...ance of the buoy, at the mouth of the river, the Albemarle was discovered coming down, accompanied by the steamers Cotton plant and Bombshell, laden with troops, and doubtless bound to the attack of Newbern . The Trumpeter was sent back to give tidings of the approach of the ram, while the other vessels steamed slowly away, endeavoring to draw the ram as far as possible from the mouth of the river. ...