Show calip BOYS ON 01 A SCOUT last i ty L eonia companies allies of tile the california calif orli 1 I of the massachusetts second out oi it a scon scouting ting party and id pr pursued led a 1 party of Mose hys guerrillas ilas into leesburg chete thuy they madu a carld and i a sh sliu irp p engagement ensia in ill which our bravo brave fellows took then ty 10 who a am now safely fely lodged in tile the old capitol and lost but bilt one mail seli set scant clrk cllrk f forn of Downie downieville Dow meville ville california it appears that dark clark was mortally wounded and full fell aloin ilia horse n which a rebel wilt who dmd shot allot cllrk took tile animal by the beidle and was about it mut ii him ln rn olf off when blaik in i the 0 o act of t death dl afew ev up lip his bit revolver ind and i shot the guerrelli guer gner rilla through tile I 1 enit the two combat ants died close together clinks last being tl thank ink god I 1 I 1 have filled billed the man that killed me ine this is 18 one oile of a thousand such stich 11 fiT Stances which illustrate the horrors of the file war clark was a brave and gallant soldier and is id much i regretted curetted cu retted by his con comrades in arins anna Consider considerable ablo credit is given to the california party which wis wa smaller in dunber than the guerrilla ill squad of out our men were wounded among them thein being captain de DC wounded ded washington 7 cor sac union |