Under Captain Jean Dornal de Guy, Manche captured the 16-gun gun brig HMS Seaflower, Lieutenant William Fitzwilliam Owen commanding, on 28 September 1808 near Bengkulu.

[2] On 26 April 1809, Manche departed Port-Napoléon [3] in a squadron under Captain Hamelin, along with Créole and Vénus.

The squadron managed to re-take Foulpointe in Madagascar, captured three prizes at the action of 18 November 1809, and raided the British settlement at Tarapouly, in Sumatra.

In 1810, she took part in the Battle of Grand Port, contributing to the capture of HMS Iphigenia and the fort held by the British on Île de France.

Manche was captured by British forces during the invasion of Île de France in 1810.