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| | Official Website of the Texas Navies |
 | | Moore spent the last half of 1839 recruiting men and procuring supplies for his new fleet, which included the steamer of war Zavala, the six-gun schooners San Bernard, San Antonio and San Jacinto, the sixteen-gun brigs Archer and Wharton, and biggest of all, the 500-ton sloop-of-war Austin. |
 | | Moore was a brilliant naval commander and an excellent administrator, but he lacked the kind of political skills needed to maneuver the labyrinth of Texas politics, and he was surprised to find that President Lamar’s political support had eroded to virtually nothing. |
 | | Moore demanded a court-martial, as required by Texas law, and when Houston ignored Moore, the commodore published a pamphlet, “To the People of Texas,” in which he set out the doings of the Texas Navy in great detail. |
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