 At his court martial, Corbet insisted that "Severity must depend upon circumstances, and whenever I have been severe, circumstances have rendered it necessary" and was cleared of unnecessary cruelty, instead being issued with a minor reprimand for beating his men with sticks larger than those required by Admiralty instructions.In late 1808, "Nereide" was attached to the squadron under Josias Rowley ordered to blockade the French colonies of Île Bonaparte and Île de France.In the Action of 31 May 1809, French frigate "Caroline" captured two East Indiamen and took them into Saint Paul on Île Bonaparte.