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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR
here he went to Sanfernanda, on his way to Texas; but at that town, he & his brother were captured by Galan, & l\Ionchaca, who sent him to Matamoras where he was placed in irons & detained until the Cen- trals embarked him for :Mexico.- Anya, & Canalis, went below- When Anya was despatched to Texas for aid.- All this happened before the americans came into the Country to their aid; with the exception of Cameron, who had joined Lemus with a few men and done more execution in the fight at Saltillio than any other man.- Anya being sent to Texas to invoke aid, went thence to N. O- and never returned to the Federation war. He sailed for Yucatan; & was in. 1847 President of Mexico for a few days or weeks. We will suspend the general narative to relate an adventure which is worthy to be remembered- I will narate it at length- Few days after the defeat of the Federals at Saltillio, the garrizons in the town all rose.- When the War commenced the towns all had Govt. troops in them; but the Federals being too strong for them, the officers were dispos- sessed, and the soldier generally remained either neutral or were in favor of the Federals.- After the defeat of the Feaerals at Saltillio, the people of the towns becoming allarmed, the military resumed com- mand, and overawed the inhabitants. The army thus left behind revo[l]ted and made a counter-revolu- tion; and took Ex Govr. Francisco Vedouri and Don Marcil Borego, living in Santa Rosa, & head men of the Federalists, and held respon- sibl!' by the Centralists for the revolutionary disposition of the people of Santa Rosa- Don Fernando Rodrigus, commande[d] the garrison here, 100 men;- Doctor Long was the Son in Law of Bedowrie; and was at the time living in Candala. Hearing of the counter revolution D. Long imme- diately left Candala for Santa Rosa, taking with him his family and only 8 men which he had hired to accompany him.- On his way after passing 1\fonclover he heard that Rodrigus had taken his father in law Bedowrie & Borego, a relation, prisoners and was about to shoot them. Long resolved to push forward to his rescue, altho' encumbered with his family and having only 8 men.- He spoke to his men and told them that he was resolved to rescue his father-in law or die; and in the event of his success, he intended to reestablish the Federal au- thorities in the town, and make the Centrals & their responsible for the outrages which they had committed; and that for beginning •the work he had to rely soley upon them, and that if they would fight with him to the last, they should share the spoils, if successful, and if not they must fall with him. They all agreed to stand by them; and he swore them all by the most solemn oath that they would never desert him in any calamity, but live or perish with him.- With this he moved on- His coming to Santa Rosa was known to Rodrigus, and his numbers were greatly exagerated. In the place of 8 men only, news had gone before him that he was advancing with a large force. In 8 leagues of·the place he was met by on[e] lVIagill l\foscos, who had been despatched by Rodrigus to warn Dr Long not to advance at the
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