 After a successful frigate duel he is given a new frigate (HMS "Savage") in 1800 and is part of a blockading squadron in the Bay of Biscay.The early spring of 1801 finds Lewrie in the Baltic commanding HMS "Thermopylae", where he participates in the Battle of Copenhagen.The Peace of Amiens leaves Lewrie ashore once more, but peace with France results in a horrible misadventure that results in the murder of his wife.