Northumberland, , , , and the
brig shared in the proceeds of the French
polacca Vengeance, captured entering
Valletta, Malta on 6 April 1800. On 8 January 1801,
Penelope captured the French bombard
St. Roche, which was carrying wine, liqueurs, ironware, Delfth cloth, and various other merchandise, from
Marseille to
Alexandria. , , ,
Northumberland, , and the
schooner , were in sight and shared in the proceeds of the capture. As
Northumberland had served in the navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 8 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the
Admiralty authorized in 1850 to all surviving claimants. On 6 December 1801, she arrived off Tunis under the command of Capt. Martin. In August
Northumberland detained and sent into Plymouth , a vessel that the French had captured on 1 July 1803 as
Comet was sailing from England to Bengal under charter to the British
East India Company. An American house with an office in London had purchased
Comet at
A Coruña as a prize and was sending her to London when
Northumberland intercepted her.
Northumberland participated in the
Battle of San Domingo (1806), where she was damaged, and suffered 21 killed and 74 wounded, the highest casualties of any British ship in the battle. In 1807
Northumberland was part of a squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral
Alexander Cochrane, who sailed in . The squadron, which included , , and , captured
Telemaco,
Carvalho and
Master on 17 April 1807. Following the concern in Britain that neutral
Denmark was entering an alliance with
Napoleon,
Northumberland participated in the
expedition to occupy the
Danish West Indies. The British captured
St Thomas on 22 December and
Santa Cruz on 25 December 1807. The Danes did not resist and the invasion was bloodless. On 22 November 1810,
Northumberland, while in the company of , a 74-gun
third rate, captured the 14-gun French
privateer ketch La Glaneuse. She received a measure of fame when she transported
Napoleon I into captivity on the Island of
Saint Helena. Napoleon had surrendered to
Captain Frederick Maitland of , on 15 July 1815 and was then transported to
Plymouth. Napoleon was transferred in
Tor Bay,
Devon, from
Bellerophon to
Northumberland for his final voyage to St. Helena because concerns were expressed about the suitability of the ageing ship.
Northumberland was therefore selected instead. Under the command of Captain
Charles Ross, the ship escorted Napoleon to exile in August to October 1815.
Northumberland shared with the tender
Seagull in the proceeds of the seizure of some glass on
Mary, of London, on 17 March 1817. ==Fate==