When the 40-gun escaped a blockade of the Îles des Saintes in February 1809, she was pursued by "Latona", a second frigate and two brigs. As the French frigate engaged the 14-gun , "Latona" caught up and forced her to strike. A French expedition to the Caribbean under Amable Troude in April also found itself trapped when it stopped at the Îles des Saintes. When the islands were captured by a force under Major-General Frederick Maitland, the French squadron was forced to flee. "Latona", the ship-of-the-line and the frigate went after the 74-gun which struck two days later, when more British ships appeared on the horizon.