Cuāuhtemōc
Banned
Had the American losses not been so extensive by the British and their native allies, Madisonville would not had been abandoned. Give or take, the War of 1812 would had been over in a little more than a year and Congress might have some interest in Porter's claim on Nuku Hiva and probably ratify it as a territory. Granted, it would had be ignored save for it as a stopping point for whaling ships until the U.S gets some access to the Pacific. France did claim the entire island group of the Marquesas (to the Americans, the islands were known as the Washington Islands) in 1842 though they didn't establish permanent control until 1870. What say you gentlemen of Bacchus? Perhaps the men of the Essex wouldn't make that disastrous decision in going to South America if there's a nearby group of islands, one of which is under American control, thus butterflying the creation of Moby Dick?
Forgive me for the question. It's something that is bugging me.
Forgive me for the question. It's something that is bugging me.