At the end of March 1801 a British fleet arrived at St Thomas, in the Danish West Indies.

There he also took his place on the Ruling Commission for the Danish West Indies for matters relating to the naval service.

[4] As with his predecessor, Part of his remit was to act for the government of the Danish West Indies on all questions of naval service and maritime defence.

Eight days later Mr. Stratford Canning wrote to Nourse stating that the British Government supported him and his actions fully.

Canning explained the problems that were bedeviling the relations between the two governments and suggested gently that in the future Nourse avoid confrontation with the authorities unless absolutely necessary.

[d] In October 1811 Beaufort removed property from a "pirate boat", and on 3 December Frederickstein captured the polacca Teresina.

[14] An attack on the crew of his boat (at Ayas, near Adana), by Turks interrupted his work and on 20 June 1812 he received a near-fatal bullet wound in the hip.

[15] The ship shared in the proceeds from Badger's detention in September 1812 of the American droit Sally – Britain being at war with the US at the time.