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understand why, under such circumstances, a more determined effort was not made to prevent the disaster. The fight on Friday was of very brief duration, and the result shows that the artillerymen sustained the brunt of the battle, and suffered severely. The public will desire to hear something definite in regard to the panic and flight of the militia, and the conduct of some of the-officers, and we believe that full developments will be made before many days. Our troops fell back to Tuscarora, ten miles from Newbern, where, it is understood, they will make a stand. Gen. Gatlin was indisposed at the time of the fight, and the command devolved upon Gen. L. O'B, Branch. Our loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners has dwindled down to about three hundred Most of the commissary stores at Newbern were destroyed. "Latham's Battery," which was much cut up during the engagement, was, we understand, composed of North Carolina troops. Many have mistaken it for a Virginia comp