Spanish treasure fleet
On the renewal of the war in 1803 he was appointed to (44), and with three other frigates – (32), (38) and (32) – under his command, captured a Spanish treasure fleet of four frigates – "Medea" (40), "Clara" (34), "Fama" (34) and "Mercedes" (36) – carrying bullion from the Caribbean back to Spain off Cadiz in the action of 5 October 1804.