es ▁joined ▁in ▁following ▁them , ▁and ▁next ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁naval ▁eng agement ▁off ▁Elizabeth ▁City , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁During ▁this ▁action , ▁in ▁which ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁men ▁was ▁wounded , ▁she ▁captured ▁CSS ▁Ell is . ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁her ▁operations ▁in ▁North ▁Carol in ian ▁waters , ▁Cer es ▁took ▁the ▁ste amer ▁Wilson ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁while ▁covering ▁the ▁landing ▁of ▁an ▁Army ▁ra iding ▁party ▁near ▁Hamilton , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Through ▁most ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁she ▁protected ▁the ▁forces ▁holding ▁such ▁posts ▁as ▁Fort ▁Anderson ▁at ▁New ▁Bern , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁the ▁positions ▁near ▁Washington , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁coming ▁under ▁fire ▁from ▁Confeder ate ▁batter ies ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Under ▁fire ▁with ▁cas ual ties ▁In ▁the ▁length y ▁series ▁of ▁attacks ▁around ▁P ly mouth , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Cer es ▁lost ▁two ▁men ▁killed ▁and ▁six ▁wounded ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁taken ▁under ▁heavy ▁fire ▁from ▁Fort ▁Grey , ▁up river ▁from ▁P ly mouth , ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁it ▁was ▁Cer es ▁who ▁gave ▁warning ▁of ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁the ▁form id able ▁Confeder ate ▁ram ▁CSS ▁Alb em ar le , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁eng agement ▁with ▁the ▁ram ▁which ▁followed . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁May , ▁her ▁group ▁again ▁was ▁engaged ▁with ▁Alb em ar le ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁steam