 Coe, aboard the steamer "Constitución", defeated a Buenos Aires flotilla 30 miles off Martín García island on April 18, 1853, when his squadron captured the enemy brigs "Enigma" and "11 de Septiembre" with 22 officers and 200 men.On June 26, however, Coe deserted to the United States aboard the American sloop USS "Jamestown" after being bribed by Buenos Aires' citizens.On July 7, 1828, Coe married Trinidad Balcarce, daughter of Argentine General Juan Ramon Balcarce and Trinidad García Balcarce, in Buenos Aires.