Sunk when heaved down in the harbor at Rio de Janeiro early in 1842, she was raised and sailed back to Boston, arriving in May.

After a tour in the East Indies from 1850 to 1852, she resumed operations with the African Squadron from 1853 to 1855 and 1858-60, capturing three more slaving ships: Brothers off Mayumba on 8 September 1858 and Orion and Ardennes in late April 1859 off the coast of Kongo.

She was recommissioned on 21 June 1861, and on 14 July sailed in search of the Confederate States of America cruiser CSS Jeff Davis.

Back in service by 24 July, she sailed south to Annapolis, Maryland, where she was employed as a practice ship for midshipmen until 1870.

On 14 March 1907, she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register and sold on 24 July to C. E. Boudrow, San Francisco.