The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-22

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We ar III eager far j Eorwsrd more.
menL and esan0s bear he idea of remain.
iag Or aay length IL lime IN slale ii. n.
setisily. We have endured mech toil and
prirnaion in our marrh thus faE. and would
he mach dissppointsd m moi being ens-
bled - rearh ihe' grand ulsimstgm of III
oar tolls. SiI: San Luis Potosi. YET. I be-
lieve that II will require some lwo months
70 Eeeuil our regiment in such = msnner
- % justify is being ihrova forward on
this Important campaign. Some eonRa-
nies Of IL are now in . deploFsble eondi-
.tion and although | am glad 10 inform
YOU Of The continued health Of my own
company, yet eandoF eompels me 10 say
10 you that several companies are nearly
dtsoEganized by the vasl inEoads Of sirk-
ness. disability and death. The two Edge.
comb companies cannot muster for duty
more Than thirty men each-the Wayne
and caswell have lately improved very
much-and II Is evident ihat none but The
stout and strong young men Of Carolina
can bear lie faligues and hardships Of This
seryire. Our excellent Colonel seems 10
be very much concerned about the present
inefEieieni condition Of his Regiment. In
fact. unless This Regiment Is very soon re.
cruiled IN some manner, or from some
SQUIRE, The number Of its companies win
doubtless he redueed; and in every way,
may The same remarks be made 10 regard
10 both The Mississippi and Virginia Re
gimenIs that precete us. The Virginia
companies cannot muster more than 20
each for active duty, so great 4 number
have they on The sick list and detached
service. Indeed, no person in "ihe States"
can have the most distant idea of the casu-
sliies Of this service casualties which
al once make II evident that no regi.
menl should enter il under one thou.
sand strong. and no company under one
hundred rank and file. Unless The me-
dical aid required by the sick soldier
in this country and climate be promptly
rendered, and unless all the provision al
lowed each regiment, and corps, by law,
be readily furnished. there must necessa-
rily be much disease and suffering. Mon
lerey i doubtless the most healthy loca.
ton in Mexico. and if the policy Of hur.
ryinr OF the troops from the country oi
The Rio Grands a. fast as they arrive. 10
this high and healthy region, were adopt.
ed, no doubi but tina, there would he less
sickness among them. s.
Since writing the above, | am sorry 70
learn per express from Camargo that Cor.
poral Robert ]. Sapp Of my company
who was detailed and left al Camargo IS
hospital steward. died on the l4,h oil this
month. . lie was buried with all
the honors Of war; and may peace be 10
his ashes! This ia the first death in my
company since arriving in Mexico, ant
the friends Of my men in whatever sec.
lion, may rest assured that all casual,ie,
Of this sort will be promptly reported BY
me whenever they may occur.
Again. sirs, just as we became ccmfort
ably quar,ered here, | received orders, IA
bou, 30 minutes ago. 10 march with tire,
companies Immediately 10 Saltillo, there
TO await The concentration of our regiment
We therefore "pull up stakes" early to
morrow morning. and stake the road To-
il" once more, bidding adieu TO the lovely
the pleasant, aud the happy Monterey
Such are the fortunes of war! And h,
that canno. succumb to them with goot
grace, is no, q soldier. We will most Ger
tainly be stationed at Saltillo for som'
time, al least, until /, be decided whethe
the great expedition against San Luis b
undertaken, or the troops on this line Q
operations be entirely Withdrawn.
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