The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 12, July 1908 - April, 1909 Page: 280
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280
Texas Historical Association Quarterly.
and the allegations in the protest,1 which carry upon their face the
appearance of oppression, were made under the direction of, and
by the order of the Texian government, and being out of the
jurisdiction of the United States, and perpetrated by a govern-
ment de, facto, that government is alone responsible. Almost every
allegation made in the protest is proved to be false . .. by the
proof given on the trial. Several witnesses deposed as to the extreme
delicacy used in the examination of the baggage of the passengers,
and that American property was in every instance respected. So
far as regards the treatment of the crew while on Galveston Island,
being put into a tent on the beach, and being short of provisions,
the president of Texas was at the same time living with his family
under the same shelter and equally destitute. The refusal to admit
him on board his own vessel was caused by his own conduct, of
which ample evidence can be given.
In regard to the money handed by Mr. Taylor to the Secretary
of the Navy, and by him handed to the purser, the Secretary was
not the person to receipt for it. Mr Taylor being impertinent
and troublesome, was ordered forward in charge of a marine, but
was not put in irons, the money was held subject to his order, and
has been, or will be, restored to him when demanded.
The second mate Somers, was one of the passengers put on
board at New Orleans; he held a commission as Lieutenant in the
Mexican navy, and was furnished with funds by the Mexican Con-
sul, as was proved by evidence on the trial, his name was not on
the roll of the crew, and he was well known as an enemy and a
spy. The other passengers, excepting those well known to be
~Vexican officers, were treated with attention and respect, and the
amount of their passage in the Pocket, and in the Congress to New
Orleans, together with all damage sustained by them has been paid
by the government.
The capture of the Pocket, whatever the results thereof, was a
very fortunate event for the Texan army. The cargo, consisting
mainly of provisions, was "a most timely assistance to the victors
of the field of San Jacinto, who, short of provisions for themselves,
were thereby enabled to retain the prisoners taken at that decisive
victory."2
'Captain Howes's protest printed in New Orleans after his arrival there.
See p. 253 above.
2Texas Almanac, 1860, p. 163.
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