On September 1st, 1835, the Mexican revenue cutter, the Correo de Mexico, and a Texas merchant ship, the San Felipe, clashed. The shots exchanged between the two ships became some of the first shots of the Texas Revolution. Join us for our fourth episode "Hey, Mexico, Leave Those Ships Alone," as an unassuming cotton traders bill leads us to explore this naval engagement and the spark that plunged Texas into war.

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A 19th century document describing a bill of sale
Bill of Sale to Hiram Thompson; for 87 bales of cotton shipped to New Orleans on the schooner “San Felipe”

Fortune Favors the Brave - The Story of the Texas Navy - The San Felipe Incident: Opening Shot of the Texas Revolution | TSLAC (Texas State Library and Archives Commission)

The Texas Republican, September 19th, 1835 (The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 53, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 19, 1835 - Page: 1 of 4 . Magnified. The Portal to Texas History (unt.edu))

The Old Mexican Fort at Velasco by Adele B. Looscan 

Texas State Historical Association. The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 1, July 1897 - April, 1898, periodical, 1897/1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101009/m1/308/?q=velasco