Whilst under Guyon’s command, Anacreon engaged a French brig and a cutter-of-war off St Valery.O'Byrne (1849), p.320. On 6 May she captured the schuyt Jonge Catharina, Jacob Kook, master. Also that month she captured five fishing vessels, Françoise, Bonne Nouvelle, Mentor, St Pierre, and Jacques. She was paid off in July, but then returned to service.
