Edwin W. Moore to Louis P. Cooke, December 24, 1841 - Page 8
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intention to have got the boat on my return from
Tampico, but when we passed Lobos a Gale of
wind was blowing. Arrived at Tampico and
anchored on the 16th Oct, showing the American
colours, when I sent the Captain of the Brig Segun-
da Fama in, in his own boat, which I had repaired,
with a letter to the Captain Genl at Tampico, accom-
panying is a copy marked H and a copy of his reply
marked I. The Mexican Schooner _______
was outside the bar, bound in, with a cargo of
Flour from Vera-Cruz. I compelled her to anchor
near this Ship, in order that if the Captain could
not get out with a Launch, I could put the people
from the wreck on board the Schr. The Launch
soon came alongside, when our own colours were
hoisted, and the Schooner hailed, “that she might [be] got
underway and go in.” Having on board this Ship
but two hundred and sixty gallons of water, and
the river being so high that the water was fresh
outside of the Bar, and at least one mile and
a half from the shore, one boat was set to work
procuring it. The next day a Launch came out
with fruit and other articles and a letter from the Capt
of the Brig. Accompanying is a copy marked J.
I received also by the Sloop belonging to the English
Consul, a letter from Mr Schadter, accompanying
is a copy marked K and a copy of my reply marked
L. I went on board the Sloop myself with the Box
of Books. She brought out specie for the English Packet.
On the 20th while the Boat was get-
ting water, which she had been doing for two
days previous, three shots were fired at her, each
of which that struck so near that the men were wet
with the spray. [T]his Ship was not within Gun-
Shot of the Fort, and it would have been rash
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.