Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akaberekerwa muBoston, Massachusetts, Porter akashanda muQuasi-War neFrance kutanga seMidshipman pabhodhi, achibatanidzwa mukubatwa kwe "L'Insurgente" musi waFebruary 9, 1799; ipapo sa 1st lieutenant we; uye pakupedzisira mukutungamira kwe USS "Amphitheatre". Mukati
Muhondo yokutanga yeBarbary (1801-07), Porter akanga ari mutungamiri wekutanga we,, uye uye akatorwa musungwa apo iyo yekupedzisira yakamhara muTripoli harbor musi waOctober 31, 1803. Pashure pokusunungurwa kwake musi waJune 3, 1805, akaramba ari muMediterranean somutungamiriri anobata basa uye gare gare mutungamiriri we"Enterprise".