Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Akazvarwa muBoston, Massachusetts, Porter akashanda muQuasi-War neFrance kutanga semudhara muzvikepe, achibatanidzwa mukubatwa kwe "L'Insurgente" musi waFebruary 9, 1799; ipapo semutevedzeri wekutanga we; uye pakupedzisira mukutungamira kwe USS "Amphitheatre". Mukati meHondo Yokutanga yeBarbary
(1801<unk>07), Porter akanga ari mutungamiri wekutanga we,, uye uye akatapwa apo iyo yekupedzisira yakasvika pachiteshi cheTripoli paOctober 31, 1803. Pashure pokusunungurwa kwake musi waJune 3, 1805, akaramba ari muMediterranean somutungamiriri anobata basa uye gare gare mutungamiriri we"Enterprise".