Captain lieutenant Christian Nicolai Meyer was selected as commander of the ship which was to call at Algiers on the way to deliver an offer to the Dey.

In July 1809, Spain formed an alliance with Great Britain.

In November 1810, Diana set sail for South America under the Spanish flag.

When he arrived at the Thames, he was surprised to learn that the 34 surviving crew members were still imprisoned.

He managed to arrange for their release and the remaining members of Diana finally reached Copenhagen around 1 September 1812.