She participated in the expedition up the Potomac (August–September 1814). On 17 August , bombs , , and "Meteor", the rocket ship , and the dispatch boat "Anna-Maria" were detached under Captain Gordon of to sail up the Potomac River and bombard Fort Washington, about ten or twelve miles below the capital. The force withdrew between 1 and 5 September, having accomplished their mission and having captured numerous small American vessels. "Meteor" suffered two seamen severely wounded during the withdrawal operation.