Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-04-16

urinv when destructive fire from frness battery an.
peaicd to o,cn whole streets ,hrah the solid masses
in front hrd to bid defiance 10 any ncrwr approach.
In the fic5ntimc the superior nunbcrsui the enemy
had passed left flank Mhic then artillery cndeav.
ored ~ maintain rakiNe position upon us from the
foot a the mountain. Sof,c lSn vt their cavalry he
rtantaincd tson,ic, tof time General Tav.
:or directed Lieut. N., May, with four companies 10
chnrge th. large body OF cavalry; but when he got
within about one handred yards, the enemy fed, and
the infantry IN that quarer was after in full
retreat This was ahcat two o'clock and Gen Tay-
lor despatched Mr.. Cr'ticnden with flag oil truce,
tay TO the COMMANDER OF these flreang forces, II they
would surrender he would not fire on them. Mr. g. on
HORSEBACK, with his Interpreter, overlook the rear
OF tHt ferealinS ,2!1y and after p1ssng many OF the
Sogglers, mas required to stop, which order was en-
forced py TIE presentation % gun until the interpre-
tar,explaieed.
- They were then blindfolAcd and carried forward
Nr c. occasionally mourning for the officer in com
s'and t,iat corps THY as often said, "a little fur
Shcr on " aud az one tnc when he refused to proceed
an officer told lin he could not be nnswerabe for the
Consequences from his own men he did not go on to
Santa Anna. Whcr lie reached the latter III sort OF
ravne, below tt tire on the plain, Mr.. G. soon in
formed him ist his crrand to the officer in COM
rnaid u The Ncna,pg body, and not TO himself At
terra While, Tremendous flourish Of trunpets and in
etrneltts was The signal Tor the bandage TO be with
drawn from their eyes, when Santa Anna demanded
.tesertender ottieneral Tayor'sarmy With smi e
NJ {. replied General Taylor never surrenders =
An officer present who understood English explained
70 Santa Anna the nature OF the answer, when he said
then both armies are in like condition" or words
TO that effect.
Mr.. c. then asked for conductor that he might re-
turn. When he reached the plain again he'two ar.
mics seemed engaged in tremendous struggle, and
after taking leave of his conductor he made his way
back best he could in greater peril from the fire Of
our own guns than from those otthe Mexicans
1t is not true as heretofore reported that Lieut. Col
May in his reconnoisahcts had lost Lieut. Wood and
ten men. They became separated but all got back
eiicly to camp. Lieut.. Surges was taken prisoner,
but was Released under the subsequent arrangement
for an exchange of prisoners.
Mr.. c. thinks tho Mexican infantry behaved much
better than their cavalry-the latter would not wait
for charge from even onc-tii,h OF their number.
He does not know exactly how the three pieces of
nrtery taken, lie heard Coz Davis say he
could have spiked them, but supposed they would be
rctukeu.
The rumor thin, Cen Taylor's dispatches had been
cut off was untounded. Some OF them had been de-
layed at Monterey, for want of escort These Mr..
L. obtained when he came through, and oil have been
safely delivered to the Adu,ant General in this city.
We are glad TO learn from Mr.. c. that Lieut.. Col.
May who is reported az having received "A severe
contusion WINS out and considered well again, before
Mr.. C. left the army.