By December 1810 Plumridge was serving aboard the frigate under Captain Peter Parker again, and taking part in the capture of Isle de France. He then served aboard the 80-gun ship , Captain Sir John Gore; in and , the flag-ships of Sir William Sidney Smith in 1812; and the frigate , Captain Fleetwood Pellew. On 5 October 1813 he commanded the boats of "Resistance" at the destruction of batteries and the capture of a convoy in Porto d'Anzo. He then served aboard , Captain Thomas Gordon Caulfeild, and , the flagship of Sir Edward Pellew. In April 1814 he served as Pellew's aide-de-camp during the capture of Genoa.