ident ▁turn , ▁Louis ▁ordered ▁Can opus ▁to ▁fire , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁range ▁was ▁extreme . ▁Real izing ▁that ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁squad ron ▁would ▁arrive ▁shortly , ▁Lab ros se ▁struck ▁his ▁colours ▁to ▁Dis patch . ▁Prés ident ▁had ▁suffered ▁only ▁minor ▁damage ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁cas ual ties ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁action . ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁took ▁her ▁into ▁service ▁as ▁HMS ▁President ▁( dro pping ▁the ▁acc ent ▁over ▁the ▁' e ' ▁in ▁her ▁name ). ▁The ▁fr ig ate ' s ▁design ▁was ▁much ▁adm ired ▁and ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁model ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁later ▁fr ig ates , ▁not ably ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Cru ising ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁Adam ▁Mack en zie , ▁sail ing ▁for ▁South ▁America ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁after ▁completion ▁conversion ▁for ▁British ▁service ▁at ▁P ly mouth . ▁Mack en zie ▁commanded ▁her ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁apart ▁from ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁when ▁Captain ▁Charles ▁Sch om berg ▁tempor arily ▁commanded ▁her ▁off ▁Brazil ▁while ▁Mack en zie ▁tempor arily ▁commanded ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁Captain ▁Samuel ▁Warren ▁took ▁command ▁and ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁sa iled ▁her ▁for ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ▁and ▁th ence ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies .