, ▁George ▁Sp encer , ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Ly tt el ton . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁n avy ▁on ▁board ▁ ▁with ▁Captain ▁Benjamin ▁Hall ow ell , ▁and ▁served ▁under ▁him , ▁in ▁Tig re ▁and ▁afterwards ▁in ▁— be ing ▁promoted ▁to ▁be ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 0 — t ill ▁appointed ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁brig ▁, ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁Sp encer ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁be ▁commander ▁of ▁, ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁into ▁, ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁off ▁Marse ille , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁Thomas ▁Us sh er . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁to ▁, ▁station ed ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁North ▁America ; ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁operations ▁against ▁New ▁Orleans ; ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁post ▁rank ▁by ▁the ▁commander - in - ch ief , ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁For r ester ▁Ingl is ▁C och rane , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁Sp encer ▁commanded ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁home ▁station , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 – 1 8 1 9 ▁the ▁ 2 6 - gun ▁fr ig ate ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁where ▁he ▁conducted ▁a ▁neg ot iation ▁with ▁the ▁Bey ▁of ▁Tun is . ▁From ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2