High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the frigates USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden. The American vessel won the battle, and after a long bloody battle, the Macedonian was captured and brought back to the United States, the first British warship to ever be brought into an American harbor.