From "War of 1812: The Navy's War" by George C. Doughan.
In December 1813, the USS Congress returned to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from a long cruise in the South Atlantic. The ship's commander was Captain John Smith.
In its 8-month voyage, the Congress had only captured four British prizes. It was the most unproductive frigate voyage of the war and the ship's crew's enlistments were coming up and most were leaving the service.
In May, 1814, Secretary of the Navy Jones sent what was left of the crew to Sackets Harbor to man the new frigate USS Mohawk. The Congress' guns were sent further up the Pisctagua River for protection.
In September 1814, Charles Morris was put in charge of getting the USS Congress ready for duty again.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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