New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-19

The readers of THE TRIBUNE on Iue'uay
morning, were prepared by the letter Of our
special correspondent at Fortress Monroe io'
the splendid news we print herewith oil 'n0
capture of Newbern, n. C. As was VII" ~
raey foretod in the letter referred TO- 'H"'
town fen on Friday last. The graphic ac0ouN'
Of our special correspondent, VINO was o.
wines, Of the affair, is published on anoI"0'
o.ro and ,v;n bring the scene clearly peioie
the reader. Full lists of the killed. "o" "O''"''
oa vond.v the 10th, tho feet left Roanoke.
On Thursday, 18Th, tho troops landed ~ q
,oirt on the Neuse River, some miles below
Novbarn. On Friday the battle occurred
sIooc the bank of tie river were planted hos
tile batteries. These our troops took in sue
cession, with sharp fighting at each where re-
sistance was made. About two miles below
the city the Rebels had taken up strong po-
sition. and there made desperate stand. At
that point took place the main battle Of the
day. Our troops fought with splendid and un'
inching bravery till the order was given
TO make the charge. Then, of tho point
of the bayonet, they drove the enemy from
their place. and sent them flying IN an ingior-
ijus retreat, which had all the characteristics
of panic. The officers and men disencum-
bcred themselves OF their private property, and
left all things as they fell from their hands.
Having control Of the railroad in their rear,
/ the Rebels used it to its fullest capacity and
made of TO GoldsborO; as they took with
them many of their dead and wounded, we can
/ form only a rude conjecture as to the extent oil
their loss. 1t is thought that. in spite OF
the fact of their fighting under shelter, they
must have suffered as much as we. The lofs
on our sde, though not ascertaned with entire
accuracy is probably not for from 90 to 40
| killed. and 800 wounded. Among the killed
were Lieut.. Col. Merritt Of the 23d Massachu-
sets Regiment, Adjutant StearDs of the DIST
Massachusetts Regiment, the Rev. o. y. Ben
ton. Chaplain of the 5lst New-York Regiment,
and Major lie Gendre Of the same.
The number of Union troops engaged IN This
battle is not distinctly given, but IL is probable
tina. We had not far from 1000 men; the
enemy 10 supposed 10 have had $1,000 A
peruss Of the account of our special cores
pondent will show that the action was one OF
the most brilliant Of the wer. Nothing could
surpass the dash aud enthusiasm with which
our New. England and New-York soldiers did
their work. They have rivaled in noble bear
ing the men who took Forts Henry and DODelson.
The results of this victory are mOst import
ant. Discourogement, like pail, settles upon
the Rebel mind. aud tie moral effect 81 our
success is incaculable We have cut Off Beau
, fort and Fort Macon, and these points are now
, az orr mercy. We have the railroad to Colds
boro'; taking that place, if it be thought best
to 90 thither, we have cut of the great line
of road between Richmond aud the South.
We have placed ourselves in position from
which we can with ease move wherever We
list. confident that we sball advance always
VIGOROUSLY. We need not expect inaction In
the case of Gen. Burnside, He is pressing on,
and we shall soon have 10 record another of
his triumphs, another important success for the
Union cause.
much in the dark as we wers yesterday; more
so, in fact-ior it now seems as If the report
that the place had been taken was premature.
We have by way of Cairo and Warrington, a
dispatch from the flagship Benton, written On
Monday near the Island, which Gays that the
gunboats had been hard at work that afternoon
with the upper battery but with what success
the dispatch does not state; il would seem that
the batteries referred to are the shore, and
that the direct attack upon the Island itself has
not yet been productive Of marked results.
Our mortar batteries, were, however, giving a
good account of themselves.
We have few lines OF detail concerning
the Arkansas fight briefly referred TO IN our
dispatches OF yesterday morning. 1t appears
that Colonel Wood with five companies Of
troops and two steel six-pounders, pushed on
to Salem, Arkansas, there encounterlng and
routing a superior force of Rebels. He killed
about one hundred of them, and took three
Colonies prisoners. Our loss was about twenty
Eve.