal water by chart by several feet less than the
monitors draw, make difficult the advance which I shall push to-morrow
n orning.
We have discovered another kind of torpedo of which the enemy is
making much use. No news from Richmond. General Butler had
yesterday advanced near Drewry's Bluff.
S. P. LEE,
Acting Rear-Admiral.
Hoin. GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of Nar.
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United States. War Department. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 10., book, 1900; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192845/m1/79/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.