<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Njenge-Commander, wayeseNew York Navy Yard kusukela ngo-1841 kuya ku-1843, futhi wabe eseyalela iGulf of Mexico neWest Indies kusukela ngo-1843 kuya ku-1845. Phakathi neMpi yaseMexico neMelika, uSands wayala i-United States Army. Wayebandakanyeka ekuthatheni i-Alvarado, iTabasco, neLaguna, esebenza isikhashana njengoMbusi waseLaguna. Futhi wasiza ekuvinjezelweni kweVeracruz  <response>: nokuthunjwa kweTampico neTuxpan ngo-1847. USands wathola izindondo eziningi ngendima yakhe kulezi zingxabano. 