She then set sail for Lisbon, which she reached on the 24th of April; and afterwards for St.Lucar, on the Guadalquiver, near Seville, which she reached on the 11th of May following.

After revisiting Corunna, "according to instructions," on the homeward voyage, Pett directed his course for England, and reached Rye on the 26th of June, "amidst much rain, thunder, and lightning." In the course of the same year, his brother Joseph died, and Phineas succeeded to his post as master shipbuilder at Chatham.

He was permitted, in conjunction with one Henry Farvey and three others, to receive the usual reward of 5s.

per ton for building five new merchant ships,[21] most probably for East Indian commerce, now assuming large dimensions.

He was despatched by the Government to Bearwood, in Hampshire, to make a selection of timber from the estate of the Earl of Worcester for the use of the navy, and on presenting his report 3000 tons were purchased.