On July 19, President Sam Houston relieved Commodore Edwin Moore of command of the Texas Navy, setting the stage for its dissolution. Moore had clashed with Houston over the navy's activities in support of Mexican rebels in the Yucatán. Houston proclaimed the navy to be pirates asked that the ships be captured and returned to to Galveston. Moore was dishonorably discharged by Houston and, in November 1843, the entire fleet was put up for auction. Moore’s July cruise marked the end of the operative career of the Texas Navy.