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return passage from Monte Vldeo TO
Rio JaneIro, MdshIpma9, JoHN JAMES
M'Co,K, sou Of Daniel M'Cook, Esq, of
this town-in the 18th year Of his age.
The melancholy lidings Of this eslima.
bic young mans premature decease,
has been IeeIlngy communicated TO his
afflicted parents, by the following letter
from The Chaplain of The Delaware
which we are permitted, by brother
Of the deceased, TO publish:
U. S. SHIP, DELAWARE.
Rio de JaneirO, April 2, lS42.
DEAR SIR:
know not how TO fulfl duty incum.
bent on me, as ought; and yet there
are but few trials and misforrunes Incl.
dent to human life which all of US do
not participate in. 1t requires The ex.
perience Of few years only to assure
US that trouble and sorrow are our lot
in life; and religion teaches US that
these are necessary to render this state
subSerVient TO the preparation for an
other and better world. Whatever
may have been your afll clons hereto
fore, il is with a sorrowlul heart, ((or |
too am a parent,) that beg Of you TO
nerve yoUrselfto endure another which
a parent only con fully appreciae,-
Your excellent, and doubt not, lavorite
son is no more God grant you and
his mother and all, grace TO endure this
a1llction as become rationaI and Chris
tian people, and may you find in the
sympathles OF Him who wept at tho
grave Of the youthful Lazarus, the con-
ISOLATION alone suited TO your heart.
stricken sorrows.
1t was about the 25th or Goth, that
our son complained of q cold in his
head-a cold he probably took, few
nights before, by being exposed to rain
during his night watch in the tops. IL
continued for a day or two,as the surgeon
supposed, slightly indisposed, and was
treated in the usual way, aud with the
prospect Of his speedy recovery On
Saturday evening, March 26, he appear
ed slightly deIlfous-the next day, or
Monday, as the weather was warm, he
vas removed in his cot, for greater COM
fort, to the main deck, and made as COM
tortaOIe in all respects as it was possible.
There was tremendous sea running
and almost calm, aud he sea rolled
ard pitched ex ?eedingly-which, fear,
increased the tendency Of bis disease 10
the brain Perfect deIirum or coma"
continued without interruption, nolwith.
standing every thing that medical sci
ence and skill could do. He however
took medicine and drinks frequently
though without consciousness, and gave
not the slightest evidence of suffering.
Without struggle and without mo-
;on, he ceased to breathe on Wednes.
day, March 80, at hall past 8 o'clock A.
NJ. We were on our return passage
from Monte VIdeo to this port, in Iati-
tude, "a degrees 90 minutes South; lon
gltude, AZ degrees AZ minutes West
about 90 miles from Rio His remains
were placed in carefully made coffin,
marked in brass with the initials OF his
name, and kept ill yesterday, when
they were deposited in the English bu-
rying ground, near this city. All The Of
fce,s of the Delaware and some from
other ships Of the squadron, with the
crews OF six or seven boats, went in
procession TO the Gemelry-wlth The
0and playing solemn drge, as we
marched from the landing, and at the
grave | read the service the Church has
prescribed There, in the most beau
tful spot on earth, we mingled our
grefs together-the living for the
youthful dead, when the shades OF ight
compelled US to return to The ship.
Mr., M'COok had secured the conf.
dence and esteem Of his superiors, and
the love OF his equals, | often had op.
portuniies of conversing with him,
which | took great pleasure in doing;
and it is grateful to me now to remem-
ber that religious duties and obligations
were among the subjscls of our con.
versation. None knew him who did
not love him.
An appropriate monument will ba er.
ected by his brother officers as soon as
it can be done; aud | trust it will afford
you a mournluI qualification that we
have done all that Friendship could sug.
gest for our amented and beloved bro i.
ther sailor. His grave is very near the
N, f. corner OF the cemetry.
My dear sir, God comfort and bless