Incidents Of the War. &C.
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On Wednesday last the first overland intelligence
reached this place in safety Three gentle men Who iet
the camp ON Sunday evening, rather Point Isabel,
in by the way OF Padre Island with dispatches from
General Taylor to Price Of the Rangers and others
Serious apprehenons for the safety of parties who left
the camp to return here overland than fortnight
length of time are being entertained by their relatives
md friends We trust however, that they will ct
turn up sale and well-Corpus Christi GAG. May9


A Baltimore correspondent, in describing some Incl
dents connected with the officers of General Taylors
N.Y. and the great battles the Rio Grandc thus speaks
Of the personal appearance and intrepid character Of


You have the personal description Of Captain
May given in New Orleans paper It scarcely comes
long, SO that II nearly reaches his hps his beard tails
below his sword belt and his mousache unshorn He
is splendid rider 1t this that first attracted the


ention of General Jackson who, seeing him galloping
along the streets in Washington standing in his srrup


and presenting tho Personhcaton Of knight of the
cient days OF chivalry, sent for him. and gave him


commission of cornet He in the Florida war; and
many are the deeds Of daring done there told of him.
He rose rapidly to Distinction and he his service
in that war his present commission OF Captain II will
interest some OF your fair readers hear that he was
allowed his hair beard to be touched by bar.
ber. Such is the story told of him. have seen letter
from the camp at satamoras with sketch of Captain
May making his charge II is most spirited and life
like thing The Mexican batteries at work, carrying
destruction into the ranks of the Americans the second
platoon OF the cavalry Las been swept down. their hor
and riders lying together hcaped and pent'-
May in advance of them all his noble black steed
standing up IN the sirrups, his head bent forward his
long hair streaming behind like the tail of comet
and his whole appearance viewed from the head. look


ing like one of those celestial visitans II Is most st


Ring and animated SKETCH and gives to those who it
vivid idea Of that most gallant and brilliant achieve
ment Some OF our engravcrs must get cut picture for
it, Tor the demand to see il only thus bo gratifcd


No wonder from the oure appearance OF Capt Nav his
face all covered with beard, his hair streaming behind
him. like Camanche Indian and his eyes glowing like
q comet-no wonder that Gen. Vega asked when the
Captain demanded his sword Arc you an oficcrr lie
very probably misook him for spirit from the other
world who had conspired with the Americans to give
them the victory they lust against such Odds


CoSsIsrEScv.-A standing motto Of the na,iys,s has
been" We can do our own fighting and our own vot
ing" II seems that of them have changed their
views lately II We may judge from the fact that Of
the editors OF the ST. Louis american procured an Irish
man to take his place in the St Louis tireys