The Mexicans, their trade cut off by…

The Mexicans, their trade cut off by France, begin smuggling imports into Corpus Christi, Texas, then into Mexico.

Fearing that France will blockade Texan ports as well, a battalion of men of the Republic of Texas force begins patrolling Corpus Christi Bay to stop Mexican smugglers.

One smuggling party abandons their cargo of about a hundred barrels of flour on the beach at the mouth of the bay, thus giving Flour Bluff its name.

The United States, ever watchful of its relations with Mexico, sends the schooner Woodbury to help the French in their blockade.

Talks between the Kingdom of France and the Texan nation occur and France agrees not to offend the soil or waters of the Republic of Texas.