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ascendancy, he concluded to cross, the mountains and made his way to Laredo. Gen Lemos, marched to the Presidio, and thence to Lam- pascus, and while on the route to Laredo he was met by the Centralists under Gen Reyes, who totally defeated him, destroyed the federal army, and took Lemos - prisoner - those who escaped crossed the River at Laredo, and made their way to the coast, where they commenced, re- cruitg and reoganizing - here they were joined 47 100 Texans under Jordan all come.led by Canales, they moved to Laredo which was in the possession of the Centrals, the Garrison was carried, and retreated towards Guerrerro, the Federals followed and a desperate fight ensued which en<leded [sic] in favor of the Federals, the enemy being cut up, and forced into the River by which many were drowned - the triumphant Federals followed up their victory, drove Par bone out of Mier and met him below at the Alto Limpia. the battle was very severe, the Federals triumphed. Parbone and 600 killed wounded & Prisoners, 4 pieces of cannon - from there to l\Iatamoras, not being able to draw the enemy out. and not caring to storm the city, they marched for Monterey, on the route they encounteed Gen - Arista, who was forced after a sharp fight to retire, he retired upon Monterey, which was too strongly fortified - Canales then came to Guerrerro - Sapata was not pleased at their mode of operations, he wished to take Monterey & Matamoras· - he therefore offered his resignation which was not received, and he was informed he should go as a Prisoner, if not of his own will. he therefore moved on with them to the Presidio, the Americans nearly all left the standard, for the same reason that offended Sapato Sapato refused all command, and at Morales, having but a small party he was surprised by Gen. Reyes, with 300 men who after a desperate fight; in which all but himself and 12 men were· killed, he broke his sword, and surrended a Prisoner - the same day, Arista met Canales, and entirely routed him, and destroyed the Fed- eral army - they retreated to San Antonio - Sapato was carried to Lampascus. where he was tried by a Militay Court and sentenced to be shot - which sentence was approved by Arista, (the charge was his enlisting the Texans (enemies) to fight his own country-) he would not deny it.) his bearing was firm to the last - a tear was seen to roll from his eve about the time his eves were bandaged -, by order of Arista the h;ad was sent to Guerrerro under a guard of five hundred with orders to place it on a Pole in the square, as a terror to the people who worshipped him, this was also carried into effect and for three days the head of the best and bravest man on the frontier of Mexico, was in front of the house of his wife and children - Antonio Sapato was born in the year,' 8 at the Town of Guerrero · Mexico - his parents were poor and Antonio was raised to tend ;iheep and the other employments of a Banchero, his parents were enabled to give him the advantages of the schools, but they were merely the rudiments of an education - upon arriving at the yearR of maturity he married an or.phan child of the same condition in life with him- self - his attention was then turned exclusively to rearing sheep, at "The word ''by" would make the meaning clearer. ..Blank in document.
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