In 1798 she was part of the Dutch contribution hastily assembled to support the uprising of the United Irishmen in 1798. "Furie", under the command of Captain Bartholomeus Pletz, and the 24-gun corvette "Waakzaamheid" under Captain Meindert van Neirop, were dispatched to carry men and supplies to Ireland. "Furie" embarked 165 troops and "Waakzaamheid" 122. In addition, the ships carried over 6,000 stands of arms and large quantities of other military stores with which to arm the Irish irregular forces that they expected to meet. The two ships sailed from the Netherlands on the night of 23/24 October, and by 08:00 were northwest of the Texel, sailing westwards towards the English Channel. There the British frigate , under the command of Captain Richard King, spotted them. "Sirius" had been stationed off the Texel to watch for Dutch movements and intercept any ships of smaller or equal size entering or leaving the waterway. Although van Neirop's squadron outnumbered King's ship, the British vessel was much larger and faster, and the Dutch were also hampered by their position: the two ships were more than apart, too far to offer mutual support against their opponent.