Mexican-American War Operations
She set sail for the gulf on 23 May in company with another cutter, USRC Ewing, and arrived at South West Pass of the Mississippi River on 19 June. There, General Zachary Taylor ordered the ship to blockade a stretch of the Mexican coast near Soto la Marina and capture any ships engaged in trade with the enemy. That and similar missions occupied her mid-summer.
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