On 12 September"Erebus", "Meteor", "Aetna", , , and "Devastation" sailed up the Patapsco River in preparation for an attack on Baltimore. "Meteor" participated in the bombardment of Fort Washington, Maryland on the Potomac River in August 1814 and the bombardment on the 13th of Fort McHenry at Baltimore. Thus, "the bombs bursting in air" from "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key were, at least in part, "Meteor"s. The squadron was ordered to withdraw on the 14th.