NEWBERN, a town of the United States of North America, in North Carolina, stands at the confluence of the rivers Neuse and Trent, 120 miles S.E. of Raleigh. It was formerly for some time the capital of the state. It has a courthouse, jail, theatre, public hall, and several churches and schools. The trade of the place is considerable, and the river is navigable for steamers for eight months in the year. Grain, timber, turpentine, tar, and naval stores are exported. The registered and enrolled tonnage of the port in 1852 was 5235. The vessels that arrived in the same year were 22, tonnage 2822; those that cleared 24, tonnage 3151. Pop. (1850) 4722.