 In November 1806 Corbet returned to Britain and commissioned HMS "Nereide", escorting transport ships to the British invasion of the River Plate.During his time in command of "Nereide", Corbet gained a reputation for brutality, inflicting 134 floggings in just 211 days, with an average of 17 lashes each time.Even by the standards of the time, this was a vicious regime.