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not to believe anything that Canalis might say to him; that he Canalis was a traitor, and he could prove it when he came to Fisher. - Fisher, howeYer, believed Canalis; would not allow him to be pursued ; and was finally satisfied that Seguine was right and that Canalis had never intended to redeem his his [sic] pledges, his object in making the Treaty being only to obtain his own security and get rid of the Ameri- <!ans by rendering them powerless to demand their rights. -
[Endorsed] Respecting the movements of Jordan, Seguine and Canalis.-
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{1857? M. B. LAMAR, SAN ANTONIO DE BJ;;XAR? TEXAS] BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 37 From Antonio llfenchaca. Miguel Menchaca, formed his company at Natchitochis - was wounded at the taking of Nacogdoches - came to La.Bahia was wounded there - was wounded at the solado - was wounded at the Alasan - when Elisondo came and - was at the battle of Medina, 18th August, was wounded but escaped, and died of his wounds 15 miles east of Bexar, on the Calaveres creek. This Menchaca, was commandant of the Garrison at Nacogdoches; became obnoxious to the authorities on account of his liberal prin- ciples - was made prisoner, and brought in chains to Bexar, taken thence to Monterrey, where he escaped from prison and joined Guitiras - Jose Menchaca, first cousin to Miguel, was generally styled the old Capt. & was arrested by the Hidalgo party (Jose being a Gachupin and attached to their cause) at Bexar and taken to Monterrey; & thence to Chihuahua where he died - still in chains - Capt. Juan Cassos, capt. garrison Bexar, arrested, by the Gachupins, sent to l\fonclover where he was shot; his head was put in a box & broug-ht to Bexar. Aldama was captured at the same time. Commandant Genl. of Chichuahua, [sic] was Don Enemencio Salcedo. Manuel Salcedo, Governor province of Texas was Nephew of the former - ( Enemencio) - he applied to his Uncle for permission to bring goods through the port Galvezton; Enemencio replied, that the subject must never be named to him again - that his nephew did not understand what he was about; that the openig of the port of Galvez- ton to the New Orleans trade would be the means of the Americans finding their way into the country, and that they would finally take it - this was in 1808. ·Manuel Salcedo, was taken prisoner at the battle of the Solado - this battle with the Americans is called the battle of Salado, but with the mexicans it is called the Battle of Rosillo, a small stream 1½ miles east of the Solado.
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