In 1788, Inglefield was posted to (44 guns) which, joined later by (44 guns), also under his command, patrolled the West Coast of Africa. In 1792, he served as one of the judges at the court-martial of the mutineers from , who had been captured on Tahiti. In 1793, he was serving in the Mediterranean aboard the frigate (36 guns), and in 1794, was appointed captain of the fleet – chief of staff to the commander-in-chief. Towards the end of 1794 he returned to England with Samuel, now Viscount, Hood and was thereafter a resident commissioner of the Navy Board, serving in Corsica, Malta, Gibraltar and Halifax, Nova Scotia. A commissioner's post was considered equivalent to the rank of rear admiral, but was only given to officers who had ended their active service. In 1799, he was placed on the list of retired captains.