 Stephen Ranney 1809–1812.During the War of 1812, on April 3, 1814, took shelter under the guns of Fort Sewall from a pursuing pair of British frigates, HMS "Tenedos" and .Despite lacking the ammunition and powder needed to sink or drive off the two frigates, the fort's garrison was able to bluff the British by running out all of their guns and acting as though they were preparing to attack.