Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Phelps ya yi aiki a cikin "Bonita" da "Jamestown" a lokacin Yakin Mexico da Amurka, yana ba da tallafin ruwa ga rundunar Winfield Scott a lokacin Siege na Veracruz
Ka yi haƙuri. Yawancin lokacinsa kuma an kashe shi ne a kan iyakar tekun Mexico a kan aikin toshewa. A cikin ɗan gajeren lokaci Phelps ya riga ya sami ra'ayoyi masu ƙarfi game da yadda ya kamata a gudanar da yaƙin, kuma ya yi fushi da cewa Sojojin Ruwa suna ba da yawancin hidimarsu don kare jiragen ruwa na kasuwanci yayin da ma'aikatan jirgin ruwa ke sauka da cutar scurvy saboda rashin abinci.