The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-11
capt. Clarl.,s Con1panyy. "

We have received a letter nom CAPT. w. J..
Clark, dated Harbor of Vera Cruz, July 10Th,
lS47," and as every thing relating 10 this gallant
and noble-hearted young man and the men under
ms command, will be of interest to a considerable
circle OF our readers we give such extracts as our
limits will permit The Detachment consisting
ot Capt. Clark's Company, Capt. Richards's Con.
pany. and the Third Dragons, under Capt Sit.
greaves, arrived off Vera Cruz on the 10th July,
thirty days from Charleston, Tut not in time, we
learn. to join Gen. Pierce. Capt Clark SAYS
Gen. Pierce marched from Vera Cruz on The
18th July, to join Gen. Scott with 5000 troops.
/ 1t we had been here we should have gone with
him" go 4'siah -
Capt Clark speaks with much enthusiasm of
the "beautiful islands on the magnificent Mexiean
coast with Orizaba towering $4,000 feet above
the sea, and looking like one Of the pillars of
tHeavenp-of the far-famed "Cas,le, and Of the
City, adorned with many lofty spire" and OF
the general appearance and great strength Of the
Castle itself But strain Of sadness mingles with
his admiration of the scenery of this unfortunate
but remarkable country. He says: esaes
The angel of death hoveted over our ship like
hawk watching lis prey; and the hag at hall
mast, the mnttied drum the vollied musketrv, and
the sullen splash at the vessels side, have told
truly that he has not been disappointed. of ouI
number seven have died. 1t was indeed melan
choly sight to see the poor fellows, burning with
down, by insidious disease and consigned TO
watery grave. am almost worn down by anxiety
and fatigue in attending my sick men, in which
have been constantly assisted by my brother OBI
GERS, with the exception of Lieut.. Wheeden, whG
has himself been confined for nearly a month. A
one time really feared he would not survive
week, bot he has improved every day since we made
Cuba /; and if any thing will benefit him it will b
residence in tropical climate for he is evident
ly, am panied to say, far advanced in a consump
lion.. ...-. ....s- -...s
"We celebrated the 4lh of July off Abaco, one o
the Bahama Islands, by salutes of musketry, ar
Grafton by Lieut.. E. Cantwell and appropriate
sacred and national music. felt il noble privi
lege to celebrate the birth day OF freedom among
those Islands, whose shadowy outline centuries age
rising above desert ocean, gladdene6 the hear
of the frs; navigator with the full conviction tina
a new world had been discovered. There were
several ships in sight; and the stars and stripe:
flying a-peak showed that with Americans it'll
, euphatically true, that :" CGlunl, non animun
mutaDt, qui trans mare currunI." -. .r.
We subjoin list of the deaths in Companies
G. and L: On board the United States transport
ship Charleston, at sea, july, 16, l847, Nathan
Perry. of Franklin county, North Carolina, aged
22, Private OF Company, (Capt w. J. Clark's
of the 18th Regiment of Infantry. July 1rh
John B. Roy, of Washington, N. C.. 4th Ser
geant of G Company, (Capt Richards) 18th Re
giment, aged &c. July 18th, Timothy c. Jones
of Bath, Beaufort county, N. c., aged "a. Private
of G Company. July 18th, James nj. Bandy
Of Catawba county, N: c. aged %, Private of
Company. July 10th, Charles Airey. Of Gold
!! Hill Rowan county, N. c. aged %, Private o
;. G Company July 18Th, Fsnner Finch, of Gran
vile county, N. G: aged 33, Private Of Compa
nv. July 10Th, at Vera Cruz, Rufus r. Hi
dreth. of Anson county, N. G. aged 81. Private
of @ Company. Perry and Roy died of typhus
fcvcr-the others Of the measles.