Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A 1847, yayin da yake aiki a kan jirgin ruwa a Gulf of Mexico da kuma a kan Pacific Coast a lokacin Mexican War, ya shiga cikin siege da kama Vera Cruz
da kuma kama Tuxpan, kuma a 1848, yayin da sojojin ruwa ke aiki a Mazatlán, ya umurci daya daga cikin sansanonin.