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gether, the one makin_g no efforts to escape and the other none to overhaul his enemy- '!'hey reached the Riograndt) together, and were friends; Malino reached Saltillio, and he and the Commandant there were friends also. And this ended the war.- Gonzales says that they started from the Riogrande with a view to go San Louis; but the federal cause seemed to languish, becoming less popular with people, so that when he arrived at Victoria, he l\Ialino thought that he had better take time by the forelock and provide for his own safety before disasters should come, and accordingly opened a correspondence with Ariste, which resulted as above stated- At Victoria, .the people were generally federals; and their force was augmented there to 1200; but the inexplicable and unsatisfactory conduct of Malino caused them and many others to desert;- So that the force which we took to Saltillio was smaller than it was when we first arrived at Victoria, although it had once been so greatly aug- mented.- Garcia, at Mier, was captain and deserted with l\Ialino. He came to his company and endeavored to prevail on them to de!,,ert also- Gonzales took him prisoner, and brought him, to Lorado.- BARZILIA BENEVIDES. Fisher and Quintero came with 270 men, to Riogrande, and met Canalis at Mier at the moment when negociations were going on for peace. He was of consequence, cut off from any participation in the active 'part of the war. Morelos when he was conquered at Los Moros and came down to Canalis with the remnant of his force, was expelled from the service for having acting cowardly in the battle of his defeat, and was sent, together with some captured prisoners under guard to Sanantonio Texas; whence he escaped, and joined the Central service.-his after history, not known.- After the government was organized at Guerrero, the President, Canalis, Zapata and the whole army came to Laredo, the seat of Gov- ernment; with Capt. Palmer commanding the Life Guard of the Presi- dent composed of 60 odd men all Americans. From Laredo Canalis and Zapata went to San Fernando, leaving Palmer with the Govt behind.- Palmer, was a sort of a good-natured man, but no great fighter; was afterwards elected Chief Justice (it is believed) in Victoria- HISTORY OF TEXAS-GATHERED FROM AUGUSTIN SOTO Antonio. Elosua was military commandant of the Department of Texas from an early period to 1832, when he died at Sanantonio and was succeeded by l\fr. Soto's father, Alexandro Trevino, who was born in G1,1errero, bred in Laredo, was 3rd Lieut. under Aradondo; stationed in Sanantonio in 1822, came to the command of his company in 1827 as Captain, which he held until the death of Elosua, whom he suc- ceeded and held· the station until his death, in 1834. He was sue-
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