too. In May, Comus captured the Spanish lugger St Francisco, with her cargo of wheat and salt. The other capture was the schooner Louisa, a completely new vessel sailing in ballast. Comus vs. HDMS Fridericksværn Comus was under Captain Edward Heywood from July 1807, and in August she was with the expedition to Copenhagen. During this service she took part in a one-sided single-ship action with a Danish frigate, and accumulated substantial prize money during this period of her career. On 12 August the 32-gun Danish frigate (listed as Fredrickscoarn in British reports), sailed for Norway from Elsinor and Admiral Lord Gambier sent the 74-gun third rate and Comus after her, even though war had not yet been declared. Comus was faster than Defence in the light winds and so outdistanced her. On 14 August 1807 Comus sighted Frederiksværn and chased her, catching up off Marstrand a little before midnight on the 15th. Heywood ordered the Frederiksværn to halt and allow herself to be detained. War not having been declared, and Frederiksværn being a naval vessel, she ignored Heywood's instructions. Heywood ordered a musket fired, to which Frederiksværn replied with a shot from her stern guns. Comus followed with a broadside. After an action of 45 minutes, Frederiksværns rigging was disabled. Comus and Frederiksværn then came together, which enabled a boarding party from Comus to climb over Frederiksværns bow and capture her. The two vessels had been relatively evenly matched in firepower. Comuss broadside weighed 204 pounds, while Frederiksværns broadside weighed 200 pounds. However, Frederiksværn had a crew of 226 men to Comuss 145 men. Still, the British had suffered only one man wounded. The Danes lost 12 men killed and 20 wounded, some mortally. The Royal Navy took her into service as . In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Comus 15 Augt. 1807", to all surviving claimants from the action. Defence and Comus then sailed in search of a Danish 74-gun reported to be returning to Copenhagen, but did not find her. On 18 August Comus captured the Danish merchant vessel Haabet. Comus went on to participate in the capitulation of Copenhagen on 7 September and to share in the prize money for that. Comus also shared with in the recapture on the same day of the Britannia. Three days later Comus shared with and in the capture of the Danish merchant vessel