In 1760 she returned to Louisburg then went north to Newfoundland where she took place in the Battle of Chaleur Bay on 8 July, where 4 British ships defeated three French ships, still under command of Stott.[3]
She returned to England for some years then set off in August 1762 for America and the Leeward Islands. In 1765 she underwent a major refit at Deptford and was recommissioned in November 1766 under command of Captain Robert Gregory, taking her to the Leeward Islands in April 1767 staying until 1769. She then had three years of inactivity before a major refit at Chatham Docks. She was relaunched in June 1774 under command of Captain James Chads who sailed her to Boston (in the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party).[4]
In October 1774 she returned to England under command of Captain Andrew Barkley. She stayed only briefly and later in October left Plymouth carrying dispatches to Boston arriving on 3 December. They anchored at Piscataqua River and on New Year's Eve 1774/5 hosted governor John Wentworth in their celebrations. On 1 June, 1777 she captured vessel "St. Barbary", On 21 june "McPherson" off the coast of New England, and on 23 June recaptured "Generous Friend".[5] On 20 October, 1777 she captured "Beverly" off the coast of Nova Scotia.[6] On 12 October, 1777 she, or a ship named Scarboro, captured schooner "Lucy" on the Grand Banks.[7] She remained in America under Barkley until 1779, concerning various issues relating to the Revolutionary War, but was finally paid off in April 1779 when she was fitted with a copper bottom at Chatham at a cost of £4267 (more than her original total cost).[8]
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