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Col. Mdy.-The New Orleans Bulletin tells
me following characteristic nnccdole of Lieut..
Col May, OF the Dragons. in connection with the
recent battle of Buena Vista:


Al the time Lieut.. Crt,cnden was sen, by
Zen. Taylor, during the late battle, with n fac
to detached body Of 1000 or 800 Mexicons
'''"' were being cut 10 pieces by our fire. Col MAY
was on The eve of charging them with his dra.
s"ons' but as Lieut.. Z. was passing with his
"hte flag displayed, May rode out and crossed
his path 10 inquire the obec, of his mission. 81
am gong to tell those fellows to surrender. in or
der to save their lives" "Wait ill | have
charged them." "lmpossibe! the old ma n hn.
sent me and must go on" But. my good fel
low said May, entreatingly, .'for Gods sake
Just rem up for five minutes, and give US u cha nc,
at them" -"Woud do anything to oblige YOU
Colonel, but have the old man orders. and lher,
is no help for IT." mud ne gave rein 10 his horse
whilst the Colonel returned to the head of hi
squadron, in the worst of all possible humo
against those things called flags of truce.