Edwin W. Moore to Louis P. Cooke, December 24, 1841 - Page 12
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to which was attached her only small Kedge, a gun
was secured to her other Hawser and thrown overboard
which was also cut by the Rocks. Accompanying is
Lieut O’Shaunessy’s Report.
Had the large square pumps made
to gain upon the leak[.] [T]he next evening got her
canted over on the Larboard Bilge, so as to get at
the leak, which was on her Starboard Bow, worked at
the pumps all night, and at daylight stopped the leak
partially, with wads and oakum from the outside, and
by caulking on the inside[.] [A]t about 8 o’clock hauled
her off, and by two she had but fourteen inches water in
her[.] [N]ot being able to keep her free with her own pumps
and the men being nearly all exhausted, I warped her in
close to the Beach, and she will be protected by the
Reefs, unless a very heavy Gale should come on, where I
had to leave her, having no plank or spikes on board, to
repair her.
Lt Williamson gave me a letter which he
found in a box on his arrival, which we left by
Comdr Lothrop, which is hereby enclosed marked P.
[E]nclosed also is a copy of the report of Lt W. marked
Q, which not being satisfactory to me for the positive
violation of my orders of the 28th Sept, which I have
also enclosed. I suspended him from duty, and placed
Lt T.M. Taylor in command of the San-Bernard and
as soon as he could possibly get the vessel ready for
sea, dispatched him with orders, of which the enclosed
is a copy marked R, in search of the Zavala, and sailed
on the same night (Nov 6th) for Campeche, leaving
Lt O’Shaunessy with the first Cutter of the Ship, all
the officers of the San-Jacinto, and all the crew, except
ten men, that I took on board this vessel.
Arrived at Campeche on the 8th Nov, where I
landed Genl and Col Lemos with the family of the
General
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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.