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Had Canalis, at any point Monterey to Morino; halted his men, and formed properly for battle, as Zapata desired, victory on his part would have been certain; and had the Centralists availed themselves of the advantage of Canalis Confusion, and pushed upon him that night, victory would have been equally certain on their part; for Canalis men wer[e] strewed in confusion for ten or twelve miles, with their amuni- tion stampeded on mules, they knew not where-Zapata, during the march from Monterey to Morino, laid various stratagems to enveigle the enemy into a fight with him; but they uniformly avoided it- Canalis Life Guard was commanded by Dr. Alsbury-he & the most of his company deserted and camped five miles beyond the army- they went into Texas- From this point, being no longer pursued by the Enemy, Canalis marched slowly for-he knew not whither-but on the road he and Zapata parted; the former crossing the Riogrande near Mier and coming up the river on the east side opposite to Guerrero, whilst the latter (Zapata) marched directly to Guerrero. On arriving at tliis place, he found two of his men, Maraes[ ?l Jef- freys, a gachupin whose life he had saved at Morino, and a mexican by the name of Mandeole, who had just deserted a day or two before, levying a contribution upon the people of the place- They represented that they had been sent thither by Canalis to make collections of money for the support of the army; and the people were yielding to the exaction at the time Zapata arrived- He had the offenders encala- bosed, and kept in durance until he left the place- In a week or two Canalis, who was roaming on the east of the R_io- grande, made his appearance in Guerrero. The forces once more united, the Chiefs proceeded to organize a Government. The Army · had hitherto considered itself as the Govermt; but it now chose Senr. ---as President of the New Republic_:_ He was present at the time, and entered upon his duties forthwith, which were undefined- A Federal Flag was planted in the center of the square; the soldiers all marched under it, kissing it as they passed; which was considered as an oath of alligiance to the new Govt- A great Ball was given at the House of Zapata, and all were welcomed who chose to attend; many, however, were unable to go for the want of sutable clothes; they were literally naked.- After the party each soldier recd. $2.00 in part payt for past services- J ordan, by this time had like Ross, become disgusted with the Cow- ardice and falsehood of Canalis, abandoned the cause and moved for Texas. His men scattered and took different routs homewards, suf- fering much on their way. Canalis moved for the Presido del Norte and Ferdinando, (the Presi- dent remaining at Guerrero, the seat of Govt) Zapata was sent on some detached service; having with him 12 americans who still ad- hered to his fortunes, from personal attachmt to him. Whilst attempt- ing to rejoin Canalis at Sanfernando, he was betrayed by his own men, and was captured by Ariste, who had his head taken to Guerrero and, stuck on a pole oposite his own house, with an order of death to. any one who should take it down. The whole party was taken, Americans & :Mexicans, and put to death:__ snell only escaping. . Ariste now pursued Canalis, put him to flight near Sanfernando,
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