 After the collapse of the expedition, "Nereide" was attached to the squadron at the Cape of Good Hope and in 1808 was sent for refit at Bombay.On arrival Corbet assumed command of the port over the local officers, provoking a strong rebuke from the admiral in command of the Far East station, Sir Edward Pellew.In Bombay his crew, frustrated by the brutal and arbitrary treatment meted out by their captain, issued a complaint against him.