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PAPERS OF -MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
It was the same Pedraza who was Eµ:pelled from Nacogdoches in 1832.- Caniliso had upwards of 200 men; escaped with 500. Elated with his success, and being at the head of considerable force, he concluded to move direct to _Mexico. He .was joined at Tampico by Genl. Mehia; who came from New Orleans, whither he had been for some time in exile. Having a rank Superior to Urea, the com- mand of the Army devolved upon him; and he and Ariste (now second in Comd) moved for Mexico; meeting with little or no opposition until they arrived at Acajete, where they met by Santana, then at the head of the Govt. and Genl. Valencia. Here The parties fought. Mehia was conquered, captured and Shot. H~ had been too severely wounded in the battle to escape. Urea made his escape, afterwards compromised with the Govt; became the friend of Santana and was not heard of again until his inhuman butchery of Genl. Taylor's unarmed Team- sters in 1846.- Soto's father together with Santana were both 3rd Lieutenants at San Antonio under Aradondo. Santana, wanted to Marry Navarro's Sister; but the family objected to the union in consequence of the general bad character of Santana & especially his robbing Aradondo's miiitary Chest, by forged Orders.- This is one of the reasons supposed to have influenced Santana in his exceeding cruelty to Navarro when he had him in his power as Santefe prisoner- end
FURTHER INFORMATION DERIVED FROM GONZALES AND JUAN RAMOS-
Date of Battles as well as remembered
The first fight was at La Encenada, 6 leagues from Matamoras-3 or 4 of January 1839- Don Eleuterio Mendez 800 men, no ameri- cans-Federalists successful- Centralists. Col. Vasques, comanding- Second action was at Las Cruzitas 8th Jany 1839- 3rd battle at Tigre from the 13 to the 15th of Jany 1839~ 4th Battle was at Ayancual near Monterey or in that quarter on the 12 or 13 March 1839- Ampudia comd- 800-Federalists 150- com- manded by Gonzales- 5th Battle-was on 20th of niarch 1839 at el Pilon, betwen Zapata with 300 men '& Quijane 600 cavalry- 6th was at Saltillio in April 1839-when the town was taken by Genl. Lemus- Canileso went against Urea at Tampico, was whipped; on his re- turn towards Matamoras was met by Canalis; Canalis had only 6 rounds of powder he fired them off, but this put Canileso to flight who left his force & escaped to Matamoras with a few 2 or 3 men only- Col. Licentia was captured there, (Centralists) Urea and Canilso met at Tampico in December 1838- Government was formed in Guerrero on the 1st. Deer. 1838-
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