Edwin W. Moore to Louis P. Cooke, December 24, 1841 - Page 11
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of us[.] [B]etween 8 and 9 o’clock we passed the outer
Reef forming the Harbour, distant not more than
three hundred yards, the lights in the Town plain in
sight from the Cabin Port, and at 11 o’clock, a few
minutes before we were struck by the Norther, the
upper tier of lights were lit[.] [B]y this time we were far
enough to the North to clear the outer shoals with
ease[.] [T]he next day passed the San-Antonio, and a
Genoese Brig laying too [sic]; this Ship under a press of
sail to reach the Arcas Islands as I had not fallen
in with the San-Bernard, and consequently had not
heard from, or of the Zavala, except the P.S. in
Mr McGregor’s letter received by the Conchita[.]
[A]rrived off the Arcas on the 2nd Nov where I
found the San-Bernard still at anchor, and the
San-Jacinto on one of the Reefs that form the Har-
bour[.] [T]hat afternoon while beating up for the Island,
Lieut Williamson came out to us in consequence of
Signal from this ship, in the only Boat that they
had between the two Schooners, and reported that
the San-Jacinto was a total wreck! I asked him
if she was Bilged ? and he replied that there was a
hole in her, half as large as the Cabin of this Ship.
The next morning we anchored outside to the S.
I went in to save all that could be saved, order-
ing our Boats to be hoisted out, and follow me
in; on reaching the Schr, after fetching the pumps
and examining the position of the vessel, I was
very soon convinced that if a Gale did not come
up, she could be got off in forty-eight hours, and
repaired[.] I sent back to the Ship for two anchors
and Chain cables which I saved from the wreck of
the “Segunda Fama”; the San-Jacinto being without
Anchor Kedge, or cable, having parted her only anchor
in the shank, and the rocks having cut the Hawser
to
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Edwin W. Moore to Louis P. Cooke, December 24, 1841. Texas Navy Papers, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.