▁Bo yle ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁private er ▁Com et ▁and ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁cru ise — con duct ed ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁between ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁and ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 1 2 — capt ured ▁four ▁vessels ▁with ▁an ▁aggregate ▁value ▁of ▁$ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁his ▁second ▁cru ise , ▁he ▁sa iled ▁along ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁coast , ▁depart ing ▁Baltimore ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁Though ▁he ▁made ▁five ▁capt ures , ▁his ▁second ▁voyage ▁was ▁a ▁financial ▁dis aster ▁because ▁British ▁cru is ers ▁re to ok ▁all ▁five ▁pri zes . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁Bo yle ▁sli pped ▁past ▁the ▁British ▁block ade ▁into ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁tight ened ▁its ▁g rip ▁on ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁and ▁blocked ▁escape ▁by ▁Baltimore ▁private ers . ▁Com et ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁private ers ▁were ▁contract ed ▁by ▁the ▁Navy ▁to ▁pat rol ▁and ▁observe ▁British ▁movements , ▁and ▁Bo yle ▁accepted ▁a ▁war rant ▁as ▁sail ing ▁master ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁His ▁brief ▁Navy ▁career ▁last ed ▁only ▁until ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁prepare ▁Com et ▁for ▁her ▁third ▁voyage ▁as ▁a ▁private er