On 14 April, 1799 she and HMS Lynx captured the American merchant ship General Washington, claiming US Army arms and military stores on board were "contraband".

Then on 20 October 1808, Pheasant was in company when Brilliant captured and destroyed the French privateer Ponte du Jour.

[7] Later on 3 February 1810, she captured the privateer lugger Comte De Hunebourg from St Malo.

The two vessels exchanged fire but it took a four-hour chase before Pheasant was able to make the capture.

Comte De Hunebourg, of about 80 tons (bm), had been armed with 14 guns, which she threw overboard during the chase, and had a crew of 53 men.

Pheasant also recaptured Elizabeth, Aiken, master, which had been captured while sailing from Lisbon to Bristol.

[10] On 1 May 1812 Pheasant, with Semiramis and Scylla, was involved in the detention of the American ship Jenny.