From the Boston Traveller.
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LOWELL, May 20

 "A battle was fought in this town on Tuesday evening last, between portion of the Irish popula- ton and about 200 Yankees The difference was occasioned short time prevons by "tries light as air" which were magniled in their fertile imag na- tons till they became past endurance. The parties began to assemble soon after dark, and at nine o'clock, when the first attack was made, probably numbered 300 men, who at all outward appearance, were !" full of fight" The principal weapons used on the occasion, stones and brcl-bats which flew in every direction, much to the annoyance of sundry persons who immediately gave leg bail for security. Several attacks were made by the as.ai- lants during the evening upon the Irish camps, and were continued till past midnight when they ceased On Wednesday evening, the Yankees began to re- assemble and make preparations for another attack, when one of their ingreaders was arrested by the constabes and brought into Merrimack street. where he, with the assistance ofthe mob made his escape The rioters soon after dispersed; thus ended tie per formance of the evening. do not know that any person was seriously injured.

 "Three persons by the name of Brown, Wiley, and Smacorn, were arrested yesterday and brought before MT Justice Robinson, charged with being concerned in the riot. and were ordered to recOg- nze in the sum of s200 each, for their appearance at court; but in default thereof were committed"

 The above extract contains all the details of the Riot that of any interest, and supercedes the ne. cessy of republising the exaggerated reports cur. rent in the city last evening and this morning, tha. the number engaged amounted to houSands, and that from 10 to lo persons were killed in the aiiay