▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁during ▁which ▁service ▁she ▁captured ▁many ▁pri zes . ▁Francis ▁Beau fort , ▁invent or ▁of ▁the ▁Beau fort ▁Wind - Scale , ▁was ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁Ph a eton ▁when ▁he ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁during ▁a ▁successful ▁cutting ▁out ▁expedition . ▁Ph a eton ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁and ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁finally ▁sold ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Ph a eton ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 7 8 2 . ▁Within ▁a ▁year ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁paid ▁off . ▁ ▁Service ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁Ph a eton ▁was ▁commission ed ▁under ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁S na pe ▁Douglas . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁Ph a eton ▁captured ▁the ▁ 4 - gun ▁private er ▁lug ger ▁A im able ▁Libert é . ▁ ▁Then ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁Ph a eton ▁sight ed ▁the ▁French ▁private er ▁Gén éral ▁Dum ou rier ▁( or ▁Gén éral ▁Du ▁Mou rier ), ▁of ▁twenty - two ▁ 6 - p ound er ▁guns ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 ▁men , ▁and ▁her ▁Spanish ▁prize , ▁the ▁St ▁J ago , ▁ 1 4 0 ▁le agues ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Cape ▁Fin ister re . ▁Ph a eton ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Admir al ▁John ▁G ell ' s ▁squad ron ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁squad