On 21 December 1803, Sceptre and Albion captured the French privateer Clarisse at in the eastern Indian Ocean. Clarisse was armed with 12 guns and had a crew of 157 men. She had sailed from Isle de France on 24 November with provisions for a six-month cruise to the Bay of Bengal. At the time of her capture she had not captured anything. Albion, Sceptre, and Clarisse arrived at Madras on 8 January 1804.Lloyd's List, n°4463. Accessed 13 August 2016.
