The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 13, July 1909 - April, 1910 Page: 95
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The Navy of the Republic of Texas.
On September 26, Moore received from Acting Secretary of War
and Marine M. C. Hamilton a communication, dated September 15,
containing the following statements and instructions:'
I enclose herewith, a copy of Proclamation, issued by His Ex-
cellency the President, revoking the order of blockade, published
in March last, in reference to the ports on the coast of Mexico.
Your "sealed orders" [for the renewal of the proclamation], dated
27th July, from this Department, are by consequence rescinded, and
are hereby countermanded . . . You will not however, relax your
exertions in consequence of it, nor will your activity on the Gulf
be in the smallest degree impeded thereby. . .. You will pro-
ceed to sea without further orders; and . .. open your
"sealed orders," which are herewith transmitted.
The proclamation revoking that of the 26th of March gives for
its reasons that:'2 "treaties of recognition, amity and commerce
have been concluded with Her Majesty's Government of England,
in which stipulations are entered into embracing the recognition of
Texian Independence by Mexico:" and "that mediation is now em-
ployed, as well as an offered mediation by the Government of the
United States of the North." And it goes on to state that, these
countries being desirous that the blockade should cease, Texas, be-
ing under many obligations to them, therefore revokes the order
of blockade; and only Mexican war vessels and vessels bound for
Mexican ports laden with contraband of war will be liable to cap-
ture.
The sealed orders enclosed with the secretary's letter were
opened by Moore on April 19, 1843, after leaving the bar of the
Mississippi, and he found that they directed him to cruise up and
down the Mexican coast capturing all Mexican vessels he might
fall in with, "both armed and merchantmen," and capturing cities
and laying contributions upon them. They contained the following
general statement: "The Department having great confidence in
your capacity and discretion as well as your knowledge of inter-
national law, deems it unnecessary to give more detailed or partic-
ular instructions."
A letter from Moore of October 14 reports, among other things,'Moore, To the People of Texas, 95.
2Ibid., 96.
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