As Argus she sailed to Senegal in 1816 in company with Méduse, whose shipwreck gave rise to a famous painting.

In July 1805 Plumper, together with her sister-ship Teazer, were part of the Royal Navy force blockading the coast of northern France.

The French force, which consisted of six brigs, a schooner, and a ketch, stood off and battered Plumper with their guns.

During the exchange of fire, Garrety had an arm shot off, a leg crippled by grapeshot, and a piece of langrange lacerated his chest.

[1] On 17 June 1816, Méduse departed Rochefort, accompanied by the storeship Loire, Argus, and the corvette Écho, to receive the British handover of the port of Saint-Louis, Senegal.

Méduse, armed en flûte, carried passengers, including the appointed French governor of Senegal and his wife.

She went to the Kingdom of Galam to re-occupy Fort St Joseph, about 200km up the Senegal River and on the way to Bakel.