▁related ▁s , ▁she ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁the ▁per ils ▁of ▁the ▁sea ▁relatively ▁early ▁in ▁her ▁career . ▁ ▁Service ▁She ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁under ▁Lieutenant ▁El mes ▁Ste ele . ▁In ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Fund y . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁she ▁purs ued ▁sm ug gl ers ▁and ▁im pressed ▁sail ors ▁in ▁Pass ama qu od dy ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁province ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Canada . ▁ ▁P orge ys ▁commander , ▁( act ing ) ▁Lieutenant ▁James ▁( or ▁John ) ▁Fl int oph , ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁land ed ▁himself ▁in ▁considerable ▁legal ▁trouble ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁left ▁the ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁at ▁Pass ama qu od dy , ▁Maine , ▁he ▁fired ▁on ▁the ▁town ▁( end ang ering ▁children ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁green ), ▁searched ▁sh ipping ▁in ▁the ▁har bour , ▁im pressed ▁some ▁sail ors , ▁and ▁shot ▁away ▁the ▁rig ging ▁of ▁a ▁sch oon er ▁at ▁anchor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁P orge y ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁and ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁Hugh ▁G ould . ▁P orge y ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁sch oon ers ▁C uck oo ▁and ▁Pil ch ard ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁un success ful ▁Wal ch eren ▁Ex ped ition , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁ 3