In April 1799, along with and, she fought against and .[1]
On 4 August 1803 Cornélie sortied from Toulon as part of a squadron of four frigates and some corvettes. Cornélie captured the schooner and the water transport that Redbreast was escorting from Malta to Admiral Nelson's fleet.
She took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre and in the Battle of Trafalgar.
On 14 June 1808, The Spanish captured a French squadron at Cádiz that included Cornélie. The Spaniards then brought her into Spanish service as Cornelia. She was sold at Havana on 21 October 1815 and broken up.[2]