Soon after the end of the war, he returned to Macedonian and, in 1815, participated in the capture of two Algerine ships, a frigate and a brig, by Commodore Stephen Decatur's squadron.

On 1 April 1818, he was promoted to lieutenant and served successively in Hornet, Peacock, and John Adams, and again in Constellation, during the campaigns against pirates in the West Indies.

During the Mexican War, Stribling was attached to the ship-of-the-line Ohio and took part in operations against the coastal towns of Lower California and western Mexico.

After two years as Commander of the East India Squadron, Stribling returned home in 1861 to find the Union rent asunder by the Civil War.

He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[2] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.