He lived fully twenty years after the death of his beloved commander, dying at a good old age, though he was scarred with sabre cuts, wounded times innumerable by bullets, and compelled to suffer the amputation of a leg.
The bombardment of Tripoli was less successful than expected.

The shells were of such poor quality that no impression was made on the defences.

All naval operations have proven that, as a rule, ships are comparatively powerless for aggressive work against forts and batteries on shore.
An investigation into the cause of the failure of so many shells sent into Tripoli brought out several interesting facts.

Captain Bainbridge, who carefully noted the results of the bombardment while a prisoner in the city, stated that out of forty-eight thrown on one day only one exploded.

It was found that the fuses in many of the bombs had been choked by lead that was poured into them.