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Cothrop and Brashear- ran on shore in Galveston harbour June 1842 in consequ£>nce of a leak which could easily ha,·e been repaired but sh~ was permitted to remain with the water in her upwards of twelre months before an effort w11s made to get her up, when she was found to be literally eaten up by the worms ( of course) and could not be' raised. SCHOONER SAN JACINTO, built bv contract in Baltimore, arrived at Galveston in J'une 1839- monnted 4- medium twelves and a long nine pdr. (brass) on a pivot- 1st Comdr. Lothrop, sucessors Gib- bons, Portell and O'Shannessey--lost at Orcas Islands N o,T. 1840 in a Norther. SCHOONER SAN BERNARD built by contract in Baltimore, arrived at Galveston in Sept. l 839, mounted 6 medium twelves and a single-for- tifiPd long twelve on a pivot- 1st Comdr. Taylor, successors Postell, Williamson and Crisp- driven on shore Galveston harbour in the gale of Sept 1842 and got off sept 1843-layin in Galveston harbour a hulk. SCHOONER. SAN ANTONIO built by contract in Baltimore, arrived at Galveston in Aug 1839-mounted 6 medium twelves and a single for- tified long twelve fon] a pivot- l,:t Comdr. F. B. Wright successors O'Shafnnes.c;y] Alexr. Moore -and Seger- lost at Sea in the Gal[e] of Septr. or Octr. 1842 11nd nothing ever heard of her. BRIG COLORADO, built by contract in Baltimore, arrived at Galveston in Octr. 1839- 1st Comdr. E W Moore, successors Wheelwright, Clarke and Lothrop- name changed in May 1840 to WHARTON- battery 16 medium eighteen pounders- at anchor in Galveston harbour- SHIP AUSTIN built by contract in Baltimore, arrived at Galveston in Deer. 1839- battery 18 medium twenty-fours and 2 medium eight- eens- Comdr. E. W. Moore up to the time of the breaking up of the Navy (25 July 1845)- at anchor in Galveston harbor Comdr. Ten- nison. BRIO ARCHER built by contract in Baltimore, arrived at Galveston in Apl 1842-same size as the Wharton but never fitted out as her bat- tery was taken to complete those of the Austin, Wharton and Zavala- at anchor in Galveston harbour. In Novr. 1839 the Colorado, E W. Moore and the Zavala, A C Hinton sailed- the former for New York and the latter for New Orleans-the Colorado returned in Feby 18.40 with men and muni- tions and the Zavala returned in March, having gone to New Orleans to make some alterations in her boilers, connecting pipes &c &c. In June (27th.) 1840 the Austin, E W. Mcore- Zavala, J T. K. Lothrop- San Jacinto, W.R. Postell- San Bernard, Wm. S Wil- liamson and San Antonio, Alexr. Moore sailed from Galveston on a cruize off the Mexican coast but unfortunately not a bel[ligerent] one, owing to negotiations at that time pendin fg] on the of Octr. the boat of the Austin was fired into at Tampico Bar the ilay after twenty-nine Mexicans had been landed at that place, they hav- ing been wrecked on a reef near Lobos Island on the 3d. Octr. and would certainly have perished but for the exertions of the officers and Crew of the Austin, which vessel was at anchor under the lee of Lobos Island-· this circumst11nce agreeably to the Orders under which the Squadron had sailed, justified the commencement of hostilities; we
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