Captain Thompson was mentioned in letters in the London Gazette for his role in positioning the gun-brigs to provide support for the landing of troops.

[8] On 2 November 1811, Fly towed into Aberdeen Solomon, Grocow, master, which had been on her way from Riga when she'd been dismasted.

When the island of Anholt was sighted, and bearings taken on the lighthouse there, Commander Higman expressed his concerns to the two pilots, who assured him that Fly was not in any danger of grounding.

The crew transferred to other ships of the squadron, with Commander Higman setting fire to Fly before he too left.

[11] Fly had wrecked on the Knobber Reef, a narrow spit of sand and large boulders that extends 4.4 miles (7.1 km) from the eastern end of Anholt Island.