The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-12-05

DMsBURG COLUMBIA OCNTY, PA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER

were reconnoi,ering The town, and COM
munics,ed loGen. w orlh, tina, iis move
ment had been perceived, and that tn
enemy was throwing reinforcemen's
'owsrds the Bishops Palace and the
height which commands il. To diver
his attention ss Ear ss practicable, the
first division, under Brig. Gen, Twiggs,
and field division Of volunteers, under
MajoT. General Butler, were displayed
in front of The town until dark. Ar
were made al The same time
10 place In battery during The night, a.
IA suitable distance from the enemy's
main work, The citadel, two "a pounder
end ten inch mor'ar, with
IA view to open fire on the following
day, when proposed 10 make diver
sion in favor Of Gen. WorIh's move.
meni. The 4lh infantry covered this
battery during the night. Gen. Worth
had in the meantime reached and occu-
pied for tie night, defensive position
Just wi,hou, range o. battery above the
Bishops Palace, having made recon.
noissances ss fer as the Salillo road
Before proceeding TO repor, the op
perations Of the 2ls,,snd following dsy.
| beg leave to stale that | shall mention
in detail only those which were con-
Quoted agains, The extremity OF The city
or elsewhere, under my immediate d.
reclion, referring you Tor The particulars
OF Ger. Worlh's operations, which were
entirely sched, 10 his own full lepor'
herewith.
Early on the morning Of The 2lst.
received q note from Gen. Worth, writ.
Ten at half past o'clock The night be-
fore, suggesting what | had already in
tended, q strong diversion against ,h'
centre and lee, OF the town, to favor hi,
enterprise against the heights in rear.
The infantry and artillery Of the frs
division, and the field division Of volun.
ieers, were ordered under amrs; and
took The direction Of The city, leaving
one company OF each regimen, as csmi
guard. The 2d Dragons. under Lieut.
Col. May, and Col, Woods regimen
of Texas volunteers, under The immedi
ate direction OF Gen. Henderson, wert
directed 10 the right 10 support Genera
Worth, If necessary, and 10 make Al
impression, il aclicable, upon The VI
per quarter Of The city. Upon sp
|proaching the mortar battery, The Isl S
Cd regiments Of infantry, and battalion
Of BAllimore and Washington voun
leers, with Capt. Brsgg's field battery
the whole under The command o.
Lieut.. Col. Gsrland-were directed
towards the lower part of the town, will
orders 10 make demonstration, ant
carry one Of ihe enemy's advanced
works, if il could be done without TO-
heavy loss. Major Mansields, engi
neers. and Captain Williams and Lieu
Pope, Typographical engineers, accom-
panied the column, Maj. Mansfield be
ling charged with lis direction, and tn
desisoslion Of points Of attack.
lis The meantime the mortar, serve
Iby Captain Ramsay, of the ordnance
and The howizer battery under Capla
Il Webster, lst Artillery, had opene
their fire upon the citadel, which W.
,ldeliberstely sustained, and answere
pIfrom The work. Gen. Buffers dlvisio
had now lsken up position in the rel
, OF his battery, when The discharges
,lartillery, mingled finally with rap
lire of small arms, showed that Lier
S slGarland's command had became warn
ely engaged. ! now deemed il necess
II Try 10 support This attack, snd scco'd'n
Is y ordered the 4th infantry, and lhr
n egiments Of Gen. Bu,ler's division,
rs march at once by The left flank in I
l. |drsction Of The advanced work al
10 lower extremity OF The lowo, lesvi
one regiment list Keniucky)io COZ