 Maitland sailed the "San Nicolas" to Britain, where she was paid off at Plymouth on her arrival, and Maitland went ashore.He married Elizabeth Ogilvy on 22 April 1799, and by 1800 had returned to active service aboard the 36-gun in the English Channel.He moved to the 38-gun in 1803, and on 24 July 1803 he spotted the French 74-gun third-rate "Duguay-Trouin" and the 38-gun frigate "Guerrière" sailing off Ferrol, Spain.