The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-10-24
mo. 80 ]

HEAD QUARTERS ARMY OF OCCUPATION,
Camp before Monterey, Sept. %, ls46.
SIR: have The honor to repor, ,ha. III
troops under nv command, including .h
mounted volunteers from Texas, msrche
from Marin on the 18th, and encamped be
fore Monterey on the 10 b inst 1t wa
Immediately discovered tha, The enemy Oc
'Icuped The town in force, and had adde,
'IgIeally 10 its strength BY terrifying the ap
IproAches and commanding heights. A clos,
Reconnaissance WAS made the same evening
by the officers of engineers and lopographi
cal engineers on both nanks of the town
and il was determined, fro ibe iniorma,
lion procured, to occupy the SalIIlo road il
rear OF the town, carrying, il practicable
the several fortified eminences in that drec.
on. The I'd division of regular troops
and portion Of Col. Hays's regiment oI
mounted volunteers was accordingly delach,
ed under Brig. Gen Worth on this service
a, noon on the 20lh. A len-inch morlai
and Two "a. FOUNDER howilzers were placed
IN battery during The night 10 play upon the
citadel aud town. AT 7 o'clock these guns
opened and continued a deliberate fire,
which was returned. TO create sui fur
her diversion in favor OF Gen. Wor,h'sI
the remainder of the force, ex.
;ept camp guard, was displayed around
he centre and left Of the town, The infan-
ry and one battery of.he Is, division made
, strong demonstration on the lefI ard soon
became so closel engaged lha, moved for
ward The volunteer division under Major
General Butler 10 its support, leaving one
battalion, [ Isl Kentucky 10 cover The NOR
ar battery. close contest then ensued
which resulted in the capture Of one strongI
battery of four guns, which with some ad.
AGENT defences our troops now occupy. A
garrison was left 10 hold this position, and
he remainder O. the force relarned to
amp.
In the mean time General Worth had en-
aged the enemy early in The morning, and
eleated him with considerable loss. H.
he course Of the day Two of The batteries
n rear Of the town were carried BY storm.
ng parties Of The I'd division, and a third
vas carried this morning at dawn Of day,
The Bishops Palace occupied the only re-
naming heigh. in rear of the town, and is
ompletely commanded by the works al
eady carried. Gen. Wonhs division oc-
upies the Sallilo road. and cuts off all sue
our or support from lhe interior. | must
eserve more minute repos Of lhe impor-
ant operations Of yesterday until hose oil
he different commanders are rendered, and
Iso until Typographical sketch Of the
ounlry can be prepared,
regret 10 report that our successes have
OF Oeen obtained without severe loss, TO be
I,ributed in good measure TO the order oi
ie troops in pressing forward. No returns
{ killed and wounded have yet been re-
eived, nor is it known wha, corps Of Gen.
orlh's division have suffered most lnl'
le other portion OF the army the lsI, 3D.,
nd 4,h regiments OF infantry land regiments
Tennessee volunteers, have sustained the
realesI loss. The following is believed to
3 an accurate list OF The officers killed and
ounded:
ID Infantry. .-BreveI lsl Lieutenant J
. Woods, Serving with lst infantry t.
3D. Mfantry.-CaPrain l. N. Morris:
aptain &. b. Field: Brevel Major P f
arbour; LIST Lieut.. and Agent, b. S Irwin;
! Lieu, r. Hszlu,
4h hfantry.-lst Lieut.. and Adj'I, G
oskins.
sh Mfmlry.-Cap,. II. MrKaVeM
Maryiand and WishngtOn Baita'iOn
o!tlnieerS. Lieut.. Cot. W. II, Watson r,
VOLUNTEER DIVISION
Ohio Regimsnt.-lst Liest NJ leu.
Tennessee Regiment,-CspIaIn W. b
lien; Lieut.. S. NJ. Putnam.
WOUNDED, ~
Corps 9fEngineerS.-Breyet MAJOR J %
. + Mansfield, slightly. g
Corps Of Typographical Engineers = VI
apt. W. e. Williams IN hands Of the "