The Battle At Newberne

Biillimore, March 18. Sergeant Major D. II. Johnson, of the Twenty tbrrd Massachusetts Rudiment, ca me a passuagec by the stoarner tnodore. From him wo gattier tbe foilowiug inleresting particulurs : Our troops, undcr General Burnside, landedon Tbursday evening near Ulo montb of S'an Uroek, on the west side ol Nouse River, 6fteen miles below .Nuwberoa. Qwing to a dense fog, the naval véasela did nat particípate in the tight. Karly on Friduy rhorning the Bght commencod. Our troopé advancud ali ug tho country rond, running parallel wiih the Neuse River, hut u milfl or two in thu rcur. The road iras Bkirtad on the wcst sido by a railrond and denso Bwamrj, Al! alongthe riyersido wore a series cf batteries, vvhicli wore taken by our troops ono after another, aiier tome bloody hund-to-lmnd contenta. Uur troops were divided into three brigades, under (ms, Reno, Fosttr and Park, We adyjinced gradunlly, the o,nerny destroyipg their gnns, untü we reachöd a li:ie of extendí ng U cross tho road fpom the river to the sw:i:p on the wostj a distance oí pome ;vo miles. These eorthworkti were very strong. They were located about two miles sonth of Newuerno, and 'jctweon there and the city ran the liver Trent. The country road and the railraud both passed through these works and crossed into the city by bridges. In troiit of ihese worka the rebels had folled a Inrge numberoij trees, formiog nn nlmost impenetrable abatlia. Jleie the il) in rebels were ra'.lied and rnadu for a whilo a desperate stand. Our men fonght i:ntil all their arnmunition was spent, when an order to charge bavonets was given, aod the Works were finttlly taken at the poiht of tho bayonet, the enemy flying and leaving everytling behind them in their retrent. The rebels burned the bridgea eoramunioaling wiih the town over both the country road and the railread. As they had their traías f cara in their rearjust aei'oss tho bridaos, they of course were able tocarry o ft' their wounded and dead. Their toss i, thercl'ore, not cerlainly known, but it must havo been severo. 15 foro oúr troops reached tliis last work they eneountered another nhich was deserted before they carne tip. It was n front of this last fortirieatien jtliat our greatest loss was snstained. - The force of the rebels is BUpposed to have been about 8,000. We cnptUréd a number of prisoners, including Col. A very, who cursed his soldieis as cowards. Just as the battle têrminated tho fag lilted and enabled our gunboats, whioh had boen waiting for an opportunity to partioiputo in the íigh t, to como up the river, and our troops were furnished w'uh nieans of trnnsportation acrosa the Trent to Newberne. The rebels attemptcd to tire the town on their retreat, but were proventecl by tho citi7,ers, who ostinguished the fiaraès as fast ai they were started by t!:e soldipr8. 'None of our Generáis or stuff oilïcers rere killed or We captured from thirty to lifty cannons. The oflieers of the rebels left their baggage behind, :md the non threw away every-. thmff. The fight têrminated at 8 P. M, on Friday, when our troops reninined maxtera of the field. Federal loss reported at 90 killed and 400 wounded.