Commander of Gunboat No 3 during the Barbary Wars.From US Naval Records (Register of US Naval & Marine Corps Officer 1801-1807): Maxwell,Joseph J. Midshpman, February 28,1799. Lieutenant, May 18, 1804. Served in John Adams and Constellation duringQua- si-War with France; Siren, Constitution, a n d J o h n Adams, and m command of Gunboat No. 3 in the Medi- terranean, 1803-1806 ; Died February 11, 1806. From President Madison Correspondence: From President Madison Correspondence, Abstract of Letter from John Gavino, Gibraltar Consulate to President Madison on June 22, 1805 (Relative to Gunboats 3 & 10 and LT Maxwell): “On the 16h. Inst: arrived the frigate John Adams Capn: Shaw,2 as did that & the following day Gun Boats No. 3, 5, 6 & 10—they all proceeded the 18. Curt: with the John adams for Malta & the squadron. “This day arrived Gun Boat No. 4 Liut: Henly,3 is actually in the Dock making use of the Shear Hulk4 to Mount his Guns, & how soon fills his water & gets some Stores will proceed imediately for the Squadron. Commissinnr Otway5 made an equal tender of His Majys: Shear Hulk to all the Commrs: of the other Gunn Boats, but none made use of it except Liut: Henley. “Gun Boat No: 3 Liut: Maxwell6 was taken to Alguesiras by the Spanish Gunn Boats, but was imediately released & alowd to proceed. Note: 6. Lt. Joseph J. Maxwell died of a ruptured blood vessel on 11 Feb. 1806 at Syracuse, Sicily (Knox, Naval Documents, Barbary Wars, 6:371, 652).