The New York herald., 1862-03-19
WILL lNUlQEN tlUlVlsls
Newbern, North Carolina, Taken
by General Burnside.
BRILLIANT CONDUCT OF OUR ARMY.
The Rebels, Fifteen Thousand Strong,
Defeated and Scattered.
One Hundred Union Troops
Killed i'm the Action.
Four Hundred and Sixty-six Of
Our Troops Wounded.
| NAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
THREE HUNDRED REBELS TAKEN PRISONERS
sixty-Four Heavy Guns and a
Large Quantity Of NUM-
tions Of War Captured.
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
&C., &C., &c.
NAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
THREE HUNDRED REBELS TAKEN PRISONERS
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
&C., &C., &c.

The steamer Commodore arrived at Balti-
more yesterday, direct from tho Burnside expe-
dition, and reports the capture Of Newbern,
N. c., the defeat Of the enemy there and the
capture Of large quantity Of artillery, after a
hard fought battle.
Newbern, N. c., was captured on the 18th inst. BY
the forces Of General Burnside with loss Of 100 killed
and 4so wounded.
The fleet LETT Roanoke Island on the llth inst and
entered the mouth Of the Neuse river twelve O'Clock
at night.
The troops landed under cover Of the gunboAts the
morning Of the lah at slocum's creek marched some
twelve miles and bivouacksd the railroad ne gun
boats went up The river and sheeA the ns battery,
Fort Dixie.
The troops started again The morning Of The lAsh.
s6smy behind brsAstworks and batteries over lies
long, protecting The railroad The battle lasted two and
. half hours.
The snemy's Hauk was turned by sal's:. charge of
the Massachusetts, Twenty first and the New York Fifty
rst supported by the other regiments Of the Second
and Third brissdes.
The rebels rersatsd 10 Newbern crossing the railroad
bridge ovor the Trent river and burning as
they were over
They also attempted 70 burn the city, but The nhabi
tants extingushed the FIRE.
Tho gunboats continued up the river before the troops
and sheed out in succession Forts Thompson Brown,
Ellis and Lane.
Tho river was obsructed by sunken ships and eApaSr
deise Of covered stakes Torpedoes also n
the channel.
The feet escaped almost without damage.
The rebels had scows filed with tar and turpcntine
at Newborn 60 down the river and burn the nsst.
When fred the tide failed TO move them out the
stream.
Our troops crossed small boats the and took
possession In the afternoon
The greater part Of the inhabitants ned. No opposition
was made to its occupation.
The rebel troops by towards Goldsboro
leaving about 800 prisoners in hands. Their loss
was nearly great that Of the Union side.
Among the prisoners is Colonel Avery Of South Caro-
lima.
The force opposed us was nearly fifteen thousand
under command Of General Branch.
Among killed Lieutenant Colonel Merritt, Of tho
Twsntythird Massachusetts, rcgmsnt Adjusant ssarns
Of the Twenty Massachusetts regiment and Chaplain
Owen " Benton Of the Now York Fifty first rogmcnt.
The fight one Of the most desperate Of the war.
Our troops behaved with the steadness and courage Of
veterans and after nearly four hours hard hghtne
drove robcls Of all their positions capturing three
light batteries Of field artillery, fortysix heavy siege
guns, large stores Of fixed ammunition three thousand
stand Of small arms and hundred prisoners including
one colonel, three captains and four IeuteDaDts