WANTING TO BE A PRISONER OF


WAR;
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From the y. O. Tropic, June 81.


Some Two weeks after the taking OF Nnt;
moros, the officer Of the guard for the day
was very quietly smoking papercto under
the shade Of some China trees in The palaza,
when he was surprised TO see coming towards
him Mexican officer in military undfeSs.
The American officer rose and approached
him saying he was a r'iSoncr. The Lieut..
Colonel Of Artillery, for such be nppcnred
nodded assent, and took seat beside. the Of
ficer Of the day, looking profound pos
sible. aud as much as he could like Il sol,cr,
who, by the fortunes Of war, had got into the
! hand-. Of enemy Sergeant was de-
spatch-a - g. 'I,.-i ......,,re the c:,n
iutt, and give in the rank and dignity Of The
prize. Now i, so happeued that dern,aso,
of Mexican citizens were nj Gen. TayIo,'~
tent on some Indifferent business, and old
s Rough and Ready" asked said depu'a'i"n
the character and standing of ,h- captured
Lieut.. Col. Of Artillery. The depnla'i"n said
he managed the guns of the s'Sand Bag Fo,t,' >
| that he was a worthless sort Of character, and
| had been about Matamoros since rs
capture, in Il disguise, getting drunk, and
| what was Of more lWpottanre, getting in debt
without any prospect of paying Gen. Tay
Ior heard all this and said nothing. As the
evening sun declining, an officer came.
to the Heucral to know wha, disposition should
be n,ade Of the prisoner Colonel, who bad the
live long day been in dn'ancc vile in the
palaza. much to the editcation OF th. loaief<
ant !4zzaroni Of Matamoros. ( Let him 90
on his pa,olc," said General Tayl"r. The III
formation was conveyed slfaightwav I" the
Lieut., Col - Nov, i. so happened that the
prisoner had that very day head that General
Vega va. treated in the Uned States with
great consideration tha, he was a lion OF the
largest ,rane, and the favn'ite o! the ladies'
aud preferred by them 10 honest men Of ,hci'
own county, and had, moreover, letter o'
credit from Gen. Tayl,r, I" pay his expenses
in the United States; and these bright PIC
lures had caused the uiagnaniInou- sell de!:v-
ery az IA prisoner Of war. !ns:isated by these
, hiyh aud .hivalrous motives, he replied, n le
Vaya io the officer Who told him he c",ld &C
on his parole, that he could not accept II, t,i
he would he obliged to Fl hi, or be taken on


aud shot tina, his government would net paj
: !, any attention I" parole. This Information
vas duly conveyet To Gen. Taylor. Where
d upon old sRou.h and Ready" 10 .'cat wrath
g said the Mexican Lieut.. Col. Of Artiller,
wopld no, do any harm loose without l,aTt;i''


aud o,deied him To be let loose ind. hnIiely
\ Tha, nigh, the Mexican Cnionrl was see'
( dressed in Il tow shirt, drunk In the back par


Of the town, and to the petf'le OF The Cnit'


States .Smali lion" yet OF suthc clcni imPo't


ance to make a fuss u,nOne our novelty 5az


inc peODl,.