▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁cut ter ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 2 0 - ton ▁to ps ail ▁sch oon er ▁mounted ▁with ▁four ▁ 1 2 - p ound ▁and ▁one ▁ 6 - p ound ▁can non . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁made ▁ready ▁for ▁sea . ▁Wood bury ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁New ▁Orleans ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁re venue ▁cut ter ▁Campbell ▁in ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁pat rol s . ▁By ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁Wood bury ▁was ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁Or ders ▁from ▁the ▁Collect or ▁of ▁Custom s ▁at ▁New ▁Orleans ▁to ▁the ▁Wood bury ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁ ▁" You ▁will ▁proceed ▁to ▁sea ▁forth with , ▁taking ▁your ▁cru ising ▁ground ▁from ▁Ch andal ier ▁Islands ▁to ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Sab ine ▁River , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁any ▁vessel ▁sail ing ▁under ▁our ▁flag , ▁being ▁in ▁your ▁presence ▁un law fully ▁attacked , ▁by ▁an ▁armed ▁force , ▁you ▁will ▁render ▁such ▁aid ▁and ▁protection ▁as ▁may ▁be ▁in ▁your ▁power ." ▁. ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁a ▁French ▁war ship ▁and ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁ ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁Mexico ▁for ▁rep airs , ▁was ▁det ained , ▁and ▁was ▁there ▁to ▁witness ▁the ▁French ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁at ▁San ▁Juan ▁de ▁Ul