Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I te mutunga ka whakawhiwhia ki te kaipuke, i mahi a Balch i a ia i te wā o te pakanga ki Mexico. I uru ia ki te whakaeke i te marama o Akuhata 1846 ki Alvarado, i te wa i aukati ai te kaha o te awa i nga poti o te flotilla ki te taunga, me te angitu 9 Maehe 1847 o te ope a General Winfield Scott i Vera Cruz
He aha? I te wa o te pakanga whakamutunga, i mahi a Balch hei rangatira mo te schooner i hopukina.