Death OF Iieut. Wheeden. t !.
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[ We regret TO hear of the death of Lieut., John
~ 'Wheedrn, of the l2lh Infantry. formerly %
this City. 1t appears from the New Orleans
Correspondent. of the Charleston Courier that be
died at Vera Cruz on the Ilth or 18th of August
The Vera Cruz Correspondent of the New Or
leans Delta, writing on the Ilth of August says


.-'"Lieut. iWheeden, of the 18th Regiment also,
formerly Of Raleigh, North Carolina. persisted 10
leaving in the train with his company Saturday,
contrary to the wishes Of his friends here and. |
regret TO state, returned here in very weak state
the day before YESTERDAY. Lieut. w. has been ex-
uemelY i'll ever since he left Charleston with
portion of his Regiment" =" - ''''',' ga


The New Orleans Correspondent of the Cou


rier, who announces his death, most probably saw
il recorded 10 the Sun of .Anahuac, as Vera Cruz
dates up to the 18th of August had been received
at the time he wrote. r..l..-@ 80; aafz 5s


Lieut. Wheeden was Printer by profession,
and was Foreman Of this office from the wear
l843 up to the time of his departure for Mexico.
He was appointed to office by the President in
May last and was attached to The Company
commanded by Captain Clark. Poor Wheedenl
Though laboring under the heavy hand of disease,
it seems that his gallant spirit bore him up TO the
last for he persisted in going forward in his Com
pany, against the advice of friends, and returned
to Vera Cruz only to die rl...-..1 r.'. -