Edwin W. Moore to Louis P. Cooke, December 24, 1841 - Page 18
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The next morning Mr Requenos came on board
and informed me that steps had been taken, and that
the Governor believed that the whole matter which he had
communicated to me last night would die away quietly[.]
[A]t the same time he returned his thanks through Mr
Bequenos, to me, who at the same time, made an offer to
bring things right between Genl Anaya and myself, by
telling me that he would endeavour to raise the balance
of the amount & that the Governor was willing to give his
draft for the balance, if that would satisfy me, to which
I replied in the affirmative, when he went on shore &
in about three hours returned, informing me of his great
disappointment in not being able to arrange the matter,
owing to Genl Anaya, who had replied to the Governor
when he called on him to inform him that the “two
thousand dollars could be raised,” “that it was none of his
business,” but a matter between myself and him, and at
the same time denied having ever promised any definite
amount for the services already performed by the Squadron.
This at once ended the matter, when I informed Mr Bequenos
that I would blockade the River Tobasco and all its
tributaries, and starve them into terms[,] that I would
write to Genl Anaya at once, and inform him of my
determination, which I accordingly did, accompanying is a
copy of the letter, marked X. And in about two hours got
underway and dropped below the town, stern foremost, so
as to keep the broadside of the Ship presented to the Town
and Battery[.] [I]t was after sunset, and at dark we anchored
about three miles below the Town. At 11:30 I received
a letter from Genl Anaya, accompanying is a translation
marked Y and at daylight I returned an answer
accompanying is a copy marked Z. [G]ot underway after
breakfast, and at sunset anchored having made but
about six leagues in consequence of having carried away
the Zavala’s Rudder against the Bank[.] Got underway the
next
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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.