<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Somutungamiriri, akanga ari paNew York Navy Yard kubva muna 1841 kusvika muna 1843, uye ipapo akatungamirira Navy muGulf of Mexico neWest Indies kubva muna 1843 kusvika muna 1845. Mukati meHondo yeMexico neAmerica, Sands akarayira mauto eMexico. Akabatanidzwa mukubatwa kweAlvarado, Tabasco, uye Laguna, achishanda kwenguva pfupi saGavhuna weLaguna. Akabetserawo mu  <response>: Kukombwa kweVeracruz uye kubatwa kweTampico neTuxpan muna 1847. Sands akagamuchira kurumbidzwa kwakasiana-siana nokuda kwebasa rake muzvibvumirano izvi. 