he was part of the final victory over cyane and levan and part of the prize crew to take one of the captured british ships back to boston. but along the way, they were recaptured by the british, so instead of coming home as a hero, he was then imprisoned in the caribbean. eventually, he was exchanged, returned to the united states, continued to serve in the navy, and in the merchant service. serves again on "constitution" in the 1820s. we see him here as an older man, because in the 1830s, he was serving on a merchant ship in a southern port. we still had slavery in the united states, he was walking without his papers, and he was arrested as a runaway slave. he told the local judge his story, and the local magistrate wrote down his whole story, that he was david dubias born free in boston, beacon hill, sent the letter to the secretary of the navy and asked them to confirm his naval service. so we were able to find a letter at the national archives from the treasurer, saying, yes, david dubias was paid in 1814 for his service on "constitution." what we don't know, the local records at the cou