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pursuit with his cavalry.- Reyes pushed him to the Riogrande at Mier; the one had just crossed the River as the other landed on the other bank. Here negociations were opened for Peace; Reyes opened them by Sending Col.· Carrasco with propositions to Canalis. Terms were finally agreed upon, and Peace was established. When the Centrals were in power at Laredo, the Alcalde was Don Dolores; when the Federalists were in power Don Gregorio Garcia was the Alcalde; Ramon was a Federal; and after the war, was Alcalde.- When Cardenas came to Laredo, he came with his military guard composed entirely of Americans.- He was not forced to Laredo, but came because it was the Seat of Government; and he remained here, until Ariste came up; a messenger was sent him from Guerrero to apprise him of Ariste's advance.- Mr Soto is of opinion that Zapata moved up to San Fernando with Canalis; and he heard that Zapata and Canalis had quarreled there, Zapata having become disgusted with some of the conduct of Canalis; and it was in consequence of this that Zapata went to Morelos. Reyes in advance of Ariste's army with 800 men hearing that Canalis and Zapata was separated, sent on a detachment of 200 under Galan to llforelos to Capture Zapata; he apprised Ariste of what he had done, and Ariste ordered him, Reyes, to be prepared to meet Canalis if Canalis should attempt to aid Zapata, and keep Canalis in check until he, Ariste should come up, which he could do by morning-Zapata was taken; and when Canalis came to :Morelos to his rescue, Reyes met him, and a battle ensued, which lasted nearly all night. In the morning, Canalis finding himself not beaten, sought a place for a fair and OP.en fight, by which time Ariste came up, and another Battle ensued, in which Canalis with 600 men had to contend against Reyes & Ariste with 2000 men-Ampudia was also there. Morelos was under Central influence, and the citizens apprised Ariste of Zapata's being in that place- Ampudia himself says that the Central force, were every moment apprised of what was going on, and not only what Zapata was doing, lmt the house he was occupying- Ampudia was there- Ampudia, it is said, wished to save Zapata, but the Regular officers on the frontier all urged his death; having great dislike to Zapata because they feared him, he having greatly harrassed them in his expedition to the Riogrande &C- Zapata had previously gone to the Presido, Riogrande &C, and fought the various forces in the towns in that Quarter, garrisoned by Monchaca, Galan and Rodrigus &C- After Zapata was decapitated his head was placed in a cask of brandy, and taken by Ampudia to Guerrero and placed on a pole opo- site to Zapatas house- Ampudia in carrying it down, came through Laredo, having with him 4 or 5 hundred men-and it [was 1 there that l\fr. Soto derived some of these particulars from him personally.- THE COW-BOYS-FROM JAS. WILKINSON The prominent ones were Carnes, Hugh Cameron, Snodgrass, Peter Rushe (a frenchman) Thos. Lyons, John Hefron (Irishman)- These generally went together; the three first were scotchman, the fourth a Frenchman, and the two last Irishmen- Lyons was killed at China after the Texas troops passed thro' there.-
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