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Thunder on the Gulf continues with Texas sloop and powder tale
The article recounts the Liberty s capture and rejection of gunpowder hidden with flour on the Mexican sloop Pelicano, the denial by J W Zaghari, and claims of 280 kegs of powder. It traces the Texas navy's decline, Captain Brown’s removal and death, and Jeremiah Brown commanding the Invincible, leading to the next note on the Brig Pocket.
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New Orleans
J. W. Zachagri
George Wheelwright
Charles Hawkins
Brown
Texas