GEN. TAYLOR ON THE FIELD OI

 BATTLE.
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The New Orleans Della. from tho var ious accounts before il of the engagement between Santa Anna and Gen. Taylor at Bucna Vista, makes out a very interest ing and animated sketch of the great battle. The following portrait of tho American hero on the field during the cn> gagcment :hc first day is highly charac- trris,ic. Thc veteran Generals bravery and coolness during battle, are equal'ed only by his modesty afterwards:

 On the 22l, the enemy were deserted approaching over the distant hills. At their appearance the volunteers raised q great shou, ard gave three tremendous cheers. Their engineers nrd officers were seen flying over the fiald. and drag ging their cannon about to get them into position-hut the nature of the ground did not favor the undertaking, and it was late in the day before the guns began 10 open. ..

 The enemy had with th"m 32 cannon, mostly of large calibre. Their fire. tho' kept up so very briskly, and apparently so well manned, did so little execution in our ranks that it WIS not considered nc s ccssarv 10 return their fire. Our cannon were silent the whole of the 2ls,. Eight or len killed and wounded were the ex~ tent of the casualties sustained by our army on the 2lst. During ihe day an officer approached ou' lines with flag of truce, and requested to he shown lo Gen. Taylor. The brave old man was sitting quietly on his old white charger, with his leg over the pomel of his saddle watching the movements of tho enemy, when the Mexican officer was presented Tnn very courteous and graceful manner lhe officer stated that 'ho had been sent by his Exccllcncy Gen. Santa Anna, 10 his ExceIIency Gen. Taylor, to inquire in the most respectful manner, what he [Gcncral Tnylnr] was waiting for'- From the silence of Gen Tayior's batter~ ies, and the quiet manner in which he received Santa Anna's terrific cannonad> ing. ;he Mexican supposed he was asking very pcrtinen. question, to which old Rough and Ready gave the pertnen, [ es ply that 'he rc1s only ,oai'iny fo' Gen. Sanla Anna to surrender ? The Mexic n returned hastily to his lines. This mess age proved 10 be ruse, 10 ascertain where Gen. Taylor's position was, for af- fer the return nf the Mexican to his own ranks, the whole Mexican battery seem' cl to open upon Gen. Tnylors position and the balls flew about him like hail. Utterly indifferent 10 the perils of his sit uaiion, there sat the old chief, on his con- spicunus white horse, pecring through his spy glass at the long lines of Mexican troops, that could be seen ut great disN tancc on the march The persuasion of his aids could no: induce him 10 abandon his favorable point for observation, nor to give up his old white horse. To tho suggestion of his staff, that old whitey was ra,hor too conspicuous charger for the commander, he replied that tho ol, fellow had missed the fun nt Monterey on account ofa sore foot, and he was de- termincd he should have his share thi timc.'