Active arrived at Cape Coast Castle on 2 August and four days later sailed to Leeward.

[6] In February 1806, a French privateer captured Active, Silcock, master, and three other West Indiamen.

[7][a] In January 1808, the "fast sailing, coppered brig" Active, of London, was offered for sale.

[9] On 18 July 1808 J.L.Forester, Active's owner, was aboard her when he wrote a letter from Chaquaramas, Trinidad.

Active was able to repel the attacker in a 40-minute running engagement, but then found herself unable to enter the river.

[10] On 9 August as Active was sailing from Trinidad to Hayti she encountered HMS Garland, which detained her and sent her to Jamaica.

[11] On 9 February 1809 Active, Teed, master, was returning to Britain from Jamaica when she was driven ashore at Milford.