On this day 24th July 1813 the USS President (44), John Rodgers, captures British ship Eliza Swan. Captain Rodgers was a
senior naval officer in the United States Navyduring its formative years in the 1790s through the late 1830s. He served under six presidents for nearly four decades. His service took him through many military operations in the Quasi-War with France, both Barbary Wars in North Africa, and the War of 1812 with Britain.