 The prize—which had left Veracruz, Mexico, with a cargo of coffee and tobacco—was sent to Ship Island, Mississippi, and on to New York City for adjudication.On 13 February, the brig exchanged fire with a cavalry troop on shore near Aransas, Texas.About noon on 21 April, Kittredge led an expedition of three boats into Cedar Bayou, Texas, where they chased the schooner "Burkhart" which escaped because of her master's knowledge of nearby channels.