Edwin W. Moore to Louis P. Cooke, December 24, 1841 - Page 6

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vessel on a Raft which they had constructed, and which
would have gone to peices, [sic] or every sould [soul] would
have been washed off of it, in crossing the first Reef.
He succeeded in disuading [sic] them from the rash attempt
and as the men in the Life Boat were too much
exhausted to attempt to return to the ship that
night, he remained on board of the wreck, and the
next morning early reached the ship in company
with the Boat belonging to the wreck. [T]he gale
having by this time abated, the rest of our boats
were dispatched, and by that afternoon, all the pass-
engers and crew, with all their baggage, were safe
on board his Ship. [T]he Brig proved to be the Mexican
Brig “Segunda Fama,” of, and from Vera-Cruz bound
to Tampico, with an assorted cargo, a manifest
of which is enclosed marked E.

They were all very much alarmed when
they found that they were in the hands of Texians
who they looked upon, to use their own language, as
“Pirates,” “Robbers” and “Cut-throats.” I gave them every
assurance of protection, not only of their persons,
but their property, notwithstanding which, they
were evidently very uneasy for several days, but
when they left us, they shewed every feeling of
gratitude, as the Department will see, by reference
to the accompanying letter of thanks[,] marked F.

While at the Lobos all the sick were
landed, and those with scurvy were placed in holes
dug in the ground, which together with vermacelli,
obtained from the wreck, and Turtle from the
inhabitants of the island, for which I exchanged
Pork, Beef, and Bread, recruited [revived] them very rapidly
and I have no doubt saved the lives of many
of those who had the scurvy, as several of them
could not move. I found deposited on the

island

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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.