Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Intii uu adeegayey badmaax ahaan markabka uumiga ee loo yaqaan'sloop-of-war' bishii Ogosto 29, 1861, Swearer wuxuu ka qeyb qaatay qabsashada Fort Clark ee Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Adeeggiisii intii lagu jiray ficilkan, oo loo yaqaan Dagaalkii Hatteras Inlet Batteries
Swearer waxaa la gudoonsiiyay billad sharafeed bishii Abriil 3, 1863.