Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-09-12
SKETCHES OF MEXICAN GENERALS

ShETCHES OF MEXICAN GENERALS
"A writer in the Washington Union gives
the following account of the prominent mill
tary men in Mexico;
General Paredes was al or near Monterey
when last heard from; he is undoubtedly the
commander in chiei--his rank il general of
division, the highest grade in the Mexican ser
vice, and he is considered the most dis,in-
guishcd man of his grade IL, commenced
has services as lieutenant under the old priest,
General Moreles one of the ablest generals and
purestpatIiDts that the revolution produced.
Partdes commanded Tor long time the body
OF iancer>, who formed the personal escort oi
that chief, and in the fatal battle of Gual,ia
Amilpas, lost his right hand and saved the
lille ot his chief. Alter the execution OF Mo-
relies, he retired To the mountains. where, IL
mong incredible dangers and harlships, he
concealed himself until lturble pronounced
IN iavor of independence, when he immediat-
~ put himself and party under the orders of
that general, and contributed largely to secu-
ring that independence which they have shown
themselves SO incapable ofappreciating
lie has been several times elected Governor
oi the State OF Guadalajara, and his admins
tiatlon has always been characterized Nv great
moderation, strict integrity and unwavering
pular with his soldiers About five Years
since, General Moctenzoma pronounced a.
gainst the Government, and collected AN army
oi three or four thousand men in the vicinity
al San Luis Potosi.t Paredes who comman-
ded Tor the government, being out rcconnoit-
efing with ms staff and escort, encountered
ms antagonist a short distance from the two
armies, and defeated Moctcnzuma. killing
nm IN personal encounter with his lance,
which is his favorite weapon.
lie also put down General Bustamente. the
head OF the Centralists i'm Mexico, and has
more recently triumphed over Santa Anna.
being the first person who pronounced in his
old city OF Guadalaj lara. Piredes is now near
fifty years OF age, and has always been liberal
IN his principlcsr He resided i'm Philadelphia
something like two years having been expel-
led from his own country.
Gen. Don Mariana Arista, who commands
the van OF the army, already arrived seven
mllesoi Nlatamoras OH the 18th, is about forty
years OF age. He is citizen of Nuevo Leon,
oil which Monterey Is the capital, one hundred
and niuety miles west of Alatamoras. He is
powerful man, being upwards of six feet in
height, and very muscular. He is very much
attached 10 agricultural pursuits, having large
sugar plantations III the neighborhood where
he has successfully introduced all the recent
Improvements i'll sugar making and baking
Arista is considered BY his countryman as
the most talented cavalry general they have
lie was formerly expelled from Mexico when
colonel OF lancers and, finding himself in Gin
cinnau without resources, he applied himself
TO the tin and copper making business, and
became, IN the five years he spent i'm that CITY
first rate workman. lie speaks English We
ny well, and has always treated the Americans
with great kindness, and, whenever prisoners
(IeXans) have fallen into his hands with hui
mainly. lie is readily distinguished bv being
remarkably fair, with sandy hair hair and nous
taches.
General Gaona, who appears TO be behind
those two chiefs, is general of artillery and
commanded at San Juan d'Ulloa when il was
taken by the French. He was tried by conrt
martial for that affair.
The reason that the army is marching in
three divisions is undoubtedly owing TO the
scarcity OF water | cannot understand WHY
GENERAL Ansta has gone To Matamoras; for Ca.
nargo, on the same river, sixty miles above, is
the place where they have generally cantoned
lneir caVairy-pasture being very abundant
there, and exceedingly scarce in the former
place. Probably he may have gone 10 Mato-
moras with the intention of passing his bag
gage across at that place in the few boats tina,
he may find, there being none above that point
and the iords in the river being very dangcrou,
at tins season oil the year, when the rains NAV
be expected every day. II we hear that he
has gone 10 Reynoso or Camargo, towns above
we may calculate upon his not going into can.
comment until October or after The rainy sea
son.
sFathcr of Col. Almonte, late Minister OF
Mexico 10 this country
tSan Luis Potosi-wherc, according to the
last accounts from Aransas, (ofthe l4tD Gen
eral Paredes was-is about seven days march
from Monterey, where in consequence of the
facility OF procuring water and travelling the
wagon road would have to pass. From Mon
terey to Matamoras, it is about seven DAYS
more.