<prompt> Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Somutungamiriri, akanga ari paNew York Navy Yard kubvira muna 1841 kusvikira muna 1843, uye ipapo akatungamirira muGulf of Mexico neWest Indies kubvira muna 1843 kusvikira muna 1845. Mukati meHondo yeMexico neAmerica, Sands akarayira mauto eMexico. Akabatanidzwa mukubatwa kweAlvarado, Tabasco, uye Laguna, achishanda kwenguva pfupi saGavhuna weLaguna. Akabatsirawo pakukombwa kweVeracruz  <response>: uye kubatwa kweTampico neTuxpan muna 1847. Sands akagamuchira kurumbidzwa kwakasiana-siana nokuda kwebasa rake muzvibvumirano izvi. 