The New York herald., 1865-03-27
REBEL ACCOUNTS.

The Late Battle I'm North Carolina.
DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT AT BENroNsvILLE.
From the Charlotte South Carolinisn.l
Two corps under slocum, and Kilpatrick's cavalry,
by Rhetts brigade OF South Carolina rsgula
and held in check for Ave hours until the arrival Of Gen.
Stephen Eliots brgade-also Charleston troops-when
the enemy handsomely rcpulsed. We have fur
her details Of the fgh but the results reported to by
efHcer who participated in the engagement show
that feders lost estimated about three thousand
Ave hundred killed and wounded our own loss being
about Ave hundred
Colonel Alfred Rhett, in command Of the brigade s
reported missing.
KILLED FIRST INFANTRY, RB0UIARA
Lieutenant Colonel De Trevlle Lieutenant Glover and
Captain Qusttlcbaum ~
Capt Press Smith, badly; Capt Burnett, thigh; Capt
Calhoun, Capt p Bacott, knee; Lieut. Horlback, iefs
eye; Lieut. North
WOUNDED AND cAPruRD.
Lieut. RAvenel AcBeth.
yrRn ARrLIxRy-xnIm.
Capt. Lesesnc, son Of Henry Lssesne; Lieutsnaas q
LAoorde and Stewart
Major Banding, Capt. Rhett Lieut. Fcklng, Lieut.. J.
Middleton, Lieut. Delorns, Lieut. Robertson.
MISSING.
Lieut. Edward Middleton, Lieut. Frost.
THE LOSS OF TWO oUSs ADMITTED.
From the Raleigh Confederate.l
We repelled successfully nve assaults upon lines
and held the position until the object effected. In
drawing or lost two guns, because tho horses had
been killed the guns could be brought away Our
loss In the affair was about four hundred killed and
wounded--the cnemys about four thousand.
Rebel Details OF ths Battle NJ Averys-
bore.
From the Richmond Dispatch, March 24l
The North Carolina papers bring scanty par
ticula Of the nsh. Averysboro the 18th and 10th
instant They argue that the battle was desperate one
for the size OF the force engaged.
gentleman just from Weldon on Saturday last in
forms us that he an official despatch from General
Johnston which placed loss at three hundred and
nfy and the supposed loss Of the enemy eve thou
sand.
The following is what think probably approaches
true account though among many rumors We cannot
vouch for the absolute truth Of any scems that the
light commenced about noon Wednesday, the 18th,
and continued brskly until night Considerable skir-
mshng was carried on ali night, and on Thursday
morning the battle commenced furously and ragged the
whole day General Hardee, with about half q corps
nrenchcd between Black creek and Cape Fear river
great distance from the confluence of these
streams but at point higher up than that at which the
enemy the former stream Here he attacked
BY corps Of Shermans veterans and works
charged three times and each charge was re-
pulsed with immense slaughter
We do not understand the position Of General Bragg,
but informed that bis troops driven back
which made necessary for Hsree fall back pre-
vent being nanked He had 10 abandon two guns, the
horses belonging TO them being all nearly all killed.
SO that he unable to bring them on.
The enemy seem 10 be making thieying raids into
Western North Carolina
The Charlotte Democrat says:--On Wednesday last
squad OF thirty five Yankee cavalry dashed into the village
OF Monroe, Union county, remained about hour and
left carrying or all the horses aud mules they could
gather up train Of wagons, ten In number, belong
ing to party Of refugees from Chester d'strct had
Just reached the village and standing IN the street
when the Yankees appeared or course the train
seized and horses mules md wagons with their
tents and nineteen negro carried on Thirteen
Of the negroes escaped from the enemy, and returned
TO Monroe the same night The lose s heavy one to
the unfortunate refugees for suppose tho wagons
Contained all the valuable. they possessed The
and children that accompanied the wagons were left
standing In the streets of Monroe