"Pallas" was commissioned in August 1757 under the command of Captain Archibald Clevland to serve in the English Channel as part of Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke's fleet blockading the coast of France. She captured the French privateer "Le Hasard" on 3 November off Saint Malo. On 7 August 1758 she served as the flag ship of Commodore Richard Howe at the Raid on Cherbourg and also participated in operations at Saint Cas between June and September. Captain Michael Clements assumed command of "Pallas" in around June 1759, and was still in command when she fought in the Battle of Bishops Court on 28 February 1760 where three French frigates were captured by "Pallas" and the frigates HMS "Aeolus" and HMS "Brilliant".